May 29 – On This Day in Medical History
Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with May 29.
Events
No major medical milestones added for this date yet — this page is being expanded
Births
1873 – Silvio Rolando da Carasco (1873-1949), Italian general surgeon; described the Rolando Fracture (1910)
Deaths
1917 – Johann Heinrich Dräger (1847-1917), German entrepreneur, watchmaker and founder of the Drӓgerwerk company. Invented the Pulmotor, and Roth-Drӓger apparatus
Further reading
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