October 18 – On This Day in Medical History

Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with October 18.

Events


Births


Deaths

1933 – Louis Auguste Queyrat (1856-1933), French Dermatologist; described Erythroplasia de Queyrat (1911)

1941 – Major Karl Albert Connell Sr (1878-1941) was an American surgeon, serviceman and inventor. Designed the Connell Airway (1912), Anæsthetometer (1913), Connell Gas Mask, and Connell Anaesthesia machine


Further reading

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