Today in Medical History

February 29 in Medical History

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

Observed today

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  1. Rare Disease Day (in leap years; usually celebrated in common years on February 28)Health observanceWikipedia

Born on this day

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  1. 1840Theodor LeberGerman ophthalmologist (died 1917)Physician / SurgeonWikipedia
  2. 1972Pedro ZamoraCuban American AIDS activist, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1994)Health leader / ActivistWikipedia

Died on this day

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  1. 1712Johann Conrad PeyerSwiss anatomist (born 1653)Medical scientistWikipedia

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.