Birth Name: Christiaan Neethling Barnard
Occupation: Doctor
Place Of Birth: South Africa
Date Of Birth: November 8, 1922
Date Of Death: September 2, 2001
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: South African
Christiaan Barnard was born on the 8th of November, 1922. He was best known for being a Doctor. Famous cardiac surgeon who progressed the entire field of medicine with his surgeries.
Christiaan Barnard was born in South Africa. In 1945, he graduated from the University of Cape Town Medical School. He completed the first successful human-to-human heart transplant in 1953.
Christiaan Barnard was a Scorpio and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Christiaan Barnard was born in 1920s. The 1920s represented an era of change and growth. The decade was one of learning and exploration. The economic boom and the Jazz Age were over, and America began the period called the Great Depression. Discover what happened on this day.
Christiaan Neethling Barnard is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
Education
Christiaan’s Christiaan Neethling Barnard attended Beaufort West High School in 1940 and University of Cape Town for MB ChB in 1945, University of Minnesota for postgraduate training in cardiothoracic surgery (1956).
Family
Christiaan Barnard’s mother’s name is unknown at this time and his father’s name is under review. We will continue to update information on Christiaan Barnard’s parents.
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Personal Life
Like many famous people and celebrities, Christiaan Barnard kept his personal life private. Once more details are available, we will update this section.
Christiaan Barnard was born in the Year of the Dog.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Christiaan Neethling Barnard |
| NICKNAME: | Christiaan Barnard |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Scorpio |
| BIRTH DAY: | Wednesday |
| DEATH DAY: | Sunday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Christiaan Barnard was a Scorpio. People of this zodiac sign like truth, being right, longtime friends, teasing, and dislike dishonesty, revealing secrets, passive people. The strengths of this sign are being resourceful, brave, passionate, a true friend, while weaknesses can be distrusting, jealous, secretive and violent. The greatest overall compatibility with Scorpio is Taurus and Cancer.
Chinese Zodiac: Christiaan Barnard was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are fiercely loyal and can always keep a secret. They're not afraid of the hardships in life, but they also tend to worry too much sometimes.
Ruling Planet: Christiaan Barnard had a ruling planet of Pluto and has a ruling planet of Pluto. Back the early 2,000 B.C. the outer planets, Uranus and Neptune were not yet discovered, since the telescope had not yet been invented. Astrologers and astronomers could only work with planets visible to the eye.
Christiaan Barnard’s birth sign is Scorpio and he had a ruling planet of Pluto.
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