Today in Medical History

October 25 in Medical History

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

Events

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  1. 1907Frederik of Oaths disbands mental home colony WaldenMental healthOnThisDay
  2. 1968Yoko Announces PregnancyYoko Ono announces she is having John Lennon 's baby; she later suffers a miscarriageNotable person's healthOnThisDay
  3. 1986International Red Cross ousted from South AfricaHealthcare institution / ProfessionOnThisDay
  4. 1996Frank, brother of Yank manager Joe Torre , receives a heart transplantNotable person's healthOnThisDay

Born on this day

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  1. 1781Friedrich von BerchtoldBohemian physician and botanist (died 1876)Physician / SurgeonWikipedia
  2. 1936Arnfinn NessetNorwegian nurse and convicted serial killerNurse / MidwifeWikipedia

Died on this day

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  1. 1826Philippe PinelFrench physician and father of modern psychiatry who developed a more humane approach to the custody and care of psychiatric patients, dies at 81 (1745-1826)Psychiatry / PsychologyWikipedia
  2. 1922Oskar HertwigGerman embryologist (discovered fertilization), dies at 73Medical scientistOnThisDay
  3. 1993Philip P. CohenAmerican medical researcher, dies at 85Medical scientistOnThisDay
  4. 2025Hamilton O. SmithAmerican microbiologist, restriction enzymes expert and Nobel laureate (1978), dies at 94Medical scientistOnThisDay

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.