Historical Events In 1909

Aug 10   In the year 1909 algemeene Netherland Toonkunstenars Ver (ANTV) begins  

Aug 10   On this day in history brian Easdale, composer  

Aug 11   Gaston Gilbert Litaize, composer on this day in history.  

Aug 11   Liner "Arapahoe" is 1st ship to use SOS distress call in the year 1909.  

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   In the year 1909 john Beal, Joplin MO, actor (10 Who Dare, I Am the Law, Amityville 3D)  

Aug 14   In the year 1909 len Darling, cricketer (South Australian & Test batsman of 30's)  

Aug 15   Raymond O'Malley, teacher on this day in history.  

Aug 16   In the year 1909 paul Smith Callaway, composer  

Aug 17   On this day in history richard Hoffman, composer, dies at 78  

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

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

Aug 19   First race at the Indianapolis 500 Speedway in the year 1909.  

Aug 19   On this day in history indianapolis 500 race track opens  

Aug 19   Jerzy Andrzejewski, Warsaw Poland, writer (Ashes & Diamonds) in the year 1909.  

Aug 19   Rembt THPLA of Boneval Faure, lawyer/1st-Member of parliament, dies on this day in history.  

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

Aug 21   In the year 1909 c Dillon Douglas, Geneva Switz, US Secretary of Treasury (1961-65)  

Aug 22   In the year 1909 mel Hein, NFL center (NY Giants)  

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

Aug 24   Workers start pouring concrete for Panama Canal on this day in history.  

Aug 25   On this day in history 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   In the year 1909 frank Tarrant scores cricket 145 & 13-67 for Middlesex v Gloucs  

Aug 27   Jack Chesbro's final Yankee game on this day in history.  

Aug 27   Lester W "Pres" Young, US jazz saxophonist on this day in history.  

Aug 29   AH Latham of France sets world airplane altitude record of 155 m on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1909.  

Aug 30   In the year 1909 barry Appleby, cartoonist  

Aug 30   On this day in history burgess Shale fossils discovered by Charles Doolittle Walcott.  

Aug 31   On this day in history a J Reach Co patents cork-centered baseball  

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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 on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Rene Etiemble, French literature historian (Parlez-vous Franglais) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 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   On this day in history death of sir Francis Smith, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819  

Jan 22   On this day in history richard A C E Erlenmeyer, German chemist, dies at 83  

Feb 02   On this day in history adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73  

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

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