1966 Death Enrique E Ecker, Curaeaos/US bacteriologist, dies at 79 1961 Death Jules J B V Bordet, Belgian bacteriologist (Nobel 1919), dies at 90 1955 Death Alexander Fleming, English bacteriologist (penicillin), dies at 73 1943 Death Alexandre Yersin, Swiss bacteriologist (bacteria plague), dies at 79 1930 Death Christiaan Eokman, bacteriologist (vitamin B1, Nobel 1929), dies at 72 1920 Birthday Francois Jacob, born in France, biologist/bacteriologist, Nobel 1965 1916 Birthday Frederic Robbins, U.S. bacteriologist 1916 Death Ilja [Elias] Metsjnikov, Russian bacteriologist (Nobel 1908), dies 1910 Death Robert Koch, German bacteriologist (TB, Cholera, Nobel), dies 1908 Birthday Ernst B Chain, German chemist/bacteriologist, penicillin, Nobel 1945 1904 Birthday Robert Knox, bacteriologist 1902 Death Walter Reed, U.S. bacteriologist (Yellow Fever), dies 1895 Death Louis Pasteur, French bacteriologist (Pasteurization), dies at 72 1887 Birthday Enrique E Ecker, Curacao, bacteriologist 1881 Birthday Alexander Fleming, born in England, bacteriologist, penicillin; Nobel 1954 1870 Birthday Jules JBV Bordet, Belgian bacteriologist, syphillis, Nobel 1919 1866 Birthday Charles Jean Henri Nicolle France, bacteriologist, Nobel-1928 1863 Birthday Alexandre EJ Yersin, Swiss/French bacteriologist, bacteria plague 1861 Birthday Almroth Wright, born in Yorkshire, England, bacteriologist 1858 Birthday Christian Eijkman, born in Netherlands, bacteriologist, avitaminos, Nobel 1929 1854 Birthday Paul Ehrlich, born in Germany, bacteriologist, Nobel-1908 1845 Birthday Ilja [Elias] Metsjnikov, U.S.S.R., zoologist/bacteriologist, Nobel 1908 1843 Birthday Robert Koch, German bacteriologist, TB, cholera, Nobel 1905 1822 Birthday Louis Pasteur, Dole France, bacteriologist, pasturization