Today in Medical History

October 10 in Medical History

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

Observed today

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  1. World Mental Health DayHealth observanceWikipedia

Events

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  1. 1994Nobel Prize in Physiology is awarded to Alfred G. Gilman and Martin Rodbell for G-protein discoveriesDiscovery / ResearchOnThisDay
  2. 2012Nobel Prize in ChemistryRobert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka win the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on G protein-coupled receptorsDiscovery / ResearchOnThisDay
  3. 2020Italian teenage computer genius Carlo Acutis, who dies of leukemia at 15, is beatified by the Catholic Church in Assisi, ItalyNotable person's healthOnThisDay
  4. 2024I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest with YouMiranda Hart releases her memoir "I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest with You," revealing her struggle with Lyme diseaseNotable person's healthOnThisDay

Born on this day

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  1. 1780John AbercrombieScottish physician, born in Aberdeen (d. 1844)Physician / SurgeonWikipedia
  2. 1946Raymond TallisEnglish physician, philosopher, author, and academicPhysician / SurgeonWikipedia

Died on this day

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  1. 1922Andreas KarkavitsasGreek physician and author (born 1866)Physician / SurgeonWikipedia
  2. 1957Karl GenzkenNazi physician, Chief of the Medical Office of the Waffen-SS, dies at 72Physician / SurgeonWikipedia
  3. 1993Djillali BelkhenchirAlgerian doctor, murdered at 52Physician / SurgeonOnThisDay
  4. 1995Robert FinchAmerican politician (8th U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare), dies at 70Health leader / ActivistOnThisDay
  5. 1996David ViscottAmerican psychiatrist and media personality, dies at 58Psychiatry / PsychologyOnThisDay

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.