Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with October 20.

Events

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Births

1616 – Thomas Bartholin (1616-1680), Danish physician, mathematician and theologian. Described Bartholin-Patau syndrome (1657), first case of Gallstone ileus (1652), Wormian bones (Ossa Wormiana) and Refrigeration anaesthesia (1661)

1812 – Austin Flint (1812-1886), American Physician; described Austin Flint Murmur (1862), Flint’s Law (1852)

1839 – William Morrant Baker (1839-1896), English General Surgeon; described Baker’s cyst (1877), and Baker’s cannula

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Deaths

1904 – Paul Jules Tillaux (1834-1904), French Surgeon; described Tillaux fracture (1872) [Tillaux-Chaput fracture], Tillaux manoeuvre (Manœuvre de Tillaux), Tillaux painful crepitus sign (Aïe crépitant de Tillaux), and Tillaux apparatus (Appareil de Tillaux)

1993 – Mary Clayton Holt (1924-1993), English cardiologist; described Holt-Oram syndrome (1960)

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Further reading