German physician and one of the founders of modern microbiology. He is noted for his research in infectious diseases including tuberculosis, cholera and anthrax. He was awarded the 1905 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Robert Koch was born on 11 December, 1843
Today's Events: 20 April
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Apollo 16 lands on the moon
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First human organ replacement
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Vitaphone process – add sound to film – announced
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Radium chloride refined by Marie and Pierre Curie
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Secchi disk demonstrated
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Theory of spontaneous generation proven false
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Rare Sun Dog phenomenon observed in Stockholm
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David Filo Birthday
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Slavoljub Eduard Penkala Birthday
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Fred Fish Death Anniversary
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Kathleen Antonelli Death Anniversary
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Rudolph Dirks Death Anniversary
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Giuseppe Peano Death Anniversary
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Karl Ferdinand Braun Death Anniversary
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Bram Stoker Death Anniversary
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Chauncey Jerome Death Anniversary