Today in Medical History

June 10 in Medical History

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

Events

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  1. 1760New York passes the first effective law regulating the practice of medicineHealthcare institution / ProfessionOnThisDay
  2. 1935Dr. Robert Smith takes his last drink, and Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio, United States, by him and Bill Wilson.Healthcare institution / ProfessionWikipedia
  3. 1955First separation of a virus into component parts is reportedDiscovery / ResearchOnThisDay
  4. 1994American tennis ace Jennifer Capriati checks out of drug abuse clinicNotable person's healthOnThisDay
  5. 2002The first direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans is carried out by Kevin Warwick in the United KingdomDiscovery / ResearchWikipedia
  6. 2022Ringo Starr suspends his half-completed summer All-Starr Band tour when two musicians test positive for COVID-19Notable person's healthOnThisDay

Born on this day

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  1. 1716Carl Gustaf EkebergSwedish physician and explorer (died 1784)Physician / SurgeonWikipedia
  2. 1735John MorganAmerican physician-in-chief of Continental Army and co-founder of the Medical College at the University of Pennsylvania, the first medical school in Colonial America, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1789)Physician / SurgeonOnThisDay
  3. 1753William Eustis12th Governor of Massachusetts (1823-25), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay, British America (d. 1825)Physician / SurgeonWikipedia
  4. 1865Frederick CookAmerican explorer, claimed to have 1st discovered North Pole, born in Callicoon, New York (d. 1940)Physician / SurgeonWikipedia
  5. 1913Benjamin ShapiraGerman-Israeli biochemist and academic (died 1993)Medical scientistWikipedia
  6. 1919Haidar Abdel-ShafiPalestinian physician and political leader, head of the Palestinian delegation to the Madrid Conference (1991), born in Gaza, Palestine (d. 2007)Physician / SurgeonWikipedia
  7. 1919Kevin O'FlanaganIrish rugby union winger (1 Test; London Irish RFC), soccer striker (FAI 10 caps; Ireland 3 caps) and administrator (International Olympic Committee 1976-94), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2006)Physician / SurgeonWikipedia
  8. 1967Elizabeth WettlauferCanadian nurse and serial killerNurse / MidwifeWikipedia

Died on this day

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  1. 2007Jeff ErlangerAmerican disability rights activist (Mister Rogers' Neighborhood), dies from complications after a choking incident at 36Health leader / ActivistOnThisDay
  2. 2019Elizabeth Barrett-ConnorAmerican epidemiologist and University of California professor (Living legacy award 2009), dies at 84Medical scientistOnThisDay
  3. 2021David 'Dai' ReesBritish biochemist and chief executive of the Medical Research Council (1987-96), dies at 85Medical scientistOnThisDay

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.