Dr. Daniel Hale Williams III By hlkaney Jan 18, 1858 Williams is born Oct 14, 1867 Williams father dies & Daniel moves in with family friend Oct 14, 1883 Daniel graduates from Northwestern University Medical School Oct 14, 1891 Open Provident Hospital Oct 14, 1893 Williams preformed the first successful open-heart surgery Oct 14, 1894 Daniel moves to Washington D.C. & revises and improves Freedman's Hospital Oct 14, 1898 Williams marries Alice Johnson Oct 14, 1912 Daniel is appointed associate attending surgeon at St. Luke's Hospital Oct 14, 1926 Williams has a stroke that paralyzes him Aug 4, 1931 Daniel Hale Williams III dies