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2007 Jean Balissat, composer, professor of composition and orchestration, University of Geneva, dies in Corcelles-le-Jorat, Switzerland
2000 Peter Levi, poet, writer, professor of poetry, University of Oxford, Catholic, spent time in the priesthood, dies 1995 14th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: University of Ct Huskies beats Tennessee 70-64 1994 Samuel Selvon, author, writer-in-residence, University of Calgary, Canada, dies at 70 1994 Gundaris Pone, composer, professor, State University College at New Paltz, New York, dies of cancer in Kingston, New York, at age 61 1994 Gerardus J Sizoo, physicist/director of Dutch Free University, dies 1993 Kenneth Burke, philosopher, literary theorist, Agnostic, awarded Guggenheim Fellowship 1935, music critic for 'The Nation', editor, 'The Dial' literary magazine, attended Columbia University, dies of heart failure at his home in Andover, New Jersey 1993 Roy Riegels, University of California football player who ran wrong way, dies at 84 1991 California University makes Dead Sea Scrolls public 1991 University of Manchester scientist announce finding a planet outside of solar system 1991 NCAA bans University of Minnesota football team from postseason play in 1992 1991 Law enforcement officers raid fraternities at University of Virginia seizing drugs 1990 Richard Haines, director (Splatter University), dies 1989 Nelson Mandela receives a BA from University of South Africa 1988 Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen gives $10 million to University Washington library 1988 Harvard University patents genetically engineered mouse 1987 BB King donates his 7,000 record collection to the University of Mississippi 1987 Astronomers at University of California see 1st sight of birth of a galaxy 1985 Piet De Somer, Belgian rector of University of Louvain, dies at 67 1985 Tulane University cancels its basketball season amidst scandal 1985 Bruce Morris, Marshall University, makes a 92' 5" basketball shot 1984 Dutch Queen Beatrice opens University 1984 Ramiro Cortes, composer, Fulbright Fellow, taught composition at University of California, University of Utah, dies at 50 in Salt Lake City, Utah 1984 Malcolm H Kerr, 9th President of American University of Beirut, shot dead 1982 1st permanent artificial heart successfully implanted (University of Utah) in retired dentist Barney Clark; lived 112 days with Jarvic-7 heart 1981 Football running back, Herschel Walker, of University of Georgia, takes out a Lloyd's of London insurance policy for $1 million 1981 Bill Hopkins, British composer, music critic, teacher, pianist, studied at Oxford University with Egon Wellesz and Edmund Rubbra, taught at Birmingham University and University of Newcastle upon Tyne 1980 Macalaster University of St. Paul, Minnesota beating Mount Senario 17-14 1980 University administraion declares 5 Pac-10 schools ineligible for conference titles and post-season play due to transcript and curriculum abuses 1979 U.S.'s 1st artificial blood transfusion occurs at University of Minnesota Hospital 1979 James Allen, born in Portland, Oregon, James Deshaune Allen, football player, linebacker, played for National Football League, attended Oregon State University, chosen 82nd overall in 2002 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints, now a free agent 1978 Hannah H Gray inaugurated as 1st female head of U.S. university (Chic) 1978 James B Conant, headmaster (Harvard University), dies at 84 1978 Theodore Bundy kills Florida State University coeds Lisa Levy and Margaret Bowman 1977 14 University of Evansville basketball players die in plane crash 1977 Dr. Clifford R Wharton, Jr. named chancellor of State University of NY 1977 Shaun Alexander, born in Florence, Kentucky, football, running back, played college football at University of Alabama, drafted by Seattle Seahawks, placed 19th overall in 2000 National Football League Draft 1977 12,000 police occupy university in Mexico City 1976 East Lansing police arrest Dodgers reliever Mike Marshall for taking batting practice at Michigan State University after he is warned not to 1975 University of California reports galaxy 3C123 at 8 billion light years distance 1974 Padres draft Brown University shortstop Bill Almon #1 1973 University of Texas (Arlington) is 1st accredited school to offer belly dancing 1972 Horace Mann Bond, president of Lincoln University (Pa), dies at 70 1972 Adolph Rupp retires after 42 years of coaching University of Kentucky 1971 Aileen Quinn, born in Yardley, Pennsylvania, actress, graduate of Drew University, noted for playing title role in 1982 film, Annie 1971 Columbia University operations virtually end, by student strike 1970 Plane carrying Wichita State University