1980 Event Ensign Jean Marie Butler is 1st woman to graduate from U.S. service acad 1971 Birthday Aileen Quinn, born in Yardley, Pennsylvania, actress, graduate of Drew University, noted for playing title role in 1982 film, Annie 1969 Birthday Craig White, cricketer, England all-rounder 1994-95, AIS graduate 1967 Event "Graduate," starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft, premieres 1965 Event Vivian Malone, is 1st black to graduate from University of Alabama 1963 Event James Meredith becomes 1st black graduate from University of Mississippi 1958 Event Ernest Green and 600 whites graduate from Little Rock's Central HS 1949 Event 1st 12 women graduate from Harvard Medical School 1945 Birthday Sam Abell, born in Toledo, Ohio, photographer, published in National Geographic, artistic photographic style, noted for transcendent qualities, graduate, University of Kentucky, photographic books include 'The Photographic Life', 'The Life of a Photograph' 1942 Birthday Katharine Ross, Hollywood Cal, actress, Graduate, Francesca-Colbys 1939 Event Frieda Wunderlich elected 1st woman dean of a U.S. graduate school 1937 Birthday Dustin Hoffman, born in Louisiana, actor, Graduate, Tootsie, Kramer vs Kramer 1935 Event Work service for recent graduate obligatory in Germany 1931 Birthday Anne Bancroft, Graduate, Miracle Worker, Mrs Mel Brooks. 1924 Birthday Norman Fell, Philadelphia, actor, Mr Roper-3's Company, The End, Graduate 1901 Event Charlotte Manye is 1st native African to graduate from a U.S. college 1893 Event New Mexico State University cancels it's 1st graduation ceremony, its only graduate Sam Steele was robbed and killed the night before 1880 Birthday Rosina Lhevinne, born in Kiev, Ukraine, pianist and professor, Juiliard Graduate School 1877 Event Henry O. Flipper becomes 1st black graduate at West Point 1871 Birthday Florence Sabin, scientist/1st woman to graduate from Johns Hopkins 1871 Event Phoebe Couzins is 1st woman graduate of a U.S. collegiate law school 1870 Event Ada Kepley becomes 1st female law college graduate 1867 Event Robert T Freeman is 1st black to graduate from Harvard Dental School 1817 Event Alexander Lucius Twilight, probably 1st black to graduate from U.S. college, receives BA degree at Middlebury College 1758 Event Francis Williams, 1st U.S. black college graduate, publishes poems
