May 3 – On This Day in Medical History

What happened on May 3? 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 May 3.

Events

No major medical milestones added for this date yet — this page is being expanded


Births

1828Otto Heinrich Enoch Becker (1828-1890), German ophthalmologist; described the Becker sign (1871) and Becker test (astigmatism)


Deaths

1937Emma Louise Call (1847-1937), American physician and obstetrician; described Call-Exner bodies (1875)


Further reading

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