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| Rasmus Rask |
April 11
1797:
British naval forces deported 2,248 Garifunas (or “Black Caribs”) from
St Vincent to Roatán island in present-day Honduras. So begins the
presence in Central America of a black people speaking an Amerindian
language.
1861:
An aphasic patient named Leborgne, but better known as “Tan” (since
that was pretty much the only syllable he was capable of uttering) is
brought to Paul Broca. After the patient’s death on April 17, Broca
identifies the language center of the brain which still bears his name.
1919:
Odense (Denmark) names a street after Rasmus Rask. He was born in
Brændekilde, 15 km away but within the limits of the municipality.
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