General . ▁D ied : ▁I da ▁Rub in stein , ▁ 7 4 , ▁Russian ▁ball er ina , ▁in ▁V ence , ▁France ▁ ▁September ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁( W ed nes day ) ▁Dr . ▁Albert ▁St arr , ▁along ▁with ▁Dr . ▁D w ight ▁H ark en , ▁performed ▁the ▁first ▁successful ▁impl ant ation ▁of ▁an ▁artificial ▁mit ral ▁val ve . ▁ ▁The ▁St arr - Ed wards ▁val ve , ▁designed ▁by ▁retired ▁engineer ▁Mil es ▁Edwards ▁and ▁Dr . ▁St arr , ▁was ▁impl anted ▁into ▁Philip ▁Am und son , ▁a ▁ 5 2 - year - old ▁far mer , ▁in ▁surg ery ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oregon . ▁ ▁Am und son ▁surv ived ▁for ▁ten ▁years ▁before ▁dying ▁in ▁an ▁accident . ▁In ▁Mal aya , ▁Tu ank u ▁Sy ed ▁Put ra ▁of ▁Per lis ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁third ▁Yang ▁di - P ert uan ▁Ag ong . ▁D ied : ▁Dr . ▁Ernest ▁Good p ast ure , ▁ 7 3 , ▁V ander b ilt ▁University ▁professor ▁who , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁invent ed ▁the ▁method ▁of ▁mass ▁production ▁of ▁v acc ines ▁using ▁fert il ized ▁ch icken ▁eggs , ▁but ▁never ▁pat ented ▁the ▁process . ▁ ▁September ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁( Th urs day ) ▁ ▁The ▁Federation ▁of ▁M ali , ▁led ▁by ▁Mod ib o