football team crashes killing 30 1970 Bomb kills 1 at University of Wisconsin's Army Math Research Center in Madison 1970 City University of New York inaugurates open admissions 1970 Susan Veasey, Wilmington, Delaware, LPGA golfer, University of S Fla 1970 Mike Kelly, born in Los Angeles, California, Michael Raymond Kelly, baseball player, outfielder, attended Arizona State University, played outfield for Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, won Golden Spikes Award, 1991 1970 4 students, at Kent State University killed by Ohio National Guard 1969 Harry Emerson Fosdick, Baptist clergyman, studied at Colgate University, opposed racism, injustice, supported appeasement of Hitler, claimed democracies caused the rise of fascism, wrote "A Guide to Understanding the Bible', died in Bronxville, New York 1969 "Clues Hint at Beatle's Death," reported in Illinois University newspaper, sparking widespread rumours of Paul McCartney's death 1969 University of Arizona reports 1st optical id of pulsar (in Crab Nebula) 1968 Yale University announces it is going co-educational 1968 University of Suriname opens 1968 University church in Leipzig, East Germany, blown up 1968 Leftist students take over Columbia University, New York City 1968 Howard University students seize administration building 1968 Robert R "Bob" Jones, founder (Bob Jones University), dies at 84 1967 Black students seize finance building at Northwestern University 1967 University of Michigan holds 1st "Teach-in" after bombing of North Vietnam 1967 Andrew Dunkley, Kent England, golfer, 1991-93 Co-Captain University of W Fla 1966 Charles Whitman climbs University of Texas tower and shoots 12 dead 1966 Former marine Charles Whitman kills 13 and wounds 31 at University of Texas 1966 Charles Whitman, former marine, kills 13 at University of Texas, shot by cops 1966 Charles Whitman wounds 46 and kills 5 at University of Texas 1965 "Vinland Map" is introduced by Yale University as being the 1st known map of America, drawn between 1423 and 1445 1965 Vivian Malone, is 1st black to graduate from University of Alabama 1965 Almos Alonzo Stagg, football coach (University of Chicago), dies in California at 102 1964 WUCM TV channel 19 in University Center, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 Free Speech Movement launched at University of California, Berkley 1964 Michelle Obama, born in Chicago, Illinois, maiden name, Michelle LaVaughn Robinson, first African-American First Lady of the United States, husband to Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States, employed by Sidley Austin law firm and University of Chicago Medical Center 1963 James Meredith becomes 1st black graduate from University of Mississippi 1963 Governor Wallace tries to prevent blacks registering at University of Alabama 1962 James Meredith became 1st black at University of Mississippi 1962 James Meredith registers for classes at University of Mississippi 1962 John F. Kennedy authorized use of federal troops to integrate University of Mississippi 1962 U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals orders Meredith admitted to University of Miss 1962 Southern University closed due to demonstrations 1961 Racial riot at University of Georgia 1960 Denise Strebig, born in San Bernardino, California, Denise Strebig-Haigh, professional golfer, toured with LPGA 1982-1990, married tour official Kerry Haigh, 1988, played college golf at University of Southern California 1959 Eric Fingerhut, born in University Heights, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1993 - 1995 1958 University of Pitts agrees to buy Forbes Field from the Pirates 1958 Larry Smith, born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, professional basketball player, coach, played forward/center for Alcorn State University, played for NBA's Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, credited as best rebounder in the 1980's, coached Anaheim Arsenal 1957 Danny Heep, born in San Antonio, Texas, Daniel William Heep, athlete, baseball player, outfielder, coach, played for Houston Astros, played in two World Series, 1986 with New York Mets, 1988 with Los Angeles Dodgers, head coach for University of the Incarnate Word, Texas 1956 Judith Butler, born in Cleveland, Ohio, philosopher, professor, U of C, Berkeley, specialty, post-structuralism, Ph. D. Yale University, areas of study include feminist theory, Jewish philosophy, ethics, sexuality, developed idea of sex and gender as social construction 1956 Autherine Lucy, 1st black admitted to University of Alabama, is expelled 1956 University of Alabama refuses admission to Autherine Lucy (because he's black) 1956 Autherine J Lucy admitted to University of Alabama, suspended 2/7 after a riot 1955 University of California discovers anti-proton 