Frederick Chapman Robbins (1916-2003) was a Nobel laureate in Medicine and Physiology in 1956 along with Enders and Weller. The award was for breakthrough work in isolation and growth of the polio virus paving the way for vaccines developed by Sabin, Salk, et al. 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday. ... Poliomyelitis (polio), or infantile paralysis, is a viral paralytic disease. ... A bottle and a syringe containing the influenza vaccine. ...