2015 Event UConn defeats Notre Dame 63-53 to win the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship; these results follow yesterday's Duke University win over the University of Wisconsin 68-63 in the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship 2015 Event Duke University defeats the University of Wisconsin to win the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship; the game, with a 68-63 score, resulted in Duke's fifth title 2014 Event Medical worker Nancy Writebol, the second of two Americans to contract the Ebola virus in Liberia, joins Dr. Kent Brantly at Emory University Hospital for treatment; both patients are receiving an experimental drug that has not been tested on humans 2014 Event Dr. Kent Brantly, one of two American medical workers who contracted the Ebola virus in Liberia, arrives in the U.S. for treatment in isolation at Emory University Hospital; the virus has already claimed hundreds of lives in West Africa 2014 Event Football players at Northwestern University cast votes on whether to form a union; the players were ruled last month to be university employees by the National Labor Relations Board, giving the students the right to organize 2014 Event The University of Connecticut achieves a second championship as the women's basketball team takes home the NCAA championship title after a 79-58 victory over Notre Dame; the men's basketball team won the NCAA title this season 2014 Event The UConn Huskies beat the University of Kentucky Wildcats 60-54 for the NCAA Men's Basketball Division I championship title 2014 Event Scientists from Australian National University observe the oldest star in the universe for the first time. The star, located 6,000 light years from Earth, serves as a fingerprint of the first stars in the universe; it is believed to be 13.7 billion years old 2013 Event The University of Liberia reports the all 25,000 applicants to the University failed their admissions test because they lacked enthusiasm and didn't know basic English 2013 Event Janet Napolitano, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, announces she will resign from her position to become the President of the University of California 2013 Event Columbia University researchers believe the new material, graphene, even if stitched together, is the strongest material in the world 2013 Event A transistor-like transcriptor is built out of DNA and RNA molecules by American bioengineers at Stanford University 2013 Event New findings from the University of Leicester indicate decreasing sitting time by 90 each day can result in major heath advantages, such as reducing the risk of Type 2 Diabetes 2013 Event In North Carolina, a neuroscientist at Duke University announces he has successfully connected the brains of two rats in such a way that they share information 2013 Event Germany's Federal Minister of Education and Research, Annette Schavan, resigns after she is stripped of her doctorate degree for plagiarism by the University of Dusseldorf 2013 Event At a University of Leicester media conference, it is announced that during a 2012 archeological dig in Leicester, the skeleton they unearthed is confirmed to be the remains of King Richard III of England 2012 Event A study conducted at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York, announces the a harmful type of space radiation may accelerate the development of Alzheimer's disease 2012 Event Physics professor Enzo Di Fabrizio, of Magna Graecia University in Catanzaro, Italy, successfully takes the first direct photograph of DNA 2012 Event Rick Majerus, the head basketball coach at Saint Louis University, announces his retirement due to health issues 2012 Event Anglo-Irish poet laureate Cecil Day-Lewis' archive, which inclues manuscripts and a letter from W. H. Auden are donated to Oxford University's Bodelian Library by Tamasin and Daniel Day-Lewis 2012 Event A University of Nebraska-Lincoln communication specialist predicts that future use of unmanned aerial vehicles in journalism will become widespread 2012 Event Scientists at Stanford University invent a working bionic eye the is powered only by focused light; the eye could eventually restore the sight of millions of people suffering from macular degeneration and retinal pigmentosa 2012 Event Love letters written between poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning are published online by Wellesley College and Baylor University 2011 Event Washington State University researchers develop an artificial bone 'scaffold' which uses 3D printers to print replacement bone tissue for injured patients 2011 Event In Quebec, 200,000 Canadian college and university students vote to boycott classes to protest tuition fee increases 2011 Event In London, a rise in university tuition fees leads thousands of students to march in protest 2011 Event A previously