Today in Medical History

November 8 in Medical History

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

Observed today

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  1. International Day of Radiology (European Society of Radiology)Health observanceWikipedia

Events

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  1. 1895X-raysGerman physicist Wilhelm Röntgen produces and detects electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range today known as X-rays or Röntgen raysSurgery / Procedure / DeviceWikipedia
  2. 2017In unprecedented move, Indian officials close all Delhi schools for rest of the week due to smogPublic health / PolicyOnThisDay
  3. 2020Global recorded cases of COVID-19 pass 50 million, with the known death toll at 1,245,240 (Johns Hopkins data)Disease / EpidemicOnThisDay
  4. 2021US reopens its borders to vaccinated non US citizens after more than 18 months, lifting restrictions imposed because of COVID-19Disease / EpidemicOnThisDay
  5. 2022Uganda extends its three week Ebola lockdown for another two weeks, closing schools, after the death toll reaches 53, with 135 infectedDisease / EpidemicOnThisDay

Born on this day

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  1. 1622Galenus Abrahamsz de HaenDutch Mennonite minister (The War of the Lambs), and physician, born in Zierikzee, Netherlands (d. 1706)Physician / SurgeonOnThisDay
  2. 1884Hermann RorschachSwiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (inkblot test - Rorschach test), born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1922)Psychiatry / PsychologyWikipedia
  3. 1922Christiaan BarnardSouth African cardiac surgeon who performed the 1st heart transplant, born in Beaufort West, Union of South Africa (1922-2001)Physician / SurgeonWikipedia
  4. 1947Margaret Rhea SeddonAmerican physician and NASA astronaut (STS 51D, 40, SK:58), born in Murfreesboro, TennesseePhysician / SurgeonWikipedia
  5. 1947Lewis YocumAmerican physician and surgeon (died 2013)Physician / SurgeonWikipedia

Died on this day

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  1. 1606Girolamo MercurialeItalian philologist and physician (born 1530)Physician / SurgeonWikipedia
  2. 1887Doc HollidayAmerican dentist, gambler, and gunfighter (Gunfight at the O.K. Corral), dies of tuberculosis at 36 (1851-1887)Dentist / Pharmacist / AlliedWikipedia
  3. 1895Robert BatteyAmerican surgeon and academic (born 1828)Physician / SurgeonWikipedia
  4. 1901Mary Ann BickerdykeAmerican army nurse (union), dies at 84Nurse / MidwifeOnThisDay
  5. 1911Samuel WilksBritish physician and founding father of clinical science, dies at 87Physician / SurgeonOnThisDay
  6. 1934Carlos ChagasBrazilian sanitary physician, dies at 55Physician / SurgeonWikipedia
  7. 1966Bernhard ZondekGerman-Israeli gynaecologist (developed 1st reliable pregnancy test), dies at 75Physician / SurgeonOnThisDay
  8. 2014Ernie VandewegheCanadian-American basketball player and physician (born 1928)Physician / 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.