March 16 – On This Day in Medical History

What happened on March 16? 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 March 16.

Events


Births

1901Thomas Philip Ayre (1901-1979), English anaesthetist; described Ayre T-piece (1937)


Deaths

1962Ivan Yakovlievich Razdolskii (1890-1962) was a Russian Neurosurgeon; described the Razdolsky sign (1924)


Further reading

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