Joseph Murray on the First Successful Human Organ Transplant

On December 23, 1954

Dr. Joseph E. Murray performed the first human kidney transplant at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.

This Day in History - December 23

2003

A gas explosion occurred in Guoqiao, Kai, Chongqing, China.

1948

Cinderella, the first full-length ballet by Frederick Ashton with music by Sergei Prokofiev, was first presented at Covent Garden, London, by Sadler's Wells Ballet.

1815

The novel 'Emma' by Jane Austen was first published.

1888

Vincent van Gogh cut his left ear off with a razor after an argument with fellow painter Paul Gauguin.

1972

Plane crash survivors of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 were rescued.

What Happened on Dec 23?

What Happened in 1954?