Founding of the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) (1960) - UNESCO established this global federation to promote international cooperation in brain research, now one of the largest neuroscience organizations worldwide.
"A.I." a woman with extraordinary ability to recall specific details from every day of her life, challenged conventional understanding of memory capabilities.
Neurologist James Parkinson's death (1824) - English surgeon and geologist who first described "shaking palsy" (later named Parkinson's disease), which includes cognitive symptoms alongside motor dysfunction.