unknown species of bottlenose dolphin is identified by researchers at Australia's Monash University, who named it Tursiops australis 2011 Event Peruvians reclaimed 45,000 Inca artefacts taken by Yale University from Machu Picchu over a hundred years ago, finally successful in their campaign to return of 'the dignity and pride of Peru' 2011 Event A professor from New York University has an experimental life-blogging camera removed from his head after his immune system rejected the implant 2010 Event University students in England and Wales protest the government's plan to increase tuition fees and make higher education funding cuts 2010 Event According to Fudan University's survey results, 72.6% of Shanghai residents attended the Shanghai Expo; an average of 2.31 visits per resident 2010 Event A Southampton University research fellow discovers a lost Antonio Vivaldi flute concerto at the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh 2010 Event Dhaka's University of Engineering and Technology in Bangladesh is shut down after a student rampage injures four people because of 2010 FIFA World Cup fever 2007 Death Jean Balissat, composer, professor of composition and orchestration, University of Geneva, dies in Corcelles-le-Jorat, Switzerland 2000 Death Peter Levi, poet, writer, professor of poetry, University of Oxford, Catholic, spent time in the priesthood, dies 1998 Death Cary Middlecoff, professional golfer with what is currently known as the PGA Tour in the 1940s, University of Mississippi's first golf All-American 1939, dies in Memphis, Tennessee at age 77 1995 Event 14th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: University of Ct Huskies beats Tennessee 70-64 1994 Death Samuel Selvon, author, writer-in-residence, University of Calgary, Canada, dies at 70 1994 Death Gundaris Pone, composer, professor, State University College at New Paltz, New York, dies of cancer in Kingston, New York, at age 61 1994 Death Gerardus J Sizoo, physicist/director of Dutch Free University, dies 1993 Death 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 Death Roy Riegels, University of California football player who ran wrong way, dies at 84 1991 Event California University makes Dead Sea Scrolls public 1991 Event University of Manchester scientist announce finding a planet outside of solar system 1991 Event NCAA bans University of Minnesota football team from postseason play in 1992 1991 Event Law enforcement officers raid fraternities at University of Virginia seizing drugs 1990 Death Richard Haines, director (Splatter University), dies 1989 Event Nelson Mandela receives a BA from University of South Africa 1988 Event Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen gives $10 million to University Washington library 1988 Event Harvard University patents genetically engineered mouse 1987 Event BB King donates his 7,000 record collection to the University of Mississippi 1987 Event Astronomers at University of California see 1st sight of birth of a galaxy 1985 Death Piet De Somer, Belgian rector of University of Louvain, dies at 67 1985 Event Tulane University cancels its basketball season amidst scandal 1985 Event Bruce Morris, Marshall University, makes a 92' 5" basketball shot 1984 Event Dutch Queen Beatrice opens University 1984 Death Ramiro Cortes, composer, Fulbright Fellow, taught composition at University of California, University of Utah, dies at 50 in Salt Lake City, Utah 1984 Death Malcolm H Kerr, 9th President of American University of Beirut, shot dead 1982 Event 1st permanent artificial heart successfully implanted (University of Utah) in retired dentist Barney Clark; lived 112 days with Jarvic-7 heart 1981 Event Football running back, Herschel Walker, of University of Georgia, takes out a Lloyd's of London insurance policy for $1 million 1981 Death 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 Event Macalaster University of St. Paul, Minnesota beating Mount Senario 17-14 1980 Event University administraion declares 5 Pac-10 schools ineligible for conference titles and post-season play due to transcript and curriculum abuses 1979 Event U.S.'s 1st artificial blood transfusion occurs at University of Minnesota Hospital 1979 Birthday 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 Event Hannah H Gray inaugurated as 1st female head of U.S. university (Chic) 1978 Death James B Conant, headmaster (Harvard University), dies at 84 1978 Event Theodore Bundy kills Florida State University coeds Lisa Levy and Margaret Bowman 1977 Event 14 University of Evansville basketball players die in plane crash 1977 Event Dr. Clifford R Wharton, Jr. named chancellor of State University of NY 1977 Birthday 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 Event 12,000 police occupy university in Mexico City 1976 Event East Lansing police arrest Dodgers reliever Mike Marshall for