Today in Medical History

September 6 in Medical History

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

Events

12
  1. 1971Jerry Lewis 's 6th annual Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $8,125,387Healthcare institution / ProfessionOnThisDay
  2. 1976Sinatra and Martin Share the StageSinger Frank Sinatra brings surprise guest Dean Martin to his appearance on Jerry Lewis 's 11th annual Muscular Dystrophy telethon, the first time Martin and Lewis share a stage in 20 years (raises $21,723,813)Healthcare institution / ProfessionOnThisDay
  3. 1982Jerry Lewis 's 17th annual Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $28,415,339Healthcare institution / ProfessionOnThisDay
  4. 1987Conjoined twins Benjamin and Patrick Binder are separated at Johns Hopkins HospitalSurgery / Procedure / DeviceOnThisDay
  5. 1993Jerry Lewis 's 28th annual Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $46,014,922Healthcare institution / ProfessionOnThisDay
  6. 1994Actor BlindedActor Jackson Pinckney is awarded $487,000 for being partially blinded by Jean-Claude Van Damme during the filming of "Cyborg"Notable person's healthOnThisDay
  7. 1998Jerry Lewis's 33rd annual Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $51,577,023Healthcare institution / ProfessionOnThisDay
  8. 2010Jerry Lewis's final year hosting the 45th annual Muscular Dystrophy telethon, raises $58,919,838Healthcare institution / ProfessionOnThisDay
  9. 2020Premier Daniel Andrews announces a roadmap out of restrictions for the Australian state of Victoria but extends the lockdown until September 28Disease / EpidemicOnThisDay
  10. 2020Strain of bacteria nicknamed "Conan the Bacterium" survives three years attached to the International Space Station in open spaceDiscovery / ResearchOnThisDay
  11. 2023American rocker Bruce Springsteen (73) postpones the remaining eight shows of his summer tour under doctor's advice to treat peptic ulcer diseaseNotable person's healthOnThisDay
  12. 2023Mexico's Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationwide, building on an earlier state-by-state rulingPublic health / PolicyOnThisDay

Born on this day

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  1. 1829Marie ZakrzewskaPolish physician, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1902)Physician / SurgeonOnThisDay
  2. 1876John MacleodScottish-Canadian physiologist (Nobel 1923), born in Clunie, Dunkeld, Scotland (d. 1935)Medical scientistWikipedia
  3. 1906Luis Federico LeloirFrench-Argentine physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1987)Medical scientistWikipedia
  4. 1912Sir Ewan Forbes11th Baronet, Scottish nobleman (died 1991)Physician / SurgeonWikipedia
  5. 1928Sid WatkinsEnglish neurosurgeon and academic (died 2012)Physician / SurgeonWikipedia
  6. 1939Susumu TonegawaJapanese biologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2026)Medical scientistWikipedia
  7. 1943Richard J. RobertsEnglish biochemist and molecular biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, born in Derby, EnglandMedical scientistWikipedia

Died on this day

2
  1. 1966Margaret SangerAmerican nurse , birth control proponent and feminist, dies at 86 (1879-1966)Health leader / ActivistWikipedia
  2. 2025David BaltimoreAmerican biologist (1975 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine), dies of complications of cancer at 87Medical 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.