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Health of Christian Barnard

South Africa · Science / Medicine. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1967Date range
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Chronological records

1967

Christian Barnard3 December 1967

Cape Town · Science / Medicine

Performs the 1st heart transplant in Cape Town, his patient lives for 18 days

Names involved

Christian Barnard

Provenance

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