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

1892

Ellis Island opened as a US immigration inspection station.

1801

The dwarf planet Ceres was discovered by an Italian monk called Giuseppe Piazzi.

1978

A B747 plane by Air India flying from Bombay, India to Dubai, UAE, crashed with no survivors.

404 AD

A monk put an end to gladiator fighting in Rome.

1801

The Union Jack flag was flown for the first time in Dublin, Ireland, to commemorate the union between Great Britain and Ireland.

What Happened on Jan 1?

What Happened in 1916?