1955 Bar-Ilan University founded in Israel 1955 John Williams Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962) 1954 Fordham University scraps football team for financial reasons 1954 John Kimmel, born in East Orange, New Jersey, John C. Kimmel, horse trainer, trained at University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School, trained famous horses, Better Than Honour, Premium Tap, wins include Florida Derby, 2004, Pennsylvania Derby, 2007, among others 1954 Judith Weir, born in Cambridge, England, composer, professor of music at Cardiff University, Artistic Director, Spitafields Festival, Composer in Association for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra 1952 Orhan Pamuk, born in Istanbul, Turkey, novelist, professor in the Humanities, teaching comparative literature, writing, at Columbia University, received 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature 1952 University of Tennessee admits it's 1st black student 1951 Mississippi Valley State University founded 1951 John Battle, born in Bradford, England, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Leeds West, attended University of Leeds 1951 Bonnie Lauer, born in America, professional golfer, won National Collegiate Championship playing for Michigan State University, won 2 LPGA Tours, served as 1988 LPGA President 1951 Paul Dresher, born in Los Angeles, California, Paul Joseph Dresher, composer, drummer, minimalist and post-minimalist genres, studied at University of California, Berkeley, 2006 Guggenheim fellowship recipient 1950 University of Miami ends William and Mary straight tennis match victories at 82 1950 Stephen Chatman, born in Faribault, Minnesota, Canadian composer, received Fulbright grant for study at Hochschule fur Misik in Cologne, since 1976 has served as professor and Head of the Composition Division at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver 1950 Barry Pearson, born in Geneseo, Illinois, born Barry Lynn Pearson, American professional football player, attended Northwestern University, played position of wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs 1949 1st photo of genes taken at University of South California by Pease and Baker 1948 Nigel Osborne, born in Manchester, England, composer, studied with Egon Wellesz, Kenneth Leighton, music professor, University of Edinburgh 1948 1st courses begin at University of Ibadan, Nigeria 1947 Ann Beattie, born in Washington, D.C., short story writer, novelist, compared to John Updike, J.D Salinger, professor at Harvard, University of Virginia, Rea Award for the Short Story recipient 1947 Michael Wright, Vice-Chancello, Aston University 1947 Jim Nollman, born in Boston, Massachusetts, graduated from Tufts University, composer, musical theater, conceptual artist, environmental activist, recorded interspecies music with wolves, whales, dolphins, deer, elk, desert rats 1946 University of Tennessee refuses to play Duquesne U, because they may use a black player in their basketball game 1946 Charles S. Johnson becomes 1st black president of Fisk University 1946 Anne Boyd, born in Sydney, New South Wales, composer, professor of composition at the University of Sydney, recipient, Order of Australia, for contributions to music 1946 Keith Mans, born in England, politician, born Keith Douglas Rowland Mans, Member of Parliament for Wyre, educated at the RAF College Cranwell and the Open University 1946 M J H Sterling, Vice-Chancellor, Brunel University 1945 Diana Warwick, leader, Association of University Teachers 1945 Catholic University of Nijmegen reopens 1945 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' 1944 Paul Lansky, born in New York, composer, electronic music, computer music language pioneer, studied with George Perle and Milton Babbitt, professor of music at Princeton University 1944 Clyde Lee, born in Nashville, Tennessee, basketball player, Vanderbilt University's 'greatest player', played ten NBA seasons with the Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers 1944 Neely Bruce, born in America, composer, conductor, pianist, scholar of American music, Professor of Music and American Studies at Wesleyan University, chorus director for Connecticut Opera 1943 German occupiers arrest Louvain University's chancellor 1943 Bill Hopkins, born in Prestbury, Cheshire, England, British composer, music critic, teacher, pianist, studied at Oxford University with Egon Wellesz and Edmund Rubbra, taught at Birmingham University and University of Newcastle upon Tyne 1943 Rotschild-Haddassh University Hospital opens 1943 Catholic University Nijegen closes 1943 Dutch Catholic University Nijmegen closed 1943 5th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: University of Wyoming beat Georgetown 46-34 1942 Mario Savio, born