Marcus Gerbezius was born on 24 October 1658. The Slovenian physician later published an early description in 1717 of the condition now associated with Stokes-Adams syndrome.
Christian Ingerslev Baastrup died on 24 October 1950. The Danish radiologist had described in 1933 the radiological sign and interspinous condition that bear his name.
Salvador Gil Vernet died on 24 October 1987. The Spanish urologist contributed to regional prostatic anatomy and to several urological techniques bearing his name.