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Georges Gilles de la Tourette
1857Oct, 30

Georges Gilles de la Tourette

Georges Gilles de la Tourette, French-Swiss physician and neurologist (d. 1904)
Georges Albert Édouard Brutus Gilles de la Tourette (French: [ʒɔʁʒ albɛʁ edwaʁ bʁytys ʒil də la tuʁɛt]; 30 October 1857 – 22 May 1904) was a French neurologist and the namesake of Tourette syndrome, a neurological condition characterized by tics. His main contributions in medicine were in the fields of hypnotism and hysteria.

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  • 23Mar

    Elevator

    Elisha Otis's first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City.
  • 29Mar

    Indian Rebellion of 1857

    Sepoy Mangal Pandey of the 34th Regiment, Bengal Native Infantry mutinies against the East India Company's rule in India and inspires the protracted Indian Rebellion of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny.
  • 18Apr

    Allan Kardec

    "The Spirits Book" by Allan Kardec is published, marking the birth of Spiritualism in France.
  • 6May

    War of Independence of 1857

    The British East India Company disbands the 34th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry whose sepoy Mangal Pandey had earlier revolted against the British and is considered to be the First Martyr in the War of Indian Independence.
  • 1Jun

    Les Fleurs du mal

    Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du mal is published.