Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with June 26.

Events

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Births

1818 – Jean-Charles Faget (1818-1884), French physician; described the Faget Sign (1858) as an exception to the Liebermeister rule

1877 – Augusto Pellegrini (1877-1958), Italian surgeon; described Köhler-Pellegrini-Stieda lesion (Pellegrini-Stieda disease)

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Deaths

1870 – James Syme (1799–1870), Scottish General Surgeon; described Syme amputation (1831)

1943 – Karl Landsteiner (1868-1943), Austrian-American immunologist; best known for identifying the ABO blood group system (1901)

2011 – Klaus Hermann Betke (1914–2011), German paediatrician; described the Kleihauer–Betke Test (1957)

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Further reading