Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with August 5.
Events
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Births
1648 – Joseph Guichard Duverney (1648-1730), French Anatomist and Surgeon; described the Duverney fracture
1901 – Arthur Carlton Ernstene (1901-1971), American cardiologist; described Blumgart-Ernstene murmur (1933)
1922 – V. Ray Bennett (1922-1996), American engineer. Invented the Bennett Ventilator and Bennett Oxygen Valve, Bennett Ventilation Meter, Bennett Respiratory facial mask and many more!
Deaths
1880 – Ritter von Hebra (1816-1880), Austrian physician and dermatologist. Member of the Dreigestirn with Carl von Rokitansky (1804-1878); and Joseph Škoda (1805–1881). Founder of the New Vienna School of Dermatology
1975 – Manes Kartagener (1897-1975), Austrian-Swiss physician; described Kartagener syndrome (1933) and Kartagener disease (1942)
1982 – Sir John Charnley (1911-1982), English orthopaedic surgeon; invented the Charnley hip prosthesis (1950)
1986 – Katharine Krom Merritt (1886-1986), American pediatrician; described Kasabach–Merritt syndrome (1940)
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