Swiss physiologist who mapped the areas in the brain responsible for the control of various organs in the human body. He received the 1949 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Egas Moniz.
Walter Rudolf Hess was born on 17 March, 1881
Today's Events: 4 May
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Greenpeace Foundation comes into existence
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First Grammy Awards
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Ernest Hemingway wins Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea
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Star Wars Day [Star Wars Day - 4 May]
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Robin Cook Birthday
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John Broome Birthday
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Thomas Henry Huxley Birthday
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Sir William Fothergill Cooke Birthday
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Bartolomeo Cristofori Birthday
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Dick Ayers Death Anniversary
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Colin Murdoch Death Anniversary