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
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Henry Opitek belongs to the GI Generation group.
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Ephemeris for January 6, 1911
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 6, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for January 6, 2026 |
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| Sun | 15 Capricorn 17 | 16 Capricorn 23 | 10 Taurus 12 |
| Moon | 25 Pisces 50 | 29 Leo 56 | 18 Gemini 52 |
| Mercury | 23 Capricorn 35 | 7 Capricorn 28 | 16 Taurus 26 |
| Venus | 25 Capricorn 10 | 16 Capricorn 23 | 16 Gemini 32 |
| Mars | 12 Sagittarius 3 | 17 Capricorn 4 | 6 Pisces 15 |
| Jupiter | 10 Scorpio 10 | 20 Cancer 36 | 9 Scorpio 20 |
| Saturn | 0 Taurus 18 | 26 Pisces 26 | 10 Taurus 20 |
| Uranus | 24 Capricorn 41 | 27 Taurus 48 | 29 Capricorn 19 |
| Neptune | 20 Cancer 18 | 29 Pisces 34 | 19 Cancer 2 |
| Pluto | 26 Gemini 34 | 2 Aquarius 53 | 26 Gemini 22 |
| Rahu | 16 Taurus 8 | 11 Pisces 51 | 10 Taurus 2 |
| Ketu | 16 Scorpio 8 | 11 Virgo 51 | 10 Scorpio 2 |
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