in New York, New York, activist, member of Berkeley Free Speech Movement, Sproul Plaza steps named Mario Savio Steps, taught mathematics, philosophy, logic at Sonoma State University 1942 1st controlled nuclear chain reaction Enrico Fermi - University of Chicago 1942 Tessa Blackstone, born in England, Baroness Blackstone, politician, university administrator, Labor Party, life peer, House of Lords, Baroness Blackstone of Stoke Newington in Greater London 1942 F R Hartley, Vice-Chancellor, Cranfield University 1941 Baroness Hollis of Heigham, history lecturer, University of East Anglia 1941 Konrad Boehmer, born in Berlin, Germany, composer, writer, Marxist, Ph. D. University of Cologne, professor, Royal Conservatory of The Hague 1941 Jackson Hill, born in Birmingham, Alabama, composer, vocal music, teacher, Ph.D. Musicology, teacher, Duke University, Bucknell University 1941 Stewart Sutherland, Principal/Vice-Chancellor, Edinburgh University 1940 University of Michigan retires Tom Harmon's #98 1940 Gareth Roberts, chancellor, Sheffield University 1940 1st televised basketball game (University of Pittsburgh beats Fordham University, 50-37) 1939 Seamus Heaney, born in Ireland, poet, writer, poetry professor at the University of Oxford, Nobel Prize in Literature recipient, wrote play The Cure at Troy, Seeing Things, The Spirit Level, Beowulf: A New Translation 1939 1st NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: University of Oregon beats OH State 46-33 1939 Marlos Nobre, born in Recife, Brazil, composer, pianist, conductor, commissioned by Free University of Music, Sao Paulo, Ministry of Culture 1939 Uranium atom 1st split, Columbia University 1938 Elizabeth E Bailey, university dean, Carnegie Mellon 1938 1st archival course is offered at Columbia University in New York City 1938 Nazi's close theologic department of Innsbruck university 1938 Keith Peters, born in Baglan, Wales, physician, head of the School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge 1938 Ricardo Lagos, born in Santiago, Chile, politician, lawyer, Socialist Party, Party for Democracy, 33rd President of Chile, professor, Brown University 1937 Olly Wilson, born in St. Louis, Missouri, composer, double bassist, musicologist, contemporary classical music, preeminent African American composer, studied with Robert Wykes, earned PhD from University of Iowa 1937 Isolation of pituitary hormone announced (Yale University) 1937 1st quadruplets to finish college (Baylor University) 1937 Paul Bailey, born in England, novelist, George Orewell prize-winner, lecturer at North Dakota State University, writer in residence, Kingston University, wrote At The Jerusalem, radio and television plays, and non-fiction books 1936 Wolf Biermann, born in Hamburg, Germany, singer, songwriter, former East German dissident, wrote folk music, political ballads, studied political economics at Humboldt University of Berlin 1936 Harry Pitt, vice chancellor, Reading University 1936 Lars Gustafsson, born in Vasteras, Sweden, professor, University of Texas at Austin, author, wrote 'The Death of a Beekeeper' 1936 Jean Balissat, born in Lausanne, Switzerland, composer, professor of composition and orchestration, University of Geneva 1936 John Albert, professor, Master of University College Oxford 1936 John Hope, president of Atlanta University, dies at 67 1936 Daniel Goode, born in America, composer, clarinetist, studied with Henry Cowell, influenced by Indonesian gamelan music, bird song, Cape Breton fiddling, minimal music, member, Gamelan Son of Lion, Director, Electronic Music Studio, Rutgers University 1935 Maryland Court of Appeals orders University of M to admit (black) Donald Murray 1935 Elgar Howarth, born in Cannock, England, composer, conductor, educated at Manchester University, member of group, New Music Manchester 1935 Raoul Franklin, chancellor, City University London 1935 Don Nute, born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, Denver University, actor 1934 Struther Arnott, professor, St. Andrew University 1934 Roger Reynolds, born in Detroit, Michigan, composer, professor, University of California at San Diego, founder, ONCE Group, won Pulitzer Prize 1989 1934 Bradman out for a Cricket duck against Cambridge University! 