Today in Medical History

January 24 in Medical History

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

Events

6
  1. 1536King Henry VIII of England suffers an accident while jousting, leading to a brain injury that historians say may have influenced his later erratic behaviour and possible impotence.Notable person's healthWikipedia
  2. 1656First Jewish doctor in North American colonies, Jacob Lumbrozo, arrives in MarylandHealthcare institution / ProfessionOnThisDay
  3. 1943Jewish patients, nurses and doctors incinerated at Auschwitz -BirkenauHealthcare institution / ProfessionOnThisDay
  4. 1988Cerebral Palsy telethon raises $21 millionHealthcare institution / ProfessionOnThisDay
  5. 1989First reported case of AIDS transmitted by heterosexual oral sexDisease / EpidemicOnThisDay
  6. 2018Former US Olympic team doctor Larry Nassar is found guilty of molesting over 150 girls and is sentenced to up to 175 years in prisonHealthcare institution / ProfessionOnThisDay

Born on this day

4
  1. 1885Marjory StephensonBritish biochemist (died 1948)Medical scientistWikipedia
  2. 1921Beatrice MintzAmerican embryologist and cancer researcher (transgenic mice), born in the Bronx, New York (d. 2022)Medical scientistOnThisDay
  3. 1922Charles SocaridesAmerican psychiatrist, born in Brockton, Massachusetts (d. 2005)Psychiatry / PsychologyOnThisDay
  4. 1947David RandallBritish priest and founder of AIDS/HIV center Cara, birthplace unknown (d. 1996)Health leader / ActivistOnThisDay

Died on this day

8
  1. 1848Horace WellsAmerican dentist (pioneered use of medical anesthesia), commits suicide after committing a crime under the influence of chloroform at 33Dentist / Pharmacist / AlliedOnThisDay
  2. 1864Stephen Gardner ChamplinAmerican physician and brigadier general (Union), dies Of his battle wounds at about 36Physician / SurgeonOnThisDay
  3. 1885Martin DelanyAfrican-American abolitionist and physician (1st African American major in US Army), dies at 72Physician / SurgeonOnThisDay
  4. 1939Maximilian Bircher-BennerSwiss physician and nutritionist, dies at 71Physician / SurgeonWikipedia
  5. 1978Herta OberheuserGerman Nazi doctor and convicted war criminal, dies at 66Physician / SurgeonOnThisDay
  6. 2015Otto CariusGerman lieutenant and pharmacist (born 1922)Dentist / Pharmacist / AlliedWikipedia
  7. 2021Joseph SonnabendSouth African physician, researcher, activist and co-founder of the AIDS Medical Foundation (Foundation for AIDS Research), dies of complications of a heart attack at 88Physician / SurgeonOnThisDay
  8. 2026William H. FoegeAmerican physician and the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1977-83), best known for his work eradicating smallpox, dies of congestive heart failure at 89Health leader / ActivistOnThisDay

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.