Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with March 27.

Events

2005 – ABC Premier of the American medical drama television series Grey’s Anatomy created by Shonda Rhimes starring Ellen Pompeo and Sandra Oh.

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Births

1831 – Johann Friedrich Horner (1831-1886), Swiss ophthalmologist; described Horner syndrome (1869)

1845 – Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923), German physicist; inventor of Röntgen rays (1895)

1845 – Louis Théophile Joseph Landouzy (1845-1917), French neurologist. Described Landouzy-Dejerine syndrome (1884), Landouzy syndrome (1875), and Landouzy-Grasset law (1879)

1872 – Sidney Yankauer (1872–1932) was an American otolaryngologist. Inventor of the Yankauer mask (1904), Yankauer suction catheter (1907), Yankauer laryngeal medicator (1907), Yankauer Speculum (1911), Yankauer suction and pressure anesthesia pump (1920), and various Yankauer surgical instruments

1875 – Cécile Vogt-Mugnier (1875-1962), French neuropathologist; described Vogt-Vogt syndrome (1920) [Hammonds disease]

1896 – Ladislas Joseph Meduna (1896-1964), Hungarian neuropsychiatrist whose pioneering work in convulsive therapy laid the foundation for modern biological psychiatry

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Deaths

No major medical milestones added for this date yet — this page is being expanded

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Further reading

• Grey’s Anatomy. IMDB

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