1933 Dried human blood serum 1st prepared, University of Pennsylvania 1933 Ramiro Cortes, born in Dallas, Texas, composer, Fulbright Fellow, taught composition at University of California, University of Utah 1933 Richard Rose, Professor of Public Policy, Strathclyde University 1933 University Bridge, Seattle opens for traffic 1933 Cecil Perceval Taylor, composer and jazz pianist, University of Wisconsin 1932 Gundaris Pone, born in Riga, Latvia, composer, professor, State University College at New Paltz, New York 1932 Geoffrey Cass, CEO, Cambridge University Press 1932 Vitamin C 1st isolated, CC King, University of Pittsburgh 1931 1st broadcast of Dutch Radio Peoples University 1931 Raoul Pleskow, born in Vienna, Austria, composer, studied with Otto Luenig, served on music faculty at C.W. Post College, Long Island University 1931 Monty Losowsky, professor of medicine, St. James University England 1931 Richard Southwood, zoologist/chancellor, Oxford University 1931 Peter Levi, born in Ruislip, England, poet, writer, professor of poetry, University of Oxford, Catholic, spent time in the priesthood 1931 Denis Lawton, director, London University Institute of Educ 1930 Larry Austin, born in Duncan, Oklahoma, composer, professor, University of California 1930 Ryohei Hirose, born in Hakodate, Japan, composer, professor, Kyoto University of Arts 1977 - 1996, composes music for shakuhachi, recorder, viola da gamba 1930 Robert Buchanan, founder, Center for History of Tech Bath University 1930 William Taylor, British Chairman of Convocation, London University 1930 Simon Barrington-Ward, born in England, educated at Eton College, Cambridge, 7th Bishop of Coventry in the Church of England, 1985 - 1997, Bishop with pastoral care, University of Cambridge 1930 David Smith, principal/vice chancellor, Edinburgh University 1930 Stanley Wells, director, Shakespeare Institute University of Birmingham 1930 University of California dedicates $1,500 to research on prevention and cure of athlete's foot 1930 M J Hamlin, Principal/Vice-Chancellor, Dundee University 1929 Autherine Lucy, 1st black to enroll in University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa 1929 George McNicol, principal, Aberdeen University 1929 Morehouse College, Spellman College and Atlanta University affiliate 1929 Spanish dictator Primo de Rivera closes university of Madrid 1928 Harold Hanham, vice chancellor, Lancaster University 1928 Geraint Gruffydd, director, University of Wales Centre for Welsh Studies 1928 Yeshiva College (now University) chartered (New York City) 1927 Oskar Pastior, born in Sibiu, Romania, poet, writer, translator, studied German at University of Bucharest, translated Romanian literature into German, among other works by Tudor Arghezi, Tristan Tzara, Gellu Naum, Urmuz 1927 John Downey, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer, pianist, conductor, professor of composition and theory, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, founder, director of the Wisconsin Contemporary Music Forum 1927 David Ingram, Vice-Chancellor, University of Kent at Canterbury 1926 14th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Senators defeats University of Toronto, 10-7 1926 Mordecai W. Johnson becomes president of Howard University 1926 Geoffrey Caston, vice chancellor, University of South Pacific 1926 Alistair MacFarlane, principal, Heriot-Watt University England 1926 Graham Hills, principal, Strathclyde University, England 1925 Red Grange plays final University of Illinois game, signs with Chicago Bears 1925 1st U.S. University for Blacks, Xavier University, opens in New Orleans 1925 Robert Linn, born in America, composer, educator, University of Southern California, composed music for chorus and chamber ensembles, symphony orchestra and wind orchestra 1925 Cornerstone for Hebrew University, Jerusalem laid 1925 Hebrew University, Jerusalem dedicated 1924 12th CFL Grey Cup: Queen's University defeat Toronto Balmy Beach, 11-3 1924 Forest Peters of Montana State University hits 17 of 22 attempted field goals 1924 Darrell Royal, born in Hollis, Oklahoma, football coach, in 20 years as head coach, University of Texas Longhorn never lost a season, elected to College Football Hall of Fame, 1983 1924 Ikuma Dan, born in Tokyo, Japan, composer, graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, studied under famous opera composer Kosaku Yamada 1924 Jewel Plummer Cobb, educator/president, California State University at Fullerton 1923 Dika Newlin, born in Portland, Oregon, composer, child prodigy, began composing music at age 7, completed high school at 12, studied with Schoenberg at University of California at Los Angeles 1923 Catholic University of Nijmegen Netherlands opens 1923 Ladislav Fuks, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, writer, novelist, psychological novels, involving despair, suffering, experience of Fascist rule, received doctorate at Charles University in Prague 1923 John Hale, born in Ashford, Kent, linguist, historian, professor, editor, attended Johns Hopkins University, Harvard University, served as a Fellow of the British Academy 1923 Belgian Chamber discusses bilinguality at Ghent University 1923 University of Delaware invents "junior year abroad" (at Sorbonne) 1923 Samuel Selvon, born in