Notable Events in Medical History on June 6

Historical Birthdays on June 6

Karl Ferdinand Braun (1850)

On June 6, 1850, German inventor and physicist Karl Ferdinand Braun was born. He is renowned for his significant contributions to the advancement of radio and television technology.

Manfred Sakel (1990)

Jewish Austrian neurophysiologist and psychiatrist Manfred Sakel was born on June 6, 1990. He is recognized for developing insulin shock therapy in 1927, a controversial treatment for schizophrenia that involved inducing daily comas for several weeks through the administration of large doses of insulin.

Edwin G. Kerbs (1918)

American biochemist Edwin G. Kerbs was born on June 6, 1918. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1992 for his research on how phosphorylation activates proteins within cells.