Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with December 27.

Events

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Births

1822 – Heinrich von Bamberger (1822-1888), German-Austrian physician; described Bamberger sign in Pericardial Effusion (1856)

1852– Otto Gerhard Karl Sprengel (1852-1915), German surgeon; described Sprengel deformity (1891)

1889 – Ralph Lee Huber (1889-1953), American Dentist; invented the Huber point needle (1943)

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Deaths

1897– William Russ Pugh (1806-1897), English anaesthetist and surgeon; invented Pugh’s Inhaler (1846)

1995 – Pierre Mallet-Guy (1897-1995), French surgeon; described Mallet-Guy sign (1943)

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Further reading