Design by guru design History  Visit our stunning interactive Museum Follow us on Facebook & Twitter  r. Research leading to the      first heart transplant:        The First Heart Transplant took place on the 3 December 1967 at the Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town Copyright (c) | www.heartofcapetown.co.za | All rights reserved Welcome to the Heart of Cape Town, the birthplace of the first ever human heart transplant.