On this day:
1943: Streptomycin, which went on to become the first line of treatment against tuberculosis, is discovered
1954: Cho Oyu, 6th highest mountain peak in the world, scaled for the first time in recorded history
Born on this day:
1946: Philip Pullman, English author
Gone on this day:
1682: Thomas Browne, English author
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