This Day In History - First Heart Transplant 1967

First Heart Transplant 1967

Thursday, December 3, 2020

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Event Description

On December 3, 1967, 53-year-old Lewis Washkansky receives the first human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa.

Event Location

Capetown, South Africa