Historical Events In 1909

Aug 10   On this day in history algemeene Netherland Toonkunstenars Ver (ANTV) begins  

Aug 10   Brian Easdale, composer on this day in history.  

Aug 11   On this day in history gaston Gilbert Litaize, composer  

Aug 11   On this day in history liner "Arapahoe" is 1st ship to use SOS distress call  

Aug 11   SOS first used by an American ship, Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras, NC in the year 1909.  

Aug 12   Maurice Heath, air marshal in the year 1909.  

Aug 13   On this day in history john Beal, Joplin MO, actor (10 Who Dare, I Am the Law, Amityville 3D)  

Aug 14   Len Darling, cricketer (South Australian & Test batsman of 30's) in the year 1909.  

Aug 15   In the year 1909 raymond O'Malley, teacher  

Aug 16   Paul Smith Callaway, composer on this day in history.  

Aug 17   Richard Hoffman, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1909.  

Aug 18   In the year 1909 mayor of Tokyo Yukio Ozaki presents Washington, D.C. with 2,000 cherry trees, which President Taft decides to plant near the Potomac River.  

Aug 18   In the year 1909 miliza Korjus, Warsaw Poland, actress (Great Waltz)  

Aug 19   On this day in history first race at the Indianapolis 500 Speedway  

Aug 19   Indianapolis 500 race track opens on this day in history.  

Aug 19   On this day in history jerzy Andrzejewski, Warsaw Poland, writer (Ashes & Diamonds)  

Aug 19   Rembt THPLA of Boneval Faure, lawyer/1st-Member of parliament, dies in the year 1909.  

Aug 20   Albert Roberts, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in 5 Tests 1932-37) on this day in history.  

Aug 21   C Dillon Douglas, Geneva Switz, US Secretary of Treasury (1961-65) in the year 1909.  

Aug 22   Mel Hein, NFL center (NY Giants) on this day in history.  

Aug 24   In the year 1909 ronnie Grieveson, S Afr cricket keeper/batsman (2 Tests v Eng 1939)  

Aug 24   On this day in history workers start pouring concrete for Panama Canal  

Aug 25   In the year 1909 arwel Hughes, composer  

Aug 26   On this day in history eric Quail Davies, cricket pace bowler (5 Tests for S Africa 1935-39)  

Aug 26   Frank Tarrant scores cricket 145 & 13-67 for Middlesex v Gloucs in the year 1909.  

Aug 27   Jack Chesbro's final Yankee game in the year 1909.  

Aug 27   In the year 1909 lester W "Pres" Young, US jazz saxophonist  

Aug 29   AH Latham of France sets world airplane altitude record of 155 m in the year 1909.  

Aug 29   On this day in history emil C Hansen, Danish physiologist, dies  

Aug 29   On this day in history francis Henry Smith, librarian  

Aug 29   World's first air race held in Rheims France. Glenn Curtis (USA) wins on this day in history.  

Aug 30   Barry Appleby, cartoonist in the year 1909.  

Aug 30   In the year 1909 burgess Shale fossils discovered by Charles Doolittle Walcott.  

Aug 31   A J Reach Co patents cork-centered baseball in the year 1909.  

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

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   Ernest Reyer, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1909.  

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   In the year 1909 johann Georg Herzog, composer, dies at 86  

Feb 08   Edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.