Rosalind Elsie Franklin is born on July 25, 1920. By meliatx Jul 25, 1920 Rosalind Elsie Franklin was born on July 25, 1920 in London, England May 10, 1941 Rosalind graduated college in 1941 Jan 10, 1942 Rosalind gives up her fellowship for war effort & takes x-rays of carbon Jan 10, 1947 Rosalind moves to paris Jul 30, 1952 In mid-1952 Rosalind took a good photo of b-form of a DNA. It was a helix, like she thought Apr 16, 1958 Rosalind dies on April 16, age 37 of ovarian cancer in London, England.