taking batting practice at Michigan State University after he is warned not to 1975 Event University of California reports galaxy 3C123 at 8 billion light years distance 1974 Event Padres draft Brown University shortstop Bill Almon #1 1974 Birthday Tony Delk, born in Covington, Tennessee, professional basketball player, point guard, shooting guard, leader of University of Kentucky Wildcats team that won the 1996 NCAA Men's Division 1973 Event University of Texas (Arlington) is 1st accredited school to offer belly dancing 1972 Death Horace Mann Bond, president of Lincoln University (Pa), dies at 70 1972 Event Adolph Rupp retires after 42 years of coaching University of Kentucky 1971 Birthday Aileen Quinn, born in Yardley, Pennsylvania, actress, graduate of Drew University, noted for playing title role in 1982 film, Annie 1971 Event Columbia University operations virtually end, by student strike 1970 Event Plane carrying Wichita State University football team crashes killing 30 1970 Event Bomb kills 1 at University of Wisconsin's Army Math Research Center in Madison 1970 Event City University of New York inaugurates open admissions 1970 Birthday Susan Veasey, Wilmington, Delaware, LPGA golfer, University of S Fla 1970 Birthday 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 Death 4 students, at Kent State University killed by Ohio National Guard 1969 Death 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 Event "Clues Hint at Beatle's Death," reported in Illinois University newspaper, sparking widespread rumours of Paul McCartney's death 1969 Event University of Arizona reports 1st optical id of pulsar (in Crab Nebula) 1968 Event Yale University announces it is going co-educational 1968 Event University of Suriname opens 1968 Event University church in Leipzig, East Germany, blown up 1968 Event Leftist students take over Columbia University, New York City 1968 Event Howard University students seize administration building 1968 Death Robert R "Bob" Jones, founder (Bob Jones University), dies at 84 1967 Event Black students seize finance building at Northwestern University 1967 Event University of Michigan holds 1st "Teach-in" after bombing of North Vietnam 1967 Birthday Andrew Dunkley, Kent England, golfer, 1991-93 Co-Captain University of W Fla 1966 Event Charles Whitman climbs University of Texas tower and shoots 12 dead 1966 Event Former marine Charles Whitman kills 13 and wounds 31 at University of Texas 1966 Death Charles Whitman, former marine, kills 13 at University of Texas, shot by cops 1966 Event Charles Whitman wounds 46 and kills 5 at University of Texas 1965 Event "Vinland Map" is introduced by Yale University as being the 1st known map of America, drawn between 1423 and 1445 1965 Event Vivian Malone, is 1st black to graduate from University of Alabama 1965 Death Almos Alonzo Stagg, football coach (University of Chicago), dies in California at 102 1964 Event WUCM TV channel 19 in University Center, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 Event Free Speech Movement launched at University of California, Berkley 1964 Birthday 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 Event James Meredith becomes 1st black graduate from University of Mississippi 1963 Event Governor Wallace tries to prevent blacks registering at University of Alabama 1962 Event James Meredith became 1st black at University of Mississippi 1962 Event James Meredith registers for classes at University of Mississippi 1962 Event John F. Kennedy authorized use of federal troops to integrate University of Mississippi 1962 Event U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals orders Meredith admitted to University of Miss 1962 Birthday Taslima Nasrin, born in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, doctor turned author, fled Bangladesh to live in exile since 1994, radical feminist and critic of Islam, works for New York University 1962 Event Southern University closed due to demonstrations 1961 Event Racial riot at University of Georgia 1960 Birthday 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 1960 Birthday Sleepy Floyd, born in Gastonia, North Carolina, professional basketball player, guard, played for Georgetown University, the New Jersey Nets, the Houston Rockets 1959 Birthday Eric Fingerhut, born in University Heights, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1993 - 1995 1958 Event University of Pitts agrees to buy Forbes Field from the Pirates 1958 Birthday 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 Birthday 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 Birthday 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 Event Autherine Lucy, 1st black admitted to University of Alabama, is expelled 1956 Event University of Alabama refuses admission to Autherine Lucy (because he's black) 1956 Event Autherine J Lucy admitted to University