Births on March 28

Claude Bertrand (neurosurgeon)

Born on March 28, 1917

Claude Bertrand, Canadian neurosurgeon and scholar (d. 2014)

Claude Bertrand, (March 28, 1917 – August 7, 2014) was a Canadian neurosurgeon.Born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1934 and a Doctor of Medicine from Université de Montréal in 1940. Elected a Rhodes Scholar in 1940, he went to Oxford in 1946, to work under Professor LeGros Clarke and Professor Graham Weddell.In 1971, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada "for his research work and his contribution to the advancement of neurosurgery".He died on August 7, 2014. He was 97 years old.

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Claude Bertrand (neurosurgeon)

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Events on 1917

22 Jan

Woodrow Wilson
World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe.
15 Mar

Nicholas II of Russia
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty.
2 Apr

Woodrow Wilson
World War I: United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
5 Jun

Conscription
World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day".
27 Jul

Battle of Passchendaele
The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele.

Births on March 28

Claude Bertrand (neurosurgeon)

Born on March 28, 1917

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Events on 1917

Woodrow Wilson

Nicholas II of Russia

Woodrow Wilson

Conscription

Battle of Passchendaele