Franz Mesmer was expelled from the practice of medicine in Vienna. The precipitating incident was Mesmer's treatment of a Fräulein Paradied, a 17-year-old pianist who had been blind since the age of 3. Mesmer claimed that his use of "animal magnetism" had restored her sight, but only when she was alone with him.

Type of event: Other Notable Event

Country: Austria

Region: Europe and the former USSR