Augusta Déjerine-Klumpke · portrait of unknown date; cropped source version preserved by Commons.Credit and rights
Auteur inconnu / Wellcome Collection / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0 · source déjà recadrée ; redimensionnement proportionnel et conversion WebP par MICA.
Augusta Déjerine-Klumpke was born on 15 October 1859. The neurologist is associated with the history of brachial plexus research and the palsy named after her. Her birthday is distinct from the description published in 1885.
American physician Edwin Allen Locke was born on 15 October 1874. His name appears in the history of cardiac examination through the Cabot-Locke eponym. The date shown here is his birthday.
Handwashing · CDC photograph from 2007; illustration of the action, not the 2008 event.Credit and rights
CDC · Kimberly Smith et Christine Ford / Wikimedia Commons · Domaine public · œuvre du gouvernement fédéral américain. Redimensionnement proportionnel et conversion WebP.
15 October 2008 marked the launch of Global Handwashing Day. This milestone belongs to the history of hygiene promotion and infection prevention at an international level.