Timeline Saturday 22 November 1902

Events on Saturday 22 November 1902 1

• 1851 – 1902 Walter Reed (1851-1902) Died 22 November 1902, aged 51 Reed was a US Army physician who led the research confirming that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes rather than direct contact. His findings enabled effective mosquito-control measures that dramatically reduced yellow fever outbreaks, and Walter Reed Army Medical Center was later named in his honor.