Page 12: Historical Events In 1909

Sep 02   In the year 1909 english King Edward VII signs South Africa Bill   

Sep 04   Karel Horky, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 06   On this day in history john Ridgely, Chicago IL, actor (Northern Pursuit, Air Force)   

Sep 06   Word received, Adm Peary discovers North Pole 5 months earlier on this day in history.   

Sep 07   In the year 1909 elia Kazan, Constaninople Turkey, director (Streetcar Named Desire)   

Sep 07   On this day in history eugene Lefebvre (1878-1909), while test piloting a new French-built Wright biplane, crashes at Juvisy France when his controls jam. Lefebvre dies, becoming the first 'pilot' in the world to lose his life in a powered heavier-than-air craft.   

Sep 07   In the year 1909 eugene Lefebvre, dies test piloting a Wright A aircraft   

Sep 09   Jack Johnson fights Al Kaufman to no decision in 10 for boxing title in the year 1909.   

Sep 09   Jane Baxter, [Feodora Forde], Bremen Germany, actress (We Live Again) in the year 1909.   

Sep 11   On this day in history anne Seymour, Engld, actress (Gemini Affair, Empire, Tim Conway Show)   

Sep 11   Max Wolf rediscovers Halley's comet on this day in history.   

Sep 12   In the year 1909 spud Chandler, baseball player (AL MVP 1943)   

Sep 13   In the year 1909 herbert Berghof, Vienna Austria, actor (Belarus File)   

Sep 13   Ty Cobb clinches AL HR title with his 9th HR (all inside-the-park) on this day in history.   

Sep 14   The birth of Peter Scott, British naturalist and artist in the year 1909.   

Sep 15   On this day in history carlos Estrada, composer   

Sep 16   On this day in history john Megaw, British Lord Justice of Appeal   

Sep 17   In the year 1909 elizabeth Wilkinson, professor German University College London   

Sep 18   On this day in history largest paid baseball attendance (35,409), A's beat Tigers, 2-0 in Det   

Sep 22   In the year 1909 david Riesman, US sociologist (Lonely Crowd)   

Sep 23   Marianne Straub, weaver in the year 1909.   

Sep 25   Florizel A Glasspole, governor-gen of Jamaica (1973-91) in the year 1909.   

Sep 25   Hudson-Fulton Celebration opens in NY on this day in history.   

Sep 26   On this day in history helen Giuliani, mother of Rudy (Mayor-R-NYC, 1994-2002)   

Sep 27   29th US Mens Tennis: W A Larned beats W J Clothier (61 62 57 16 61) in the year 1909.   

Sep 27   On this day in history jean Berger, composer   

Sep 29   On this day in history andrew Herron, Moderator (General Assembly of Church of Scotland)   

Oct 01   Everett Sloane, NYC, actor (Patsy, Citizen Kane, Enforcer) in the year 1909.   

Oct 02   1st rugby match (Twickenham) on this day in history.   

Oct 04   On this day in history james B Pritchard, US, theologist/archaeologist   

Oct 06   In the year 1909 carol Lombard, Ft Wayne IN, actress (My Man Godfrey, In Name Only)   

Oct 06   On this day in history dudley Buck, US organist/composer, dies at 70   

Oct 07   In the year 1909 shura Cherkassky, pianist   

Oct 08   Bill Hewitt, NFL end (Chicago Bears, Phila Eagles) on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history sinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian admiral, dies at 60   

Jan 15   Ernest Reyer, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1909 death of sir Francis Smith, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819   

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

Feb 02   In the year 1909 adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73   

Feb 03   Johann Georg Herzog, composer, dies at 86 in the year 1909.   

Feb 08   Edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1909.