Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with August 21.

Events

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Births

1811 – Louis-Auguste Mercier (1811-1882), French urologist; described the Coudé tip catheter (1845)

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Deaths

1872 – Alfred Poland (1822-1872), English surgeon; described Poland syndrome (1841), and Poland-Möbius syndrome

1963 – Gladys Dick (1881-1963), American physician, pathologist and vaccinologist; described the Dick Test (1924)

2010 – Dietrich Tönnis (1927-2010), German paediatric orthopaedic surgeon. Described the Tönnis angle, Tönnis classification of hip osteoarthritis, and Tönnis triple pelvic osteotomy

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Further reading