2001 Death Dr. Christiaan Barnard, surgeon, ", performed the first heart transplant, South Africa 1967, ", dies at 78 1972 Birthday Pieter Christiaan, Prince of Netherlands 1972 Death Frederik IX, Christiaan FFMKW, king of Denmark (1947-72), dies at 72 1930 Death Christiaan Eokman, bacteriologist (vitamin B1, Nobel 1929), dies at 72 1922 Birthday Christiaan Barnard, South Africa, surgeon, perform 1st heart transplant 1922 Death Christiaan R de Wet, South African Boer general, dies at 67 1922 Death Christiaan Rudolf de Wet, South African Politician 1922 Death Christiaan R de Wet, South African Boer general, dies at 67 1854 Birthday Christiaan R de Wet, South Africa, Boer General, Nicholsonsnek 1854 Birthday Christiaan Rudolf de Wet, South African Politician 1843 Birthday Christiaan A. Ulder, Curaeao, composer, waltzes/tumbas 1655 Event Christiaan Huygens discovers Titan, (Saturn's largest satellite) 1642 Event Christiaan Huygens discovers Martian south polar cap
