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John Hunter is born in Scotland.
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Hunter disects thousands of human bodies for study.
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Edward Jenner is born in England.
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Humphrey Davy is born in England.
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Rene Laennec is born in France.
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John Hunter dies.
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Jenner creates a smallpox vaccination.
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Davy discovers that inhaling ether relieves pain.
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James Simpson is born in Scotland.
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Laennec invents the stethoscope.
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Florence Nightingale is born in England.
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Louis Pasteur is born in France.
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Edward Jenner dies.
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Rene Laennec dies.
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Joseph Lister was born in England.
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Humphrey Davy dies.
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Robert Koch is born in Germany.
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Wilhelm Roentgen is born in Germany.
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Simpson began using chloroform in surgeries.
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Nightingale greatly improves nursing.
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Pasteur proves that microscopic organisms cause disease.
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Lister discovers antiseptic surgery.
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James Simpson dies.
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Roentgen discovered x-rays.
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Louis Pasteur dies.
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Koch developed chemicals to target specific bacteria.
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Robert Koch dies.
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Florence Nightingale dies.
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Joseph Lister dies.
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Wilhelm Roetgen dies.
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