July 29 – On This Day in Medical History
Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with July 29.
Events
No major medical milestones added for this date yet — this page is being expanded
Births
1847 – Johann Heinrich Dräger (1847-1917), German entrepreneur, watchmaker and founder of the Drӓgerwerk company. Invented the Pulmotor, and Roth-Drӓger apparatus
1893 – Felix George Fleischner (1893-1969), Austrian-American radiologist. He described Fleischner lines (1936), the Fleischner sign (1959), and posthumously the Fleischner Society (inaugurated in 1969)
Deaths
1918 – George Edward Fell (1849–1918), American surgeon, engineer and inventor. Invented Fell’s apparatus and the electric chair…
1983 – Burrill Bernard Crohn (1884-1983), American gastroenterologist; described Crohn’s disease (1932)
Further reading
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