July 14 – On This Day in Medical History
Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with July 14.
Events
No major medical milestones added for this date yet — this page is being expanded
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)
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 ]
Further reading
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