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

Events

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Births

1828 – John Langdon Haydon Langdon-Down (1828-1896); described Down syndrome (1866)

1839 – Georges-Paul Dieulafoy (1839-1911) was a French physician; described Dieulafoy lesion (1898), Dieulafoy’s Triad (I and II), and invented the Dieulafoy aspirator (1869)

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Deaths

1941 – Friedrich von Müller (1858-1941), German physician; described Müller sign (1889)

1987 – Edward Thomas (Ted) Both (1908-1987), Australian engineer. Invented the Both Electrocardiograph, the Both Respirator, and the Both Incubator

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Further reading