May 13 – On This Day in Medical History

What happened on May 13? 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 13.

Events

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Births

1838Arthur Ernest Sansom (1838-1907), English physician; described Sansom sign I (1895), Sansom sign II (1892). Designed the Sansom binaural (double) stethoscope (1891) and Sansom pleximeter (1891)


Deaths

1925Howard Henry Tooth (1856–1925), English neurologist; described Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (1886)


Further reading

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