February 9 – On This Day in Medical History

What happened on February 9? Explore notable medical events, breakthroughs, births and deaths from across history in LITFL’s On This Day (OTD)

Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with February 9.

Events

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Births

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Deaths

1970 – John Bamber Hickam (1914-1970), American physician; had Hickam’s Dictum attributed to him

1972 – Jean Lenègre (1904-1972), French cardiologist; pioneer in elucidating the pathology of intraventricular conduction disturbances

1999 – Max Samter (1908-1999) was a German-American immunologist; described Samter’s triad (1968)

Further reading
On This Day in Medical History
Dr Fergus Brown LITFL Author

MBBS Newcastle University, UK. Currently working at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth. Aspiring anaesthetist