Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with July 14.

Events

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Births

1887 – Sir William Heneage Ogilvie (1887-1971), British surgeon; described Ogilvie Syndrome (1948) and Thomas sign (1955)

1936 – Charlotte Dravet (1936-2025), French paediatric psychiatrist and epileptologist; described Dravet Syndrome (1978)

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Deaths

1940 – Albert Henry Freiberg (1868-1940), American Orthopedic Surgeon; described Freiberg infraction (1914)

1955 – Jacob Moritz Blumberg (1873-1955), Polish-German surgeon and gynaecologist; described Blumberg sign (1907) and Blumberg Glove (1900)

1983 – Franklin Adin ‘Sam‘ Simmonds (1910-1983), English orthopaedic surgeon; described the Simmonds test (1957) [aka *Simmonds-Thompson Test ]

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