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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 10   In the year 1909 erwin Dressel, composer   

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

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

Jun 12   Archie Bleyer, Corona NY, orch leader (Arthur Godfrey) in the year 1909.   

Jun 14   Burl Ives, Hunt Ill, folk singer/actor (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) in the year 1909.   

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   In the year 1909 1st US airplane sold commercially, by Glenn Curtiss for $5,000   

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

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

Jun 17   A Kopff discovers asteroid #682 Hagar in the year 1909.   

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   On this day in history 1st balloon honeymoon (Roger Burham & Eleanor Waring)   

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

Jun 20   On this day in history the birth of Errol Flynn, Australian born Hollywood film actor   

Jun 21   Kurt Schwaen, composer in the year 1909.   

Jun 22   Detlev [Freiherr Friedrich A von] Liliencron, German poet, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 25   George Sargent wins US Open golf tournament on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1909.   

Jun 27   23rd US Womens Tennis: Hazel H Wightman beats M Barger-Wallach (60 61) in the year 1909.   

Jun 27   Gianandrea Gavazzeni, composer in the year 1909.   

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

Jun 28   In the year 1909 arnold Shaw, composer   

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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   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   Rene Etiemble, French literature historian (Parlez-vous Franglais) was born in the year 1909.   

Jan 03   Victor Borge, [Borge Rosenbaum], Copenhagen Denmark, pianist/comedian was born in the year 1909.   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   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   Sir Francis Smith, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819 died on this day in history.   

Jan 22   In the year 1909 richard A C E Erlenmeyer, German chemist, dies at 83   

Feb 02   Adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73 in the year 1909.   

Feb 03   On this day in history johann Georg Herzog, composer, dies at 86   

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