Page 11: Historical Events In 1909

Aug 10   Algemeene Netherland Toonkunstenars Ver (ANTV) begins on this day in history.   

Aug 10   On this day in history brian Easdale, composer   

Aug 11   Gaston Gilbert Litaize, composer in the year 1909.   

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

Aug 11   In the year 1909 sOS first used by an American ship, Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras, NC   

Aug 12   On this day in history maurice Heath, air marshal   

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

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

Aug 15   Raymond O'Malley, teacher in the year 1909.   

Aug 16   On this day in history paul Smith Callaway, composer   

Aug 17   Richard Hoffman, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1909.   

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   In the year 1909 miliza Korjus, Warsaw Poland, actress (Great Waltz)   

Aug 19   In the year 1909 first race at the Indianapolis 500 Speedway   

Aug 19   Indianapolis 500 race track opens in the year 1909.   

Aug 19   Jerzy Andrzejewski, Warsaw Poland, writer (Ashes & Diamonds) in the year 1909.   

Aug 19   On this day in history rembt THPLA of Boneval Faure, lawyer/1st-Member of parliament, dies   

Aug 20   Albert Roberts, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in 5 Tests 1932-37) on this day in history.   

Aug 21   On this day in history c Dillon Douglas, Geneva Switz, US Secretary of Treasury (1961-65)   

Aug 22   Mel Hein, NFL center (NY Giants) on this day in history.   

Aug 24   Ronnie Grieveson, S Afr cricket keeper/batsman (2 Tests v Eng 1939) on this day in history.   

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

Aug 25   In the year 1909 arwel Hughes, composer   

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

Aug 26   On this day in history frank Tarrant scores cricket 145 & 13-67 for Middlesex v Gloucs   

Aug 27   In the year 1909 jack Chesbro's final Yankee game   

Aug 27   On this day in history lester W "Pres" Young, US jazz saxophonist   

Aug 29   AH Latham of France sets world airplane altitude record of 155 m in the year 1909.   

Aug 29   Emil C Hansen, Danish physiologist, dies in the year 1909.   

Aug 29   Francis Henry Smith, librarian in the year 1909.   

Aug 29   In the year 1909 world's first air race held in Rheims France. Glenn Curtis (USA) wins   

Aug 30   In the year 1909 barry Appleby, cartoonist   

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

Aug 31   A J Reach Co patents cork-centered baseball in the year 1909.   

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Jan 01   Barry Goldwater, (Sen-R-Az, 1953-65, 69- )/Pres candidate (R) 1964) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of stepan Bandera, Ukrainian nationalist leader (d. 1959)   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of rene Etiemble, French literature historian (Parlez-vous Franglais)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of victor Borge, [Borge Rosenbaum], Copenhagen Denmark, pianist/comedian   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of jean-Pierre Aumont, Paris France, actor (Cat & Mouse, Happy Hooker)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of simon Harcourt Nowell-Smith, bibliophile   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Sir Francis Smith, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819 died in the year 1909.   

Jan 22   Richard A C E Erlenmeyer, German chemist, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Feb 02   Adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Feb 03   Johann Georg Herzog, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.