James D. Hardy (May 14, 1918 – February 19, 2003) was an American surgeon best known for performing the first lung transplant in history on June 11, 1963, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He collaborated with Turkish physician Fikri Alican during this groundbreaking procedure, although the patient died 18 days later. Hardy is also recognized for being the first person to conduct a complete heart transplant and for transplanting a chimpanzee heart into a dying man on January 23, 1964, although this heart only functioned for one hour before the patient passed away.
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Meaning of the name - James
supplanter, he who takes the place of another
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Place of Birth: Alabama
Place of Death: Mississippi
Educated At: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania | University of Alabama
Occupation: military physician | surgeon
Awards Received: honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 14, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for May 14, 2024 |
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| Sun | 23 Taurus 4 | 24 Taurus 23 | 4 Virgo 33 |
| Moon | 16 Cancer 55 | 15 Leo 45 | 3 Gemini 10 |
| Mercury | 1 Taurus 6 | 28 Aries 46 | 12 Virgo 46 |
| Venus | 8 Aries 23 | 18 Taurus 45 | 12 Leo 10 |
| Mars | 15 Virgo 55 | 10 Aries 48 | 7 Scorpio 18 |
| Jupiter | 16 Gemini 16 | 27 Taurus 20 | 9 Cancer 10 |
| Saturn | 9 Leo 25 | 17 Pisces 39 | 20 Leo 54 |
| Uranus | 27 Aquarius 31 | 23 Taurus 12 | 25 Aquarius 19 |
| Neptune | 4 Leo 32 | 29 Pisces 18 | 7 Leo 52 |
| Pluto | 4 Cancer 1 | 2 Aquarius 3 | 6 Cancer 20 |
| Rahu | 23 Sagittarius 57 | 13 Aries 44 | 18 Sagittarius 20 |
| Ketu | 23 Gemini 57 | 13 Libra 44 | 18 Gemini 20 |
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