Today in Medical History

November 25 in Medical History

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

Observed today

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  1. Roses Revolution Day, against obstetric violenceHealth observanceWikipedia

Events

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  1. 1912American College of Surgeons incorporates in Springield, IllinoisHealthcare institution / ProfessionOnThisDay
  2. 1957Eisenhower's StrokeUS President Dwight Eisenhower suffers a mild stroke, impairing his speechNotable person's healthOnThisDay
  3. 1984William Schroeder is second person to receive Jarvik-7 artificial heartSurgery / Procedure / DeviceOnThisDay
  4. 2017The longest-known frozen human embryo (24 years) results in the successful birth of Emma Wren in TennesseeSurgery / Procedure / DeviceOnThisDay
  5. 2020Dead and buried mink reported rising from the ground due to bloating, after a hurried cull of millions of COVID-19 infected animals in DenmarkDisease / EpidemicOnThisDay
  6. 2021Germany's COVID-19 death toll passes 100,000 ( Robert Koch Institute) amid its highest surge in infections yetDisease / EpidemicOnThisDay

Born on this day

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  1. 44Barbara Pierce Bush1981 American activist (Global Health Corps) and twin daughter of US President George W. Bush, born in Dallas, Texas (44 years old)Health leader / ActivistOnThisDay
  2. 1814Julius Robert von MayerGerman physician and physicist (first law of thermodynamics), born in Heilbronn, Württemberg (d. 1878)Physician / SurgeonWikipedia
  3. 1825Edward Augustus WildAmerican homeopathic doctor and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Brookline, Massachusetts (d. 1891)Physician / SurgeonOnThisDay
  4. 1880John FlynnAustralian minister and pilot, founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service (died 1951)Health leader / ActivistWikipedia
  5. 1909Hugh DavsonEnglish physiologist (protein sandwich model), born in London (d. 1996)Medical scientistOnThisDay
  6. 1913Lewis ThomasAmerican physician and writer on biology (The Lives of a Cell, The Medusa and the Snail), born in Flushing, New York (d. 1993)Physician / SurgeonWikipedia
  7. 1933Kathryn Crosby (née Grandstaff)American actress (as Kathryn Grant - Operation Mad Ball; The 7th Voyage of Sinbad; The Big Circus), registered nurse, and TV personality, born in West Columbia, Texas (d. 2024)Nurse / MidwifeWikipedia
  8. 1942Naomi Stadlen was a British therapist and writer (died 2025)Naomi Stadlen was a British therapist and writer (died 2025)Psychiatry / PsychologyWikipedia

Died on this day

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  1. 1939Wilfred TrotterEnglish surgeon who was a pioneer in neurosurgery, popularized the concept of herd instinct, and was an authority in cancers of the head and neck, dies at 67Physician / SurgeonOnThisDay
  2. 1996Hugh L'EtangBritish medical writer and editor (The Pathology of Leadership; Ailing Leaders in Power: 1914-1994), dies at 79Physician / SurgeonOnThisDay
  3. 1997Hastings Kamuzu BandaPrime Minister then 1st President of Malawi (1966-94), dies at 99Physician / SurgeonWikipedia

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.