Today in Medical History

December 30 in Medical History

17 entries: discoveries, epidemics, drugs and the people who shaped medicine.

Events

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  1. 1892Dr Miles V Lynk, physician, publishes 1st Black medical journalHealthcare institution / ProfessionOnThisDay
  2. 1935Italian bombers destroy Swedish Red Cross unit in EthiopiaHealthcare institution / ProfessionWikipedia
  3. 1941Nazis require Dutch physicians to join Nazi organizationHealthcare institution / ProfessionOnThisDay
  4. 2020Argentina is the first major Latin American country to legalize abortion (signed into law 14 Jan 2021)Public health / PolicyOnThisDay

Born on this day

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  1. 1910Howard W. Jones Jr.American physician who oversaw the birth of the first American 'test tube' baby and helped open the first sex-change clinic in a US hospital, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2015)Physician / SurgeonOnThisDay
  2. 1922Rosalind CartwrightAmerican psychologist and sleep researcher known as the "Queen of Dreams" (Night Life: Explorations in Dreaming), born in New York City (d. 2021)Psychiatry / PsychologyOnThisDay
  3. 1929Rosalinde HurleyBritish pathologist, medical administrator, and lawyer, born in London, England (d. 2004)Physician / SurgeonWikipedia
  4. 1930Roy Yorke CalneEnglish surgeon and academic (died 2024)Physician / SurgeonWikipedia
  5. 1930Tu YouyouChinese chemist and pharmacist, Nobel Prize laureateMedical scientistWikipedia
  6. 1942Toomas SaviEstonian physician and politicianPhysician / SurgeonWikipedia

Died on this day

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  1. 1644Jan Baptist van HelmontFlemish chemist (found boiling point temperature). dies at 65Physician / SurgeonWikipedia
  2. 1896José RizalFilipino nationalist and novelist ('Noli Me Tángere', 'El Filibusterismo'), executed by firing squad at 35 (1861-1896)Physician / SurgeonWikipedia
  3. 1899James PagetEnglish surgeon (disease of Paget), dies at 85Physician / SurgeonOnThisDay
  4. 2011Kim Geun-taSouth Korean pro-democracy activist, torture victim and Minister of Health and Welfare (2004-06), dies of pneumonia and kidney failure at 64Health leader / ActivistOnThisDay
  5. 2012Carl WoeseAmerican microbiologist (defining the Archaea) and academic, dies of pancreatic cancer at 84Medical scientistWikipedia
  6. 2012Rita Levi-MontalciniItalian neurologist (Nobel 1986), dies at 103Physician / SurgeonWikipedia
  7. 2014Deborah BoneEnglish mental health nurse who was the inspiration for the song "Disco 2000" by Jarvis Cocker, dies of multiple myeloma cancer at 51Nurse / MidwifeOnThisDay

Sources: onthisday.com and Wikipedia's “On this day” (text under CC BY-SA 4.0), screened for medical relevance. Each entry links to its source.