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Louis Washkansky (53), first heart transplant patient in the world, dies in Cape Town, eighteen days after receiving the heart
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- 30 Sep 2019
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, December 14). Louis Washkansky (53), first heart transplant patient in the world, dies in Cape Town, eighteen days after receiving the heart. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071213
South African History Online (2011) 'Louis Washkansky (53), first heart transplant patient in the world, dies in Cape Town, eighteen days after receiving the heart', South African History Online, 14 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071213 (Accessed: 9 August 2026).
South African History Online, Louis Washkansky (53), first heart transplant patient in the world, dies in Cape Town, eighteen days after receiving the heart [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071213, (accessed 9 August 2026).
"Louis Washkansky (53), first heart transplant patient in the world, dies in Cape Town, eighteen days after receiving the heart." South African History Online, 14 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071213. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Louis Washkansky (53), first heart transplant patient in the world, dies in Cape Town, eighteen days after receiving the heart." South African History Online. December 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071213.
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