of Alabama, suspended 2/7 after a riot 1955 Event University of California discovers anti-proton 1955 Event Bar-Ilan University founded in Israel 1955 Birthday Cary Middlecoff, born in Halls, Tennessee, professional golfer with what is currently known as the PGA Tour in the 1940s, University of Mississippi's first golf All-American 1939 1955 Event John Williams Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962) 1954 Event Fordham University scraps football team for financial reasons 1954 Birthday 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 Birthday 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 Birthday 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 Event University of Tennessee admits it's 1st black student 1951 Event Mississippi Valley State University founded 1951 Birthday John Battle, born in Bradford, England, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Leeds West, attended University of Leeds 1951 Birthday 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 Birthday 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 Event University of Miami ends William and Mary straight tennis match victories at 82 1950 Birthday 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 Birthday Julia Neuberger, Baroness Neuberger, born in England, British rabbi, member of the House of Lords, social reformer, Chancellor, University of Ulster 1950 Birthday 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 Event 1st photo of genes taken at University of South California by Pease and Baker 1948 Birthday Nigel Osborne, born in Manchester, England, composer, studied with Egon Wellesz, Kenneth Leighton, music professor, University of Edinburgh 1948 Event 1st courses begin at University of Ibadan, Nigeria 1947 Birthday 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 Birthday Michael Wright, Vice-Chancello, Aston University 1947 Birthday 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 Event University of Tennessee refuses to play Duquesne U, because they may use a black player in their basketball game 1946 Event Charles S. Johnson becomes 1st black president of Fisk University 1946 Birthday 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 Birthday 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 Birthday M J H Sterling, Vice-Chancellor, Brunel University 1945 Birthday Diana Warwick, leader, Association of University Teachers 1945 Event Catholic University of Nijmegen reopens 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' 1944 Birthday 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 Birthday 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 Birthday 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 Event German occupiers arrest Louvain University's chancellor 1943 Birthday 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 Event Rotschild-Haddassh University Hospital opens 1943 Event Catholic University Nijegen closes 1943 Event Dutch Catholic University Nijmegen closed 1943 Event 5th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: University of Wyoming beat Georgetown 46-34 1942 Birthday 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 Event 1st controlled nuclear chain reaction Enrico Fermi - University of Chicago 1942 Birthday 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 Birthday F R Hartley, Vice-Chancellor, Cranfield University 1941 Birthday Baroness Hollis of Heigham, history lecturer, University of East Anglia 1941 Birthday Konrad Boehmer, born in Berlin, Germany, composer, writer, Marxist, Ph. D. University of Cologne, professor, Royal Conservatory of The Hague 1941 Birthday Jackson Hill, born in Birmingham, Alabama, composer, vocal music, teacher, Ph.D. Musicology, teacher, Duke University, Bucknell University 1941 Birthday Stewart Sutherland, Principal/Vice-Chancellor, Edinburgh University 1940 Event University of Michigan retires Tom Harmon's #98 1940 Birthday Gareth Roberts, chancellor, Sheffield University 1940 Event 1st televised basketball game (University of Pittsburgh beats Fordham University, 50-37) 1939 Birthday 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 Event 1st NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: University of Oregon beats OH State 46-33 1939 Birthday Marlos Nobre, born in Recife, Brazil, composer, pianist, conductor, commissioned by Free University of Music, Sao Paulo, Ministry of Culture 1939 Event Uranium atom 1st split, Columbia University 1938 Birthday Elizabeth E Bailey, university dean, Carnegie Mellon 1938 Event 1st archival course is offered at Columbia University in New York City 1938 Event Nazi's close theologic department of Innsbruck university 1938 Birthday Keith Peters, born in Baglan, Wales, physician, head of the School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge 1938 Birthday Ricardo Lagos, born in Santiago, Chile, politician, lawyer, Socialist