He died of blood poisoning days after he cut his finger with his surgical knife while operating on a wounded Chinese soldier of the Eight Route Army in China. Bethune would most likely not have died from the cut had he not been working for days on end without sleep; he was exhausted and weak.
He did surgery bear handed on a Chinese soldier in the process he cut his hand. A couple hours later he did another surgery and his hand became infected. He couldn't treat his hand. When he went to a peasants house he died. He died on November 12 1939.
Norman Bethune Sanson died in 1949.
Norman Bethune died on November 12, 1939 at the age of 49.
Norman Bethune went by Beth.
Norman Bethune was born on March 3, 1890.
Norman Bethune was born on March 3, 1890.
Norman Bethune Sanson was born in 1862.
Norman Bethune Square was created in 1976.
Norman Bethune Memorial - Montreal - was created in 1976.
Dr. Norman Bethune was born in Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada.
Norman Bethune died on November 12, 1939 at the age of 49.
Norman Bethune was as medical doctor on ships and in France (Ypres).
Dr Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute's motto is 'Debonnaire'.
Dr Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute was created in 1979.