April 21 – On This Day in Medical History

What happened on April 21? 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 April 21.

Events

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Births

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Deaths

1959John Hay (1873-1959), English physician and cardiologist; described Mobitz type II (Hay block) (1906)

2002Georgina Ruth Hogg (1916-2002), Canadian pathologist; described Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (1977)


Further reading

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