Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with August 27.

Events

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Births

1860 – Louis Henri Vaquez (1860-1936), French physician; described Vaquez-Osler disease (1892) [aka Polycythemia Vera], Vaquez-Cottet test (1912), and Babinski-Vaquez syndrome (Babinski syndrome)

1923 – Owen Conor Ward (1923-2021), Irish paediatrician and cardiologist; described Romano-Ward Syndrome (1964)

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Deaths

1932 – Sidney Yankauer (1872–1932) was an American otolaryngologist. Inventor of the Yankauer mask (1904), Yankauer suction catheter (1907), Yankauer laryngeal medicator (1907), Yankauer Speculum (1911), Yankauer suction and pressure anesthesia pump (1920), and various Yankauer surgical instruments

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