Party, Party for Democracy, 33rd President of Chile, professor, Brown University 1937 Birthday 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 Event Isolation of pituitary hormone announced (Yale University) 1937 Event 1st quadruplets to finish college (Baylor University) 1937 Birthday 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 Birthday 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 Birthday Harry Pitt, vice chancellor, Reading University 1936 Birthday Lars Gustafsson, born in Vasteras, Sweden, professor, University of Texas at Austin, author, wrote 'The Death of a Beekeeper' 1936 Birthday Jean Balissat, born in Lausanne, Switzerland, composer, professor of composition and orchestration, University of Geneva 1936 Birthday John Albert, professor, Master of University College Oxford 1936 Death John Hope, president of Atlanta University, dies at 67 1936 Birthday 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 Event Maryland Court of Appeals orders University of M to admit (black) Donald Murray 1935 Birthday Elgar Howarth, born in Cannock, England, composer, conductor, educated at Manchester University, member of group, New Music Manchester 1935 Birthday Raoul Franklin, chancellor, City University London 1935 Birthday Don Nute, born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, Denver University, actor 1934 Birthday Struther Arnott, professor, St. Andrew University 1934 Birthday Roger Reynolds, born in Detroit, Michigan, composer, professor, University of California at San Diego, founder, ONCE Group, won Pulitzer Prize 1989 1934 Event Bradman out for a Cricket duck against Cambridge University! 1933 Event Dried human blood serum 1st prepared, University of Pennsylvania 1933 Birthday Ramiro Cortes, born in Dallas, Texas, composer, Fulbright Fellow, taught composition at University of California, University of Utah 1933 Birthday Richard Rose, Professor of Public Policy, Strathclyde University 1933 Event University Bridge, Seattle opens for traffic 1933 Birthday Cecil Perceval Taylor, composer and jazz pianist, University of Wisconsin 1932 Birthday Gundaris Pone, born in Riga, Latvia, composer, professor, State University College at New Paltz, New York 1932 Birthday Geoffrey Cass, CEO, Cambridge University Press 1932 Event Vitamin C 1st isolated, CC King, University of Pittsburgh 1931 Event 1st broadcast of Dutch Radio Peoples University 1931 Birthday Raoul Pleskow, born in Vienna, Austria, composer, studied with Otto Luenig, served on music faculty at C.W. Post College, Long Island University 1931 Birthday Monty Losowsky, professor of medicine, St. James University England 1931 Birthday Richard Southwood, zoologist/chancellor, Oxford University 1931 Birthday Peter Levi, born in Ruislip, England, poet, writer, professor of poetry, University of Oxford, Catholic, spent time in the priesthood 1931 Birthday Denis Lawton, director, London University Institute of Educ 1930 Birthday Larry Austin, born in Duncan, Oklahoma, composer, professor, University of California 1930 Birthday Ryohei Hirose, born in Hakodate, Japan, composer, professor, Kyoto University of Arts 1977 - 1996, composes music for shakuhachi, recorder, viola da gamba 1930 Birthday Robert Buchanan, founder, Center for History of Tech Bath University 1930 Birthday William Taylor, British Chairman of Convocation, London University 1930 Birthday 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 Birthday David Smith, principal/vice chancellor, Edinburgh University 1930 Birthday Stanley Wells, director, Shakespeare Institute University of Birmingham 1930 Event University of California dedicates $1,500 to research on prevention and cure of athlete's foot 1930 Birthday M J Hamlin, Principal/Vice-Chancellor, Dundee University 1929 Birthday Autherine Lucy, 1st black to enroll in University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa 1929 Birthday George McNicol, principal, Aberdeen University 1929 Event Morehouse College, Spellman College and Atlanta University affiliate 1929 Event Spanish dictator Primo de Rivera closes university of Madrid 1928 Birthday Harold Hanham, vice chancellor, Lancaster University 1928 Birthday Geraint Gruffydd, director, University of Wales Centre for Welsh Studies 1928 Event Yeshiva College (now University) chartered (New York City) 1927 Birthday 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 Birthday 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 Birthday David Ingram, Vice-Chancellor, University of Kent at Canterbury 1926 Event 14th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Senators defeats University of Toronto, 10-7 1926 Event Mordecai W. Johnson becomes president of Howard University 1926 Birthday Geoffrey Caston, vice chancellor, University of South Pacific 1926 Birthday Alistair MacFarlane, principal, Heriot-Watt University