July 30 – On This Day in Medical History
Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with July 30.
Events
Births
1688 – René-Jacques Croissant de Garengeot (1688-1759), French surgeon; described De Garengeot’s Hernia (1731) and La Clef de Garengeot
1875 – André-Alfred Lemierre (1875-1956), French bacteriologist; described Lemierre syndrome (1936)
1907 – Barnett Alan Greene (1907-1999), American anaesthesiologist; promoted the use of fine-gauge obstetric spinal needles to reduce post-spinal headache.
Deaths
1959 – Oskar Vogt (1870-1959), German neurologist; described Vogt-Vogt syndrome (1919)
1996 – V. Ray Bennett (1922-1996), American engineer. Invented the Bennett Ventilator and Bennett Oxygen Valve, Bennett Ventilation Meter, Bennett Respiratory facial mask and many more!
2019 – John McNaughton Epley (1930-2019), American otolaryngologist; described Epley maneuver (1980) and invented the Hypotympanotomy (Epley) retractor (1979) and Omniax Chair
Further reading
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