Historical Events In 1909

Sep 02   English King Edward VII signs South Africa Bill on this day in history.   

Sep 04   Karel Horky, composer in the year 1909.   

Sep 06   John Ridgely, Chicago IL, actor (Northern Pursuit, Air Force) in the year 1909.   

Sep 06   In the year 1909 word received, Adm Peary discovers North Pole 5 months earlier   

Sep 07   Elia Kazan, Constaninople Turkey, director (Streetcar Named Desire) on this day in history.   

Sep 07   In the year 1909 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   On this day in history eugene Lefebvre, dies test piloting a Wright A aircraft   

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

Sep 09   On this day in history jane Baxter, [Feodora Forde], Bremen Germany, actress (We Live Again)   

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

Sep 11   In the year 1909 max Wolf rediscovers Halley's comet   

Sep 12   Spud Chandler, baseball player (AL MVP 1943) in the year 1909.   

Sep 13   On this day in history herbert Berghof, Vienna Austria, actor (Belarus File)   

Sep 13   In the year 1909 ty Cobb clinches AL HR title with his 9th HR (all inside-the-park)   

Sep 14   In the year 1909 the birth of Peter Scott, British naturalist and artist   

Sep 15   In the year 1909 carlos Estrada, composer   

Sep 16   John Megaw, British Lord Justice of Appeal in the year 1909.   

Sep 17   On this day in history elizabeth Wilkinson, professor German University College London   

Sep 18   In the year 1909 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   On this day in history marianne Straub, weaver   

Sep 25   Florizel A Glasspole, governor-gen of Jamaica (1973-91) on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

Sep 27   Jean Berger, composer in the year 1909.   

Sep 29   In the year 1909 andrew Herron, Moderator (General Assembly of Church of Scotland)   

Oct 01   Everett Sloane, NYC, actor (Patsy, Citizen Kane, Enforcer) on this day in history.   

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

Oct 04   James B Pritchard, US, theologist/archaeologist on this day in history.   

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

Oct 06   Dudley Buck, US organist/composer, dies at 70 in the year 1909.   

Oct 07   Shura Cherkassky, pianist on this day in history.   

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

Jan 01   Stepan Bandera, Ukrainian nationalist leader (d. 1959) was born in the year 1909.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Jean-Pierre Aumont, Paris France, actor (Cat & Mouse, Happy Hooker) was born in the year 1909.   

Jan 05   Simon Harcourt Nowell-Smith, bibliophile was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864) died on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Sinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian admiral, dies at 60 in the year 1909.   

Jan 15   In the year 1909 ernest Reyer, composer, dies at 85   

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   Johann Georg Herzog, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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