England 1926 Birthday Graham Hills, principal, Strathclyde University, England 1925 Event Red Grange plays final University of Illinois game, signs with Chicago Bears 1925 Event 1st U.S. University for Blacks, Xavier University, opens in New Orleans 1925 Birthday Robert Linn, born in America, composer, educator, University of Southern California, composed music for chorus and chamber ensembles, symphony orchestra and wind orchestra 1925 Event Cornerstone for Hebrew University, Jerusalem laid 1925 Event Hebrew University, Jerusalem dedicated 1924 Event 12th CFL Grey Cup: Queen's University defeat Toronto Balmy Beach, 11-3 1924 Event Forest Peters of Montana State University hits 17 of 22 attempted field goals 1924 Birthday 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 Birthday 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 Birthday Jewel Plummer Cobb, educator/president, California State University at Fullerton 1923 Birthday 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 Event Catholic University of Nijmegen Netherlands opens 1923 Birthday 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 Birthday 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 Event Belgian Chamber discusses bilinguality at Ghent University 1923 Event University of Delaware invents "junior year abroad" (at Sorbonne) 1923 Birthday 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 Event Belgian Senate rejects Dutch University in Ghent 1923 Event Demonstration against a Dutch University in Ghent 1922 Event Belgian parliament rejects Dutch university in Ghent 1922 Event 10th CFL Grey Cup: Queen's University defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 13-1 1922 Event Demonstration for a French Language University in Ghent 1922 Event Demonstration for a Dutch University in Ghent 1922 Birthday John West, vice chancellor, Bradford University 1922 Birthday Clifford Butler, vice chancellor, Loughborough University of Technology 1922 Birthday 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 Birthday 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 Event Frederick Banting and Charles Best isolates insulin at University of Toronto 1921 Birthday Harry Hookway, pro-chancellor, Loughborough University 1921 Birthday Lord Perry of Walton, SDP/vice chancellor, Open University England 1920 Event 8th CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Toronto Argonauts, 16-3 1920 Birthday William Cramond, psychiatrist/vice-chancellor, Stirling University 1920 Birthday James Munn, commissioner, British University 1920 Birthday David Walker, Professor of Law, Glasgow University 1920 Birthday Kenneth Dover, chancellor, St. Andrews University 1920 Event Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, at Howard University, incorporates 1919 Birthday Bulent Arel, born in Istanbul, composer, electronic music, contemporary classical music, worked with Edgard Varese, designed, installed electronic music laboratory at Yale University 1918 Birthday Jack Morpurgo, American Literature scholar, Leeds University 1918 Birthday Earl Jellicoe, chancellor, University of Southhampton 1917 Birthday Piet De Somer, Belgian rector, University of Leuven 1916 Event 222 points are scored in a football game between Georgia Tech and Cumberland University of Lebanon, Tennessee 1916 Birthday Andrew Kay, surgeon/professor of surgery, University of Glasgow 1916 Birthday Owen Chadwick, chancellor, University of East Anglia 1916 Event University of Gent goes under Dutch control 1915 Event Southern Methodist University (Dallas Texas) holds its 1st class 1915 Event Xavier University, 1st Black Catholic College in U.S., opens in NO LA 1915 Birthday Frank Thistlethwaite, vice chancellor, University of East Anglia 1914 Event 6th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats University of Toronto, 14-2 1914 Event Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, founded at Howard University, incorporates 1913 Birthday Vivian Ridler, printer, Oxford University 1913 Event Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, at Howard University, incorporates 1912 Event Mr. Carter-Cotton chosen 1st chancellor of University of British Columbia 1912 Event Tennessee University opened as Tennessee A and L State College 1912 Birthday Samuel Curran, vice chancellor, Strathclyde University 1912 Event Columbia University approves plans for awarding the Pulitzer Prize in several categories The award is established by Joseph Pulitzer 1911 Event 3rd CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Toronto Argonauts, 14-7 1911 Birthday Arthur Vick, vice chancelor, Queens University, Belfast 1911 Event Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Indiana University, incorporates 1910 Event 2nd CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Hamilton Tigers, 16-7 1910 Birthday 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 