Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with August 30.

Events

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Births

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

1856 – Sir Charles Alfred Ballance (1856-1936), English surgeon; described Ballance (triad) sign (1898). Ballance made numerous surgical firsts, including the complete removal of a cerebellopontine angle tumour and the first documented facial nerve crossover anastomosis (1895)

1923 – Barbara Mary Ansell (1923-2001), English paediatric rheumatologist; described Ansell-Bywaters-Elderking syndrome (1975)

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Deaths

1942 – Martin Kirschner (1879-1942), German surgeon; described Kirschner wire (K-wire), Kirschner-Perthes cuff, Kirschner’s operation, Kirchner traction (1909)

1948 – Kristine Bonnevie (1872-1948), Norwegian geneticist and zoologist; described Bonnevie-Ullrich syndrome (1932)

1995 – Nicholas Alders (1904-1995), Hungarian born, Austrian trained, English naturalised obstetrician, gynaecologist and surgeon; described Alders sign (1951)

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Further reading