Today in Medical History

September 19 in Medical History

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

Events

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  1. 1896Beginning of the Bombay plague epidemic when Dr. Acacio Gabriel Viegas detects the first case in Mandvi; goes on to spread and kill an estimated 12 million people in IndiaDisease / EpidemicOnThisDay
  2. 1986US Federal health officials announce the first antiretroviral medication (AZT) to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS will be available to patientsDrug / VaccineOnThisDay
  3. 1989Doogie Howser, M.D."Doogie Howser, M.D.", starring Neil Patrick Harris as a teenage physician, debuts on ABCMedicine in film/TV/sportOnThisDay
  4. 1994ER PremieresHospital based drama series "ER" premieres on NBC, created by novelist and filmmaker Michael Crichton , starring George Clooney , Anthony Edwards , and Noah WyleMedicine in film/TV/sportOnThisDay

Born on this day

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  1. 1889Sarah Louise "Sadie" DelanyAmerican author and teacher, born in Lynch's Station, Campbell County, Virginia (d. 1999)Physician / SurgeonWikipedia

Died on this day

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  1. 1761Pieter MusschenbroekDutch mathematician and physician (Leydan jar), dies at 69Physician / SurgeonOnThisDay
  2. 1930Hendrik ZwaardemakerDutch physiologist (invented the olfactometer), dies at 73Medical 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.