Henry Opitek (January 6, 1911 – March 13, 1981) gained recognition in 1952 as the first patient to survive open heart surgery. At 41 years old, he underwent a groundbreaking procedure at Harper University Hospital, Michigan. The operation utilized the Dodrill-GMR heart machine, considered one of the early mechanical hearts. Surgeons under Forest Dewey Dodrill operated on Opitek to repair his mitral valve, marking a historic moment in medical history as he successfully survived the surgery that involved complete bypass of his heart's function for a duration of 50 minutes.
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Meaning of the name - Henry
ruler of the house, home ruler
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 6, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for January 6, 2025 |
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| Sun | 15 Capricorn 17 | 16 Capricorn 38 | 9 Taurus 13 |
| Moon | 25 Pisces 50 | 12 Aries 52 | 3 Gemini 57 |
| Mercury | 23 Capricorn 35 | 27 Sagittarius 34 | 16 Taurus 55 |
| Venus | 25 Capricorn 10 | 3 Pisces 45 | 15 Gemini 21 |
| Mars | 12 Sagittarius 3 | 29 Cancer 54 | 5 Pisces 30 |
| Jupiter | 10 Scorpio 10 | 12 Gemini 38 | 9 Scorpio 28 |
| Saturn | 0 Taurus 18 | 14 Pisces 55 | 10 Taurus 12 |
| Uranus | 24 Capricorn 41 | 23 Taurus 31 | 29 Capricorn 19 |
| Neptune | 20 Cancer 18 | 27 Pisces 23 | 19 Cancer 1 |
| Pluto | 26 Gemini 34 | 1 Aquarius 14 | 26 Gemini 21 |
| Rahu | 16 Taurus 8 | 1 Aries 11 | 10 Taurus 6 |
| Ketu | 16 Scorpio 8 | 1 Libra 11 | 10 Scorpio 6 |
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