Birthday Lord Grey of Naunton, chancellor, Ulster University 1909 Event University of Coopenhagen rejects Cook's claim that he was 1st to North Pole 1909 Event 1st CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Toronto Parkdale, 26-6 1909 Birthday 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 Birthday Elizabeth Wilkinson, professor German University College London 1909 Event Bristol University granted Royal Charter 1909 Birthday Charles Wislon, principal, Glasgow University 1909 Event 1st U.S. university school of nursing established, University of Minnesota 1908 Event 1st football uniform numerals used (University of Pittsburgh) 1908 Event University of Alberta opens 1908 Birthday Earl of Halsbury, chancellor, Brunei University 1908 Event Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, at Cornell University, incorporates 1907 Birthday 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 Birthday Brian Coffey, born in Dublin, Ireland, poet, publisher, influenced by Catholicism, science and philosophy, surrealism, published in the University Review, established Advent Press 1905 Event Waseda University of Tokyo defeats LA High School 5-3 in baseball 1904 Event 1st athletic letters given (University of Chicago football team) 1904 Event 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 Event Arna W. Bontemps noted poet and librarian of Fisk University 1902 Birthday 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 Death 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 Death 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 Event 1st Rose Bowl game in Pasadena, California, University of Michigan - 49, Sanford - 0 1900 Death Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (Women on University), dies 1900 Birthday 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 Birthday John Henry Pyle Pafford, librarian, University of London 1897 Event Yerkes Observatory of University of Chicago is dedicated 1897 Birthday 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 Event 1st large indoor football game, University of Chicago beats University of Michigan 7-6 1895 Birthday Benjamin E Mays, South Carolina, black educator, Morehouse, Howard University 1895 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Victorias awarded cup, as Queens University (Kingston Ont) loses to Montreal AAA, 5-1 1894 Event 1st midwestern football team to play on west coast, University of Chicago defeats Stanford 24-4 at Palo Alto, California in football 1894 Birthday Charles Hodge, California, New York University professor, Answers for Americans 1894 Event 1st college basketball game, University of Chicago beats Chicago YMCA 19-11 1893 Event New Mexico State University cancels it's 1st graduation ceremony, its only graduate Sam Steele was robbed and killed the night before 1893 Event 1st U.S. college extension courses for credit, University of Chicago 1892 Event University of Chicago opens 1891 Birthday Robert Gordon Sproul, educator/college President, University of California 1891 Event Rice Institute, which became Rice University, is chartered 1890 Event 1st U.S. college-level dairy school opens at University of Wisconsin 1887 Event 1st U.S. school of librarianship opens at Columbia University 1882 Event 1st U.S. college cooperative store opens, at Harvard University 1880 Event Southern University forms 1880 Event Amsterdam Free University opens 1880 Event University of California founded in Los Angeles 1878 Birthday 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 Event University boat race between Oxford and Cambridge ends in a dead heat 1876 Birthday Edith Abbott, dean, University of Chicago Social Sciences 1876 Event Prairie View State University forms 1876 Event Johns Hopkins University opens 1874 Event Harvard beats McGill University in football, 3 - 0, 1st admission charge at a football game 1874 Event Purdue University (Indiana) admits it's 1st student 1873 Event Toronto Argonaut Football Club 1st game losing to University of Toronto 1873 Event 19 students attend opening class at Ohio State University 1873 Birthday Max Reger, born in Brand Bavaria, composer, pianist, professor, Leipzig University 1873 Event University of California gets its 1st Med School (UC/SF) 1872 Event Morgan State University founded 1872 Event Charlotte Ray, 1st Black woman lawyer, graduated Harvard University 1869 Event University of South Carolina opens to all races 1868 Event Cornell University (Ithaca New York) opens 1868 Event 1st meeting of Board of Regents, University of California 1868 Event University of California founded (Oakland California) 1868 Event University of Illinois opens 1867 Event Congress creates 1st all-black university, Howard U in Washington D.C. 1867 Event Fisk University forms, 1867 1867 Event Howard University chartered 1867 Event Michigan becomes 