When Was the First Blood Transfusion Performed?

On January 1, 1916

Medical researcher Oswald Hope Robertson performed the first-ever blood transfusion using stored and refrigerated blood.

This Day in History - January 1

45 BC

The Julian Calendar was used for the first time.

1502

Portuguese navigators discovered Rio de Janeiro.

1959

Fidel Castro's revolutionary forces overthrew the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.

1985

A Scandinavian research collaboration created the first-ever internet domain name Nordu.net.

1999

The Euro currency was introduced and adopted by 11 Member States.

What Happened on Jan 1?

What Happened in 1916?