2014 Event A study announced today that high levels of vitamin D in the blood may increase the probability of survival for breast cancer patients 1997 Death George Wald, biologist, Nobel Prize winner for discovering vitamin A in the retina 1996 Event After 27 years, Betty Rubble debuts as a Flintstone vitamin 1994 Death Linus Pauling, Nobel prize scientist (Vitamin C advocate), dies at 93 1988 Death Charles Glenn King, biochemist (discovered vitamin C), dies at 91 1986 Death Edward A Doisy Sr, discoverer of vitamin K (Nobel 1943), dies at 92 1986 Death Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, bio-chemist (Vitamin C, Nobel 1937), dies at 93 1970 Event Linus Pauling declares large doses of Vitamin C could ward off colds 1958 Death Harry Nicholls Holmes, Dr. (crystallized vitamin A), dies at 78 1947 Event J Arens and D van Dorpen synthetise vitamin A 1932 Event Vitamin C 1st isolated, CC King, University of Pittsburgh 1930 Death Christiaan Eokman, bacteriologist (vitamin B1, Nobel 1929), dies at 72 1896 Birthday Charles Glenn King, biochemist, discovered vitamin C 1893 Birthday Edward A Doisy Sr, U.S. bio-chemist, Vitamin K1, Nobel 1943 1893 Birthday Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, Hungary, biochemist, Vitamin C, Nobel 1937 1879 Birthday Harry Nicholls Holmes, Penn, Dr., crystallized vitamin A 1865 Birthday Gerrit Grijns, Dutch physiologist, Vitamin E
