1982 Death Hans Selye, endocrinologist, first to demonstrate the existence of biological stress, began stress research in 1926, published 7 popular books, 1,700 research papers, 15 monographs, dies in Montreal, Canada 1972 Event U.S., U.S.S.R. and 70 other nations agree to ban biological weapons 1907 Birthday Hans Selye, born in Vienna, Austria, endocrinologist, first to demonstrate the existence of biological stress, began stress research in 1926, published 7 popular books, 1,700 research papers, 15 monographs 1707 Birthday Carolus Linnaeus, Sweden, biological classifier