Louis Washkansky (53), first heart transplant patient in the world, dies in Cape Town, eighteen days after receiving the heart | South African History Online

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Louis Washkansky (53), first heart transplant patient in the world, dies in Cape Town, eighteen days after receiving the heart

Date: 21 December, 1967

Louis Washkansky (53), first heart transplant patient in the world, dies in Cape Town, eighteen days after receiving the heart of Denise Darvall.

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