Today in Medical History

May 3 in Medical History

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

Events

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  1. 1765First North American medical school is established at the College of PhiladelphiaHealthcare institution / ProfessionOnThisDay
  2. 2018Indian government confirms around 110 people have died in dust storms in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh in the last nine daysPublic health / PolicyOnThisDay
  3. 2020Brazilian confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 100,000 with the death toll at 7,025, the 9th country to do soDisease / EpidemicOnThisDay
  4. 2020COVID-19 PandemicUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says China responsible for the spread and severity of COVID-19 and should be held accountableDisease / EpidemicOnThisDay
  5. 2021The Democratic Republic of the Congo announces the end of the latest Ebola outbreak after three months, with six deathsDisease / EpidemicOnThisDay
  6. 2022Heatwave continues across North and Central India disproportionally affecting the poor, with March and April temperatures the hottest ever recorded in 122 yearsPublic health / PolicyOnThisDay

Born on this day

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  1. 1632Catherine of St. AugustineFrench-Canadian nurse and candidate for sainthood, founded the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec (died 1668)Nurse / MidwifeWikipedia
  2. 1744Friedrich Wilhelm WeisGerman physician and composer, born in Göttingen, Electorate of Hanover, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1826)Physician / SurgeonOnThisDay
  3. 1860John Scott HaldaneScottish physiologist, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1936)Medical scientistWikipedia
  4. 1877Karl AbrahamGerman psychoanalyst, born in Bremen, Germany (d. 1925)Psychiatry / PsychologyWikipedia
  5. 1913Heinz KohutAustrian-American psychoanalyst who opposed Freud and created the theory of self-psychology, born in Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1981)Psychiatry / PsychologyOnThisDay
  6. 1945Jeffrey C. HallAmerican geneticist (Nobel Prize 2017 behavioral rhythms of the fly), born in New York CityMedical scientistOnThisDay
  7. 1949Liam DonaldsonEnglish physician and academicHealth leader / ActivistWikipedia
  8. 1965Mary L. TrumpAmerican psychologist, author (Too Much and Never Enough), and niece of President Donald Trump, born in New YorkPsychiatry / PsychologyOnThisDay

Died on this day

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  1. 1707Michiel de SwaenDutch physician and poet, dies at 53Physician / SurgeonOnThisDay
  2. 1910Howard T RickettsAmerican pathologist (studied typhus fever), dies of typhus at 39Medical scientistWikipedia
  3. 1975Samuel GonardSwiss lawyer and chairman (International Red Cross), dies at 78Health leader / ActivistOnThisDay
  4. 1991Gerrit MikDutch psychiatrist and politician (D66), diesPsychiatry / PsychologyOnThisDay
  5. 2013David Morris KernAmerican pharmacist, co-invented Orajel (born 1909)Dentist / Pharmacist / AlliedWikipedia

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.