Trinidad, author, writer-in-residence, University of Calgary, Canada, wrote 'The Lonely Londoners', focusing on West Indians' immigration to Britain, cultural differences 1923 Belgian Senate rejects Dutch University in Ghent 1923 Demonstration against a Dutch University in Ghent 1922 Belgian parliament rejects Dutch university in Ghent 1922 10th CFL Grey Cup: Queen's University defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 13-1 1922 Demonstration for a French Language University in Ghent 1922 Demonstration for a Dutch University in Ghent 1922 John West, vice chancellor, Bradford University 1922 Clifford Butler, vice chancellor, Loughborough University of Technology 1922 Carl Amery, born in Munich, Germany, writer, used pen name Christian Anton Mayer, studied at University of Munich, participant in Gruppe 47, a post-World War II literary association 1921 Roger Nixon, born in California, musician, composer, professor of music, composed for orchestra, band, choir, opera, Professor Emeritus of Music, San Francisco State University 1921 Frederick Banting and Charles Best isolates insulin at University of Toronto 1921 Harry Hookway, pro-chancellor, Loughborough University 1921 Lord Perry of Walton, SDP/vice chancellor, Open University England 1920 8th CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Toronto Argonauts, 16-3 1920 William Cramond, psychiatrist/vice-chancellor, Stirling University 1920 James Munn, commissioner, British University 1920 David Walker, Professor of Law, Glasgow University 1920 Kenneth Dover, chancellor, St. Andrews University 1920 Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, at Howard University, incorporates 1919 Bulent Arel, born in Istanbul, composer, electronic music, contemporary classical music, worked with Edgard Varese, designed, installed electronic music laboratory at Yale University 1918 Jack Morpurgo, American Literature scholar, Leeds University 1918 Earl Jellicoe, chancellor, University of Southhampton 1917 Piet De Somer, Belgian rector, University of Leuven 1916 222 points are scored in a football game between Georgia Tech and Cumberland University of Lebanon, Tennessee 1916 Andrew Kay, surgeon/professor of surgery, University of Glasgow 1916 Owen Chadwick, chancellor, University of East Anglia 1916 University of Gent goes under Dutch control 1915 Southern Methodist University (Dallas Texas) holds its 1st class 1915 Xavier University, 1st Black Catholic College in U.S., opens in NO LA 1915 Frank Thistlethwaite, vice chancellor, University of East Anglia 1914 6th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats University of Toronto, 14-2 1914 Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, founded at Howard University, incorporates 1913 Vivian Ridler, printer, Oxford University 1913 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, at Howard University, incorporates 1912 Mr. Carter-Cotton chosen 1st chancellor of University of British Columbia 1912 Tennessee University opened as Tennessee A and L State College 1912 Samuel Curran, vice chancellor, Strathclyde University 1912 Columbia University approves plans for awarding the Pulitzer Prize in several categories The award is established by Joseph Pulitzer 1911 3rd CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Toronto Argonauts, 14-7 1911 Arthur Vick, vice chancelor, Queens University, Belfast 1911 Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Indiana University, incorporates 1910 2nd CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Hamilton Tigers, 16-7 1910 Josef Tal, born in Pinne, Poland, born Joseph Gruenthal, composer, pianist, played hard with Palestine Orchestra, developed notational system for computer-generated compositions at Hebrew University 1910 Lord Grey of Naunton, chancellor, Ulster University 1909 University of Coopenhagen rejects Cook's claim that he was 1st to North Pole 1909 1st CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Toronto Parkdale, 26-6 1909 Jean Berger, born in Hamm, Germany, composer, pianist, professor, studied at Heidelberg, Vienna universities, studied with Paris' Louis Aubert, taught at Middlebury College, University of Colorado at Boulder, among others 1909 Elizabeth Wilkinson, professor German University College London 1909 Bristol University granted Royal Charter 1909 Charles Wislon, principal, Glasgow University 1909 1st U.S. university school of nursing established, University of Minnesota 1908 1st football uniform numerals used (University of Pittsburgh) 1908 University of Alberta opens 1908 Earl of Halsbury, chancellor, Brunei University 1908 Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, at Cornell University, incorporates 1907 Leon Edel, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, biographer, literary critic, wrote biography