Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with July 3.

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Births

1875 – Ernst Ferdinand Sauerbruch (1875-1951), German thoracic surgeon. Invented the Sauerbruch Chamber, Sauerbruch hand, and described the Sauerbruch grip

1900 – Walter Putnam Blount (1900-1992) American Orthopedic Surgeon; described Blount disease (osteochondrosis deformans tibiae or infantile tibia vara)

1921 – Oral Bascom Crawford Jr (1921-2008), American anesthesiologist; invented the Crawford Needle (1951)

1939 – Judith Goslin Hall (1939 – ) pediatrician; described Pallister-Hall syndrome (1980)

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Deaths

1740 – Claudius Amyand (c.1680-1740), French-born English surgeon; described Amyand’s hernia (1735) and Amyand’s Triad (2018)

1962 – Robert Danis (1880-1962), Belgian general surgeon; described Danis-Weber ankle fracture classification (Danis 1949; Weber 1972)

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