Page 8: Historical Events In 1909

Jun 08   On this day in history 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 in the year 1909.   

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

Jun 10   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 in the year 1909.   

Jun 10   Erwin Dressel, composer in the year 1909.   

Jun 10   In the year 1909 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   In the year 1909 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   On this day in history the first US airplane sold commercially, by Glenn Curtiss for $5,000   

Jun 16   On this day in history willi Boskovsky, Austria, conductor (new years concert)   

Jun 17   A Kopff discovers asteroid #682 Hagar on this day in history.   

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

Jun 18   On this day in history nannie Burroughs forms national training School for Women   

Jun 19   Edwin Gerschefski, composer in the year 1909.   

Jun 20   1st balloon honeymoon (Roger Burham & Eleanor Waring) on this day in history.   

Jun 20   On this day in history cecil Marley, cricketer (Jamaican batsman 1928-1946, WICBC pres)   

Jun 20   In the year 1909 the birth of Errol Flynn, Australian born Hollywood film actor   

Jun 21   Kurt Schwaen, composer on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 24   On this day in history 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   Daniel Fuchs, US writer (Summer in Williamsburg) in the year 1909.   

Jun 25   George Sargent wins US Open golf tournament in the year 1909.   

Jun 26   In the year 1909 "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   In the year 1909 23rd US Womens Tennis: Hazel H Wightman beats M Barger-Wallach (60 61)   

Jun 27   On this day in history gianandrea Gavazzeni, composer   

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

Jun 28   Arnold Shaw, composer in the year 1909.   

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

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   Victor Borge, [Borge Rosenbaum], Copenhagen Denmark, pianist/comedian was born in the year 1909.   

Jan 05   Jean-Pierre Aumont, Paris France, actor (Cat & Mouse, Happy Hooker) was born on this day in history.   

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   Sinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian admiral, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   On this day in history ernest Reyer, composer, dies at 85   

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 in the year 1909.   

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 in the year 1909.   

Feb 08   On this day in history edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80