1st state to tax property to support a university 1867 Event Howard University, Washington D.C., chartered 1866 Event Howard University founded (Wash, DC) 1866 Event Fisk University establishes 1865 Event Shaw University forms in Raleigh NC 1865 Event Howard University forms in Washington D.C. 1865 Event Atlanta University forms 1865 Event Cornell University in Ithaca,New York is chartered 1864 Event 1st U.S. mines school opens in basement of Columbia University, New York 1862 Birthday Nicholas Murray Butler, U.S., Columbia University president and pacifist, Nobel 1931 1861 Event 1st documented Canadian football game (at University of Toronto) 1861 Event University of Washington founded in Seattle 1861 Event Revolt of Russian student shuts down university of Petersburg 1861 Event Cornerstone of University of Washington laid in Seattle 1857 Birthday John H Aberson, 1st chancellor, Dutch Agricultural University 1857 Event San Jose State University forms 1856 Event Wilberforce University forms in Ohio 1854 Event Lincoln University founded as Ashmun Institute 1854 Event Lincoln University, Penn, 1st Black college in U.S. forms by Prebyts 1854 Event Lincoln University, a black college, chartered (Oxford, Penn) 1852 Birthday 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 Event Northwestern University in Chicago chartered 1851 Birthday David Starr Jordan, New York, biologist/university President, Leland Stanford 1850 Birthday Isaac L. Rice, Germany, namesake of Columbia University's Rice stadium 1849 Event University of Wisconsin begins in 1 room with 20 students 1847 Event State University of Iowa is approved 1844 Event University of Notre Dame receives its charter in Indiana 1841 Event Queens University in Kingston is chartered 1841 Event Fordham University, then St. John's College, opens in the Bronx 1838 Birthday Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher, Wife at University 1837 Event Cheyney University forms as the Institute for Colored Youth 1835 Birthday 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 Event William Thomson enters Glasgow University at 10 years 4 months 1827 Event University of Toronto is chartered 1826 Event London University founded 1824 Birthday Leland Stanford, Gov/Sen, founded Stanford University 1817 Event University of Gent officially opens 1808 Event 1st U.S. land-grant university founded at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 1807 Birthday Thomas Green Clemson, mining engineer, endowed Clemson University 1807 Birthday Ezra Cornell, founder, Western Union Telegraph, Cornell University 1804 Event 1st U.S. land-grant college, Ohio University, Athens Ohio, chartered 1797 Birthday John Hughes, archbishop, founded Fordham University in the Bronx 1795 Birthday Johns Hopkins, philanthropist, founded Johns Hopkins University 1795 Event 1st state university in U.S. opens, University of North Carolina 1791 Event 1st U.S. law school established at University of Pennsylvania 1786 Event Harvard University organizes 1st astronomical expedition in U.S. 1786 Event Abraham Baldwin selected president of University of Georgia 1785 Event 1st U.S. state university chartered, Athens Georgia 1777 Event University library at Vienna opens 1756 Event Nassau Hall opens at Princeton University 1755 Event 1st Russian university opens (Moscow) 1755 Event Tsarina Elisabeth establishes 1st Russian University 1754 Event Columbia University founded, as Kings College (New York City) 1746 Event Princeton University in New Jersey received its charter 1737 Event Georg-August University opens in Gottingen 1677 Event Emperor Leopold I forms University of Innsbruck 1648 Event University of Harderwijk Netherlands solemn opens 1636 Event Harvard University (Cambridge Mass) founded 1636 Event University of Utrecht opening ceremony 1614 Event University of Groningen opens 1607 Birthday John Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard University 1582 Event Leidse university names Rembert Dodoens professor of botany/medicine 1581 Event Leiden University names Snellius math professor 1575 Event University of Leiden Netherlands opens 1574 Event Prince Willem van Orange installs university 1551 Event San Marcos University in Lima Peru, opens 1527 Event University of Marburg (Germany) founded 1519 Event University of Leuven convicts teaching of Luther 1479 Death Louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt), dies at 61 1460 Event University of Basle in Swizerland forms 1425 Event Pope Martinus V forms University of Leuven 1417 Birthday Louis IX, Duke of Bayern, University of Ingolstadt 1378 Death Charles IV, Roman-German King/German emperor (University of Prague), dies 1365 Event University of Vienna founded 1348 Event Prague University, 1st university in central Europe, formed by Charles IV 1201 Birthday Robert de Sorbon, founded Sorbonne University, Paris
