April 4 – On This Day in Medical History
Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with April 4.
Events
No major medical milestones added for this date yet — this page is being expanded
Births
1835 – John Hughlings Jackson (1835-1911), English neurologist; described Jacksonian march (1863), Jackson syndrome (1872), Jackson cerebellar syndrome (‘fits’), and Jackson’s Laws/Axioms
1844 – Henri Huchard (1844-1910), French cardiologist and neurologist; described Syndrôme de Huchard (1893), Huchard’s disease (essential hypertension) and Huchard’s sign
Deaths
1908 – Leonardo Gigli (1863-1908), Italian surgeon and gynaecologist; described Gigli saw and the Gigli Operation (1894) – famously hidden in the game of Monopoly to assist the escape of POW (1941)
Further reading
- McCarthy E. How an Intelligence Officer Used Monopoly to Free POWs. Mental Floss. 2015
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