π¬ The world's first heart transplant (1967)
Where: Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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π On This Day: December 3
December 3, 1967: The world's first heart transplant. On this day in 1967, at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, Dr Christiaan Barnard's team moved a human heart from one person to another for the first time. A team of about 30 worked for six hours. Today, thousands of people every year live on with a new heart.
β¨ More events on this day
- 1910 π‘ French inventor Georges Claude first showed off modern neon lights at the Paris Motor Show. Glowing tubes of gas soon lit up signs in cities everywhere.
- 1973 π NASA's Pioneer 10 sent back the first close-up pictures of Jupiter, the giant planet with its swirling stripes and Great Red Spot.
- 1992 π‘ An engineer used a computer to send the world's first text message to a mobile phone. It simply said 'Merry Christmas'.
π§ Question of the day
In which city was the first heart transplant done?
- Cape Town
- London
- Tokyo
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Answer: Cape Town
Questions
What happened on December 3?
December 3, 1967: The world's first heart transplant. It happened in Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
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