1881 Oct 15: English author P.G. Wodehouse born. His novel “Laughing Gas” involves inhalation hijinks in a dental office bit.ly/1wXROzw #OTD He died 14 Feb 1975. Cover shown is first UK edition published 25 Sept 1936 #dentalhistory #anesthesiahistory

1885 Sept 22: Film director, actor, producer Eric von Stroheim born tinyurl.com/yyefwwep Best known film probably "Greed" [1924] based on a Frank Norris novel. Follows the life & love of dentist McTeague in San Francisco tinyurl.com/yybpmwjn #histdentistry #dentalhistory