of Henry James, won Pulitzer Prize, wrote on James Joyce, taught literature at Sir George Williams University, now Concordia University 1905 Brian Coffey, born in Dublin, Ireland, poet, publisher, influenced by Catholicism, science and philosophy, surrealism, published in the University Review, established Advent Press 1905 Waseda University of Tokyo defeats LA High School 5-3 in baseball 1904 1st athletic letters given (University of Chicago football team) 1904 1st college sports letters given to Seniors who played on University of Chicago's football team are awarded blankets with letter "C" on them 1902 Arna W. Bontemps noted poet and librarian of Fisk University 1902 Jeno Takacs, born in Cinfalva, Hungary, composer, studied with Joseph Marx, Paul Weigarten, professor of piano, composition at University of Manila in the Philippines, gave concerts in China, Japan, Hong Kong 1902 Charles Kendall Adams, historian, educator, served as second President of Cornell University 1885 - 1892, President, University of Wisconsin 1892 - 1901, dies at age 67, in Redlands, California 1902 Robert Adamson, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, philosopher, professor, served as chair of logic at University of Glasgow 1893 - 1902, important lectures published in 'The Development of Modern Philosophy and Other Essays', dies 1902 1st Rose Bowl game in Pasadena, California, University of Michigan - 49, Sanford - 0 1900 Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (Women on University), dies 1900 David Wynne, born in Penderyn, Wales, composer, studied at University of Wales, Cardiff, University of Bristol, Head of Music, Lewis School Pengam, professor of composition, Cardiff College of Music and Drama 1900 John Henry Pyle Pafford, librarian, University of London 1897 Yerkes Observatory of University of Chicago is dedicated 1897 Kenneth Burke, born in America, philosopher, literary theorist, Agnostic, awarded Guggenheim Fellowship 1935, music critic for 'The Nation', editor, 'The Dial' literary magazine, attended Columbia University 1896 1st large indoor football game, University of Chicago beats University of Michigan 7-6 1895 Benjamin E Mays, South Carolina, black educator, Morehouse, Howard University 1895 Stanley Cup: Montreal Victorias awarded cup, as Queens University (Kingston Ont) loses to Montreal AAA, 5-1 1894 1st midwestern football team to play on west coast, University of Chicago defeats Stanford 24-4 at Palo Alto, California in football 1894 Charles Hodge, California, New York University professor, Answers for Americans 1894 1st college basketball game, University of Chicago beats Chicago YMCA 19-11 1893 New Mexico State University cancels it's 1st graduation ceremony, its only graduate Sam Steele was robbed and killed the night before 1893 1st U.S. college extension courses for credit, University of Chicago 1892 University of Chicago opens 1891 Irene Coit is 1st woman admitted to Yale University 1891 Robert Gordon Sproul, educator/college President, University of California 1891 Rice Institute, which became Rice University, is chartered 1890 1st U.S. college-level dairy school opens at University of Wisconsin 1887 1st U.S. school of librarianship opens at Columbia University 1882 1st U.S. college cooperative store opens, at Harvard University 1880 Southern University forms 1880 Amsterdam Free University opens 1880 University of California founded in Los Angeles 1878 Harry Emerson Fosdick, born in Buffalo, New York, Baptist clergyman, studied at Colgate University, opposed racism, injustice, supported appeasement of Hitler, claimed democracies caused the rise of fascism, wrote "A Guide to Understanding the Bible' 1877 University boat race between Oxford and Cambridge ends in a dead heat 1876 Edith Abbott, dean, University of Chicago Social Sciences 1876 Prairie View State University forms 1876 Johns Hopkins University opens 1874 Harvard beats University of McGill (Montreal) in football, 3-0 1874 Purdue University (Indiana) admits it's 1st student 1873 Toronto Argonaut Football Club 1st game losing to University of Toronto 1873 19 students attend opening class at Ohio State University 1873 Max Reger, born in Brand Bavaria, composer, pianist, professor, Leipzig University 1873 University of California gets its 1st Med School (UC/SF) 1872 Morgan State University founded 1872 Charlotte Ray, 1st Black woman lawyer, graduated Harvard University 1869 University of South Carolina opens to all races 1868 Cornell University (Ithaca New York) opens 1868 1st meeting of Board of Regents, University of California 1868 University of California founded (Oakland California) 1868 University of Illinois opens 1867 Congress creates 1st all-black university, Howard U in Washington D.C. 1867 Fisk University forms, 1867 1867 Howard