2013 Event The World Health Organization announces that the Novel coronavirus 2012, the newly discovered coronavirus, also referred to as Saudi SARS, can be transmitted from person-to-person contact 2003 Death Carlo Urbani, WHO doctor, ", president of the Italian branch of ""Doctors without Borders,"" died of SARS after helping to identify it, " 1869 Death Michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist, dies at 64 1805 Birthday Michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist
