Page 8: Historical Events In 1909

Jun 08   In the year 1909 maria M van de Berg, actress (It was April 1st)   

Jun 09   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 on this day in history.   

Jun 09   Jose Luis Lopez Aranguren, philosopher in the year 1909.   

Jun 10   On this day in history 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   On this day in history erwin Dressel, composer   

Jun 10   SOS signal used as an emergency call for the first time on this day in history.   

Jun 12   On this day in history "Shine On, Harvest Moon" by Ada Jones & Billy Murray hits #1   

Jun 12   In the year 1909 archie Bleyer, Corona NY, orch leader (Arthur Godfrey)   

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

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

Jun 16   1st US airplane sold commercially, by Glenn Curtiss for $5,000 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 16   Willi Boskovsky, Austria, conductor (new years concert) on this day in history.   

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

Jun 18   On this day in history learmont Drysdale, composer, dies at 42   

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

Jun 19   In the year 1909 edwin Gerschefski, composer   

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

Jun 20   Cecil Marley, cricketer (Jamaican batsman 1928-1946, WICBC pres) on this day in history.   

Jun 20   The birth of Errol Flynn, Australian born Hollywood film actor on this day in history.   

Jun 21   In the year 1909 kurt Schwaen, composer   

Jun 22   Detlev [Freiherr Friedrich A von] Liliencron, German poet, dies at 65 in the year 1909.   

Jun 22   On this day in history katherine Dunham, dancer/choreographer (Casbah, Stormy Weather)   

Jun 23   Confessional parties win Dutch parliamentary elections in the year 1909.   

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

Jun 24   In the year 1909 milton Katims, NYC, conductor/violist (WOR-NYC)   

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

Jun 25   On this day in history george Sargent wins US Open golf tournament   

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

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

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

Jun 27   In the year 1909 gianandrea Gavazzeni, composer   

Jun 28   In the year 1909 1st French air show, Concours d'Avation opens   

Jun 28   In the year 1909 arnold Shaw, composer   

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

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

Jan 03   In the year 1909 birth of victor Borge, [Borge Rosenbaum], Copenhagen Denmark, pianist/comedian   

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

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

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

Jan 14   In the year 1909 sinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian admiral, dies at 60   

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   Richard A C E Erlenmeyer, German chemist, dies at 83 in the year 1909.   

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