December 27 in Medical History
12 entries: discoveries, epidemics, drugs and the people who shaped medicine.
Events
- Ether is likely first used in childbirth by surgeon Crawford Long while his wife is giving birth in Jefferson, Georgia
- Pittsburgh Penguins center and part-owner Mario Lemieux scores a goal and 2 assists in his return to the NHL after more than 3 years out with injury problems and lingering cancer issues; Penguins beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 5-0
- The World Health Organization says 208 countries, territories and communities have reported H1N1 cases, including at least 12,220 deaths
Born on this day
- Jan JeseniusBohemian physician, politician and philosopher (died 1621)
- Louis PasteurFrench bacteriologist (invented pasteurization), born in Dole, France (1822-1895)
- William MastersAmerican gynecologist who studied sexual dysfunction, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2001)
- Audrey WagnerAmerican baseball player, obstetrician, and gynecologist (died 1984)
- J. Patrick VaughanBritish epidemiologist who consulted with Live Aid and the World Health Organization, born in Penzance, England (d. 2025)
- Aigars FadejevsLatvian race walker and therapist
Died on this day
- Agda MeyersonSwedish nurse and healthcare activist (born 1866)
- Michael CallenAmerican AIDS activist, singer-songwriter, and author, dies of complications related to AIDS at 38
- Karel PomaBelgian bacteriologist and politician (born 1920)