Events in the life of Dr. F.G. Banting
1891-11-14
Fredrick Grant Banting is born on a farm in Alliston, Ontario, Canada
1912-09-01
Started medical school at the University of Toronto - Class 1T7
1914-01-06
Neighbour and friend Jennie Victoria, a diabetic, dies at age 14. Fred is a pall bearer at her funeral.
1916-12-09
Awarded M.B. degree from the University of Toronto (accelerated class due to the Great War)
1916-12-10
Reported for military duty
1917-03-26
Lieutenant Banting sails to Britain
1917-05-06
Served at Grenville Canadian Special Hospital (Orthopedic)
1918-06-01
Captain F.G. Banting went to France No. 3 Canadian General Hospital
1918-08-16
Moved to 44th Battalion, 4th Canadian Division in Arras
1918-08-27
While treating casualties Fred was wounded at the battle of Cambrai
1918-09-01
Took over treatment of a wound in his right forearm avoiding the recommended amputation
1918-12-04
Released from hospital
1919-02-15
Awarded the Military Cross for heroism under fire
1919-02-20
Returned to Canada and was posted to Christie Street Military Hospital in Toronto
1920-07-01
Began his practice in Medicine in London, Ontario
1920-10-31
Awoke with the "Eureka" idea how to isolate insulin
1920-11-08
Meeting with John James Rickard MacLeod at the University of Toronto to discuss his research idea
1921-03-11
Letter to Banting from MacLeod authorizing proposed research project related to pancreatic diabetes
1921-05-17
Began research work at the University of Toronto, assisted by Charles Herbert Best
1921-07-20
First positive results from injection of Isletin on a Terrier dog number 410 while MacLeod was in Scotland
1921-07-27
Banting and Best successfully isolate the hormone Isletin (later named Insulin)
1921-11-14
Banting and Best present their findings before the Physiological Journal Club of the University of Toronto
1921-11-18
Began longevity test on dog number 33
1921-11-23
Banting and Best inject each other with Isletin
1921-12-20
Surreptitious test on Dr Joe Gilchrist, family friend and fellow member of Meds 1T7
1921-12-21
James Bertram Collip is added to the team to purify Isletin
1922-01-11
First patient injection of insulin given to a 14 year old diabetic youth
1922-01-27
Completion of the 70 day longevity test on dog number 33 called Marjorie
1922-03-22
Toronto Star breaks the story - “Toronto Doctors on track for a Diabetes"
1922-05-03
First public use of the word "Insulin"
1922-08-02
Alexander Graham Bell died of diabetes, the same year that Frederick Banting first used insulin to save a human life
1923-01-18
Banting and his co-inventors assign insulin Canadian patent rights to Governors of the University of Toronto
1923-06-27
Banting granted a Life Annuity of $7,500 by the Parliament of Canada
1923-08-23
Banting opens the Canadian National Exhibition - Medal Award
1923-08-27
Dr. Banting is on the Cover of Time Magazine
1923-10-25
Fred Banting is named co-winner of Canada's first Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1924-05-30
Granted LL.D. by University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
1924-06-04
Marriage to Marion Robertson of Elora, Ontario
1925-09-15
Banting delivers Nobel speech in Stockholm, Sweden
1928-10-30
Dr. Banting delivers Cameron lecture in Edinburgh, Scotland
1929-04-03
Banting's son, William, is born
1931-03-14
Fred decides to begin writing down his feelings and ideas day-by-day, and did so until his death
1934-06-01
Knighted by King George V to be Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)
1939-06-02
Marriage to Henrietta Elizabeth Ball
1941-02-21
Major Frederick Banting dies in service of his beloved Canada near Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland 'on a mission of high national and scientific importance'