Page 11: Historical Events In 1909

Aug 10   On this day in history algemeene Netherland Toonkunstenars Ver (ANTV) begins   

Aug 10   On this day in history brian Easdale, composer   

Aug 11   On this day in history gaston Gilbert Litaize, composer   

Aug 11   Liner "Arapahoe" is 1st ship to use SOS distress call in the year 1909.   

Aug 11   SOS first used by an American ship, Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras, NC on this day in history.   

Aug 12   Maurice Heath, air marshal on this day in history.   

Aug 13   On this day in history john Beal, Joplin MO, actor (10 Who Dare, I Am the Law, Amityville 3D)   

Aug 14   In the year 1909 len Darling, cricketer (South Australian & Test batsman of 30's)   

Aug 15   In the year 1909 raymond O'Malley, teacher   

Aug 16   Paul Smith Callaway, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 17   In the year 1909 richard Hoffman, composer, dies at 78   

Aug 18   Mayor of Tokyo Yukio Ozaki presents Washington, D.C. with 2,000 cherry trees, which President Taft decides to plant near the Potomac River on this day in history.   

Aug 18   On this day in history miliza Korjus, Warsaw Poland, actress (Great Waltz)   

Aug 19   First race at the Indianapolis 500 Speedway on this day in history.   

Aug 19   On this day in history indianapolis 500 race track opens   

Aug 19   Jerzy Andrzejewski, Warsaw Poland, writer (Ashes & Diamonds) on this day in history.   

Aug 19   Rembt THPLA of Boneval Faure, lawyer/1st-Member of parliament, dies in the year 1909.   

Aug 20   Albert Roberts, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in 5 Tests 1932-37) in the year 1909.   

Aug 21   In the year 1909 c Dillon Douglas, Geneva Switz, US Secretary of Treasury (1961-65)   

Aug 22   Mel Hein, NFL center (NY Giants) in the year 1909.   

Aug 24   In the year 1909 ronnie Grieveson, S Afr cricket keeper/batsman (2 Tests v Eng 1939)   

Aug 24   In the year 1909 workers start pouring concrete for Panama Canal   

Aug 25   In the year 1909 arwel Hughes, composer   

Aug 26   In the year 1909 eric Quail Davies, cricket pace bowler (5 Tests for S Africa 1935-39)   

Aug 26   Frank Tarrant scores cricket 145 & 13-67 for Middlesex v Gloucs in the year 1909.   

Aug 27   Jack Chesbro's final Yankee game in the year 1909.   

Aug 27   Lester W "Pres" Young, US jazz saxophonist in the year 1909.   

Aug 29   In the year 1909 aH Latham of France sets world airplane altitude record of 155 m   

Aug 29   In the year 1909 emil C Hansen, Danish physiologist, dies   

Aug 29   In the year 1909 francis Henry Smith, librarian   

Aug 29   World's first air race held in Rheims France. Glenn Curtis (USA) wins on this day in history.   

Aug 30   Barry Appleby, cartoonist in the year 1909.   

Aug 30   In the year 1909 burgess Shale fossils discovered by Charles Doolittle Walcott.   

Aug 31   In the year 1909 a J Reach Co patents cork-centered baseball   

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Jan 01   In the year 1909 birth of barry Goldwater, (Sen-R-Az, 1953-65, 69- )/Pres candidate (R) 1964)   

Jan 01   In the year 1909 birth of d D Hindlekar, cricketer (Indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46)   

Jan 01   Dana Andrews, Collins Miss, actor (Battle of the Bulge, Laura) was born in the year 1909.   

Jan 01   Stepan Bandera, Ukrainian nationalist leader (d. 1959) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Rene Etiemble, French literature historian (Parlez-vous Franglais) was born in the year 1909.   

Jan 03   Victor Borge, [Borge Rosenbaum], Copenhagen Denmark, pianist/comedian was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Jean-Pierre Aumont, Paris France, actor (Cat & Mouse, Happy Hooker) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Simon Harcourt Nowell-Smith, bibliophile was born in the year 1909.   

Jan 12   On this day in history death of hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864)   

Jan 14   Sinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian admiral, dies at 60 in the year 1909.   

Jan 15   Ernest Reyer, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1909.   

Jan 17   On this day in history death of sir Francis Smith, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819   

Jan 22   In the year 1909 richard A C E Erlenmeyer, German chemist, dies at 83   

Feb 02   Adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73 in the year 1909.   

Feb 03   In the year 1909 johann Georg Herzog, composer, dies at 86   

Feb 08   On this day in history edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80