Today in Medical History

May 9 in Medical History

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

Events

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  1. 1943Rotschild-Haddassh University Hospital opensHealthcare institution / ProfessionOnThisDay
  2. 19441st eye bank opens in New York CityHealthcare institution / ProfessionOnThisDay
  3. 1960United States becomes the first country to legalize the birth control pillDrug / VaccineOnThisDay
  4. 1978Fee Waybill of rock band The Tubes breaks a leg falling off stageNotable person's healthOnThisDay
  5. 1991TV Show AppearanceMichael Landon appears on The Tonight Show to talk about his cancer prognosisNotable person's healthOnThisDay
  6. 1995Kinshasa, Zaire, under quarantine after an outbreak of Ebola virusDisease / EpidemicOnThisDay
  7. 2018Oldest viral DNA, a form of hepatitis B, reported discovered in 7,000 year old skeleton found in GermanyDiscovery / ResearchOnThisDay

Born on this day

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  1. 1836Ferdinand MonoyerFrench ophthalmologist, invented the Monoyer chart (died 1912)Physician / SurgeonWikipedia
  2. 1943Bruce MilnerAmerican pop-rock pianist and organ player (Every Mother's Son - "Come On Down to My Boat"), and dentist, born in New YorkDentist / Pharmacist / AlliedOnThisDay
  3. 1949Oleg Yuriyevich AtkovRussian cardiologist and cosmonaut who took part in mission Soyuz T-10, born in Khvorostyanka, Soviet UnionPhysician / SurgeonOnThisDay

Died on this day

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  1. 2012Bertram CohlerAmerican psychologist, psychoanalyst, and academic (born 1938)Psychiatry / PsychologyWikipedia

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.