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1st heart transplant recipient death...
1st heart transplant recipient death...
Item # 689590
December 21, 1967
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., December 21, 1967
* Louis Washkansky death
* Surgeon Christiaan Barnard
* 1st human heart transplant
Above the masthead is a banner headline: "Pioneer Heart Patient Dies, Transport Theory Lives" with subheads and related photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Louis Washkansky, recipient of the world's first human heart transplant. (18 days later)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 24 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
Category: The 20th Century
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