Historical Events In 1909

Aug 10   In the year 1909 algemeene Netherland Toonkunstenars Ver (ANTV) begins   

Aug 10   In the year 1909 brian Easdale, composer   

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

Aug 11   On this day in history liner "Arapahoe" is 1st ship to use SOS distress call   

Aug 11   On this day in history sOS first used by an American ship, Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras, NC   

Aug 12   In the year 1909 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   On this day in history 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   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   Miliza Korjus, Warsaw Poland, actress (Great Waltz) on this day in history.   

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

Aug 19   In the year 1909 indianapolis 500 race track opens   

Aug 19   On this day in history jerzy Andrzejewski, Warsaw Poland, writer (Ashes & Diamonds)   

Aug 19   Rembt THPLA of Boneval Faure, lawyer/1st-Member of parliament, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 20   On this day in history albert Roberts, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in 5 Tests 1932-37)   

Aug 21   C Dillon Douglas, Geneva Switz, US Secretary of Treasury (1961-65) in the year 1909.   

Aug 22   In the year 1909 mel Hein, NFL center (NY Giants)   

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

Aug 24   Workers start pouring concrete for Panama Canal in the year 1909.   

Aug 25   Arwel Hughes, composer in the year 1909.   

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

Aug 26   In the year 1909 frank Tarrant scores cricket 145 & 13-67 for Middlesex v Gloucs   

Aug 27   On this day in history jack Chesbro's final Yankee game   

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   Emil C Hansen, Danish physiologist, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

Aug 30   Barry Appleby, cartoonist on this day in history.   

Aug 30   Burgess Shale fossils discovered by Charles Doolittle Walcott on this day in history.   

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

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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   D D Hindlekar, cricketer (Indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46) was born in the year 1909.   

Jan 01   In the year 1909 birth of dana Andrews, Collins Miss, actor (Battle of the Bulge, Laura)   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1909 birth of jean-Pierre Aumont, Paris France, actor (Cat & Mouse, Happy Hooker)   

Jan 05   In the year 1909 birth of simon Harcourt Nowell-Smith, bibliophile   

Jan 12   In the year 1909 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   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   On this day in history adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73   

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

Feb 08   In the year 1909 edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80