Today, 56 years ago, on April 8, 1969 (February 22, 1969), the world¡¯s first artificial heart implant died. On April 8, 1969, the world¡¯s first artificial heart implant died. On April 4, 1969, a team of doctors led by Danton-A-Morey of the Episcopal Hospital of Houston St. Locke performed the world¡¯s first artificial heart transplant. It is that the surgeon from Skokie, Illinois, aged 47, was in good postoperative condition, but today he died. Curry said that a temporary half-pound plastic and metal device was used as a temporary measure before the transplant could be carried out.