October 23 – On This Day in Medical History
Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with October 23.
Events
Births
1837 – Moritz ‘Kohn’ Kaposi (1837-1902), Hungarian physician; described Kaposi sarcoma (1872), Kaposi Varicelliform Eruption (1873), and Kaposi dermatosis (1874)
1883 – Charles Clifford Macklin (1883-1959), Canadian pulmonologist; described Macklin Effect (1939)
1902 – Florence Chisholm Dudley (1902-1962), American assistant in medical genetics; described Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome (AHDS) in 1944
Deaths
No major medical milestones added for this date yet — this page is being expanded
Further reading
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