Page 8: Historical Events In 1909

Jun 08   Maria M van de Berg, actress (It was April 1st) in the year 1909.   

Jun 09   In the year 1909 alice Huyler Ramsey, a 22-year-old housewife and mother from Hackensack, New Jersey, becomes the first woman to drive across the United States. With three female companions, none of whom could drive a car, in fifty-nine days she drove a Maxwell automobile the 3,800 miles from Manhattan, New York, to San Francisco, California.   

Jun 09   On this day in history jose Luis Lopez Aranguren, philosopher   

Jun 10   In the year 1909 a Morse Code SOS signal is transmitted for the first time in an emergency as the Cunard liner SS Slavonia is wrecked off the Azores.   

Jun 10   Erwin Dressel, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 10   On this day in history sOS signal used as an emergency call for the first time   

Jun 12   "Shine On, Harvest Moon" by Ada Jones & Billy Murray hits #1 in the year 1909.   

Jun 12   On this day in history archie Bleyer, Corona NY, orch leader (Arthur Godfrey)   

Jun 14   Burl Ives, Hunt Ill, folk singer/actor (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) on this day in history.   

Jun 15   In the year 1909 representatives from England, Australia and South Africa meet at Lord's and form the Imperial Cricket Conference.   

Jun 16   1st US airplane sold commercially, by Glenn Curtiss for $5,000 in the year 1909.   

Jun 16   The first US airplane sold commercially, by Glenn Curtiss for $5,000 on this day in history.   

Jun 16   In the year 1909 willi Boskovsky, Austria, conductor (new years concert)   

Jun 17   In the year 1909 a Kopff discovers asteroid #682 Hagar   

Jun 18   Learmont Drysdale, composer, dies at 42 in the year 1909.   

Jun 18   In the year 1909 nannie Burroughs forms national training School for Women   

Jun 19   Edwin Gerschefski, composer in the year 1909.   

Jun 20   In the year 1909 1st balloon honeymoon (Roger Burham & Eleanor Waring)   

Jun 20   Cecil Marley, cricketer (Jamaican batsman 1928-1946, WICBC pres) in the year 1909.   

Jun 20   The birth of Errol Flynn, Australian born Hollywood film actor in the year 1909.   

Jun 21   In the year 1909 kurt Schwaen, composer   

Jun 22   In the year 1909 detlev [Freiherr Friedrich A von] Liliencron, German poet, dies at 65   

Jun 22   Katherine Dunham, dancer/choreographer (Casbah, Stormy Weather) in the year 1909.   

Jun 23   On this day in history confessional parties win Dutch parliamentary elections   

Jun 24   In the year 1909 15th US Golf Open: George Sargent shoots a 290 at Englewood GC NJ   

Jun 24   Milton Katims, NYC, conductor/violist (WOR-NYC) in the year 1909.   

Jun 25   On this day in history daniel Fuchs, US writer (Summer in Williamsburg)   

Jun 25   In the year 1909 george Sargent wins US Open golf tournament   

Jun 26   On this day in history "Col Tom" Parker, [Dries Van Kruijk], Neth, rock mgr (Elvis Presley)   

Jun 26   On this day in history 23rd US Womens Tennis: H Hotchkiss beats Maud Barger-Wallach (60 61)   

Jun 27   23rd US Womens Tennis: Hazel H Wightman beats M Barger-Wallach (60 61) on this day in history.   

Jun 27   On this day in history gianandrea Gavazzeni, composer   

Jun 28   1st French air show, Concours d'Avation opens on this day in history.   

Jun 28   Arnold Shaw, composer on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Barry Goldwater, (Sen-R-Az, 1953-65, 69- )/Pres candidate (R) 1964) was born in the year 1909.   

Jan 01   D D Hindlekar, cricketer (Indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1909 birth of stepan Bandera, Ukrainian nationalist leader (d. 1959)   

Jan 02   In the year 1909 birth of rene Etiemble, French literature historian (Parlez-vous Franglais)   

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

Jan 12   Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864) died in the year 1909.   

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   On this day in history richard A C E Erlenmeyer, German chemist, dies at 83   

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

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