Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with August 5.

Events

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Births

1648 – Joseph Guichard Duverney (1648-1730), French Anatomist and Surgeon; described the Duverney fracture

1901 – Arthur Carlton Ernstene (1901-1971), American cardiologist; described Blumgart-Ernstene murmur (1933)

1922 – 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!

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Deaths

1880 – Ritter von Hebra (1816-1880), Austrian physician and dermatologist. Member of the Dreigestirn with Carl von Rokitansky (1804-1878); and Joseph Škoda (1805–1881). Founder of the New Vienna School of Dermatology

1975 – Manes Kartagener (1897-1975), Austrian-Swiss physician; described Kartagener syndrome (1933) and Kartagener disease (1942)

1982 – Sir John Charnley (1911-1982), English orthopaedic surgeon; invented the Charnley hip prosthesis (1950)

1986 – Katharine Krom Merritt (1886-1986), American pediatrician; described Kasabach–Merritt syndrome (1940)

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