University chartered 1867 Michigan becomes 1st state to tax property to support a university 1867 Howard University, Washington D.C., chartered 1866 Howard University founded (Wash, DC) 1866 Fisk University establishes 1865 Shaw University forms in Raleigh NC 1865 Howard University forms in Washington D.C. 1865 Atlanta University forms 1865 Cornell University in Ithaca,New York is chartered 1864 1st U.S. mines school opens in basement of Columbia University, New York 1862 Nicholas Murray Butler, U.S., Columbia University president and pacifist, Nobel 1931 1861 1st documented Canadian football game (at University of Toronto) 1861 University of Washington founded in Seattle 1861 Revolt of Russian student shuts down university of Petersburg 1861 Cornerstone of University of Washington laid in Seattle 1857 John H Aberson, 1st chancellor, Dutch Agricultural University 1857 San Jose State University forms 1856 Wilberforce University forms in Ohio 1854 Lincoln University founded as Ashmun Institute 1854 Lincoln University, Penn, 1st Black college in U.S. forms by Prebyts 1854 Lincoln University, a black college, chartered (Oxford, Penn) 1852 Robert Adamson, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, philosopher, professor, served as chair of logic at University of Glasgow 1893 - 1902, important lectures published in 'The Development of Modern Philosophy and Other Essays' 1851 Northwestern University in Chicago chartered 1851 David Starr Jordan, New York, biologist/university President, Leland Stanford 1850 Isaac L. Rice, Germany, namesake of Columbia University's Rice stadium 1849 University of Wisconsin begins in 1 room with 20 students 1847 State University of Iowa is approved 1844 University of Notre Dame receives its charter in Indiana 1841 Queens University in Kingston is chartered 1841 Fordham University, then St. John's College, opens in the Bronx 1838 Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher, Wife at University 1837 Cheyney University forms as the Institute for Colored Youth 1835 Charles Kendall Adams, born in Derby, Vermont, historian, educator, served as second President of Cornell University 1885 - 1892, President, University of Wisconsin 1892 - 1901 1834 William Thomson enters Glasgow University at 10 years 4 months 1827 University of Toronto is chartered 1826 London University founded 1824 Leland Stanford, Gov/Sen, founded Stanford University 1817 University of Gent officially opens 1808 1st U.S. land-grant university founded at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 1807 Thomas Green Clemson, mining engineer, endowed Clemson University 1807 Ezra Cornell, founder, Western Union Telegraph, Cornell University 1804 1st U.S. land-grant college, Ohio University, Athens Ohio, chartered 1797 John Hughes, archbishop, founded Fordham University in the Bronx 1795 Johns Hopkins, philanthropist, founded Johns Hopkins University 1795 1st state university in U.S. opens, University of North Carolina 1791 1st U.S. law school established at University of Pennsylvania 1786 Harvard University organizes 1st astronomical expedition in U.S. 1786 Abraham Baldwin selected president of University of Georgia 1785 1st U.S. state university chartered, Athens Georgia 1777 University library at Vienna opens 1756 Nassau Hall opens at Princeton University 1755 1st Russian university opens (Moscow) 1755 Tsarina Elisabeth establishes 1st Russian University 1754 Columbia University founded, as Kings College (New York City) 1746 Princeton University (NJ) received its charter 1737 Georg-August University opens in Gottingen 1677 Emperor Leopold I forms University of Innsbruck 1648 University of Harderwijk Netherlands solemn opens 1636 Harvard University (Cambridge Mass) founded 1636 University of Utrecht opening ceremony 1614 University of Groningen opens 1607 John Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard University 1582 Leidse university names Rembert Dodoens professor of botany/medicine 1581 Leiden University names Snellius math professor 1575 University of Leiden Netherlands opens 1574 Prince Willem van Orange installs university 1551 San Marcos University in Lima Peru, opens 1527 University of Marburg (Germany) founded 1519 University of Leuven convicts teaching of Luther 1479 Louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt), dies at 61 1460 University of Basle in Swizerland forms 1425 Pope Martinus V forms University of Leuven 1417 Louis IX, Duke of Bayern, University of Ingolstadt 1378 Charles IV, Roman-German King/German emperor (University of Prague), dies 1365 University of Vienna founded 1348 Prague University, 1st university in central Europe, formed by Charles IV 1201 Robert de Sorbon, founded Sorbonne University, Paris |
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