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

1999

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

1993

The country of Czechoslovakia peacefully dissolved into two nations, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

1978

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

2007

Romania and Bulgaria joined the European Union.

2019

Same-sex marriage became legal in Austria.

What Happened on Jan 1?

What Happened in 1916?