World Radiography Day 2026: On November 8, 1895, a German physicist noticed a mysterious glow in his laboratory; his discovery of X-rays changed modern medicine

World Radiography Day and the International Day of Radiology are observed on November 8 to commemorate German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen's discovery of X-rays in 1895. His breakthrough revolutionised medical diagnosis by allowing doctors to examine internal body structures without surgery. From the first famous X-ray image of his wife's hand to modern technologies such as CT and MRI, Röntgen's discovery laid the foundation for medical imaging and transformed healthcare worldwide.