September 16 – On This Day in Medical History

What happened on September 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 September 16.

Events

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Births

1790Wilhelm Frederick von Ludwig (1790-1865), German surgeon and obstetrician; described Ludwig angina (1836)

1796Jean-Baptiste Bouillaud (1796-1881), French physician; described Bouillaud disease (1835) [aka acute rheumatic carditis], and Bouillaud sign (1846)


Deaths

1916Sir Thomas Lauder Brunton (1844-1916), Scottish physician; described the actions of Nitrates in heart disease (1867)


Further reading

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