Ludwig Georg Courvoisier was born in Basel on 10 November 1843. The Swiss surgeon contributed to biliary surgery and the historical clinical observation of a palpable gallbladder in a patient with jaundice.
Born in London on 10 November 1914, Alan Graham Apley helped shape orthopaedic education, clinical examination of the knee, and teaching texts on fractures and surgery.
Wilhelm His Jr., an internist and cardiovascular physiologist, died on 10 November 1934. In 1893 he described the atrioventricular muscle bundle now bearing his name.