October 28 – On This Day in Medical History

Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with October 28.

Events

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Births

1858 – Henry Koplik (1858-1927), American pediatrician; described Koplik spots (1896)

1879 – Martin Kirschner (1879-1942), German surgeon; described Kirschner wire (K-wire), Kirschner-Perthes cuff, Kirschner’s operation, Kirchner traction (1909)

1920 – Philip Raikes Bromage (1920-2013) was a British anaesthetist; described the Bromage Motor Blockade Score (1965)

1921 – Jacqueline Anne Noonan (1921-2020), American paediatric cardiologist; described Noonan syndrome (1968)

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Deaths

1870 – Jean-Pierre Falret (1794-1870), French psychiatrist; described Falret syndrome (1854) [aka maladie de Farlet]

1873 – Robert William Smith (1807-1873), Irish surgeon; described the Smith fracture (1847)

1936 – Harris Miller Branham (1862-1936), American physician; described Branham Sign (1890)

1984 – Carolyn Coker Huntley (1924-1984) was an American pediatrician; described Wiskott-Aldrich-Huntley Syndrome (1957)

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Further reading