Historical Events In 1909

Sep 02   English King Edward VII signs South Africa Bill in the year 1909.  

Sep 04   On this day in history karel Horky, composer  

Sep 06   In the year 1909 john Ridgely, Chicago IL, actor (Northern Pursuit, Air Force)  

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   On this day in history 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   Eugene Lefebvre, dies test piloting a Wright A aircraft in the year 1909.  

Sep 09   Jack Johnson fights Al Kaufman to no decision in 10 for boxing title on this day in history.  

Sep 09   In the year 1909 jane Baxter, [Feodora Forde], Bremen Germany, actress (We Live Again)  

Sep 11   Anne Seymour, Engld, actress (Gemini Affair, Empire, Tim Conway Show) on this day in history.  

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

Sep 12   Spud Chandler, baseball player (AL MVP 1943) on this day in history.  

Sep 13   In the year 1909 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   The birth of Peter Scott, British naturalist and artist on this day in history.  

Sep 15   Carlos Estrada, composer in the year 1909.  

Sep 16   John Megaw, British Lord Justice of Appeal on this day in history.  

Sep 17   In the year 1909 elizabeth Wilkinson, professor German University College London  

Sep 18   Largest paid baseball attendance (35,409), A's beat Tigers, 2-0 in Det in the year 1909.  

Sep 22   David Riesman, US sociologist (Lonely Crowd) in the year 1909.  

Sep 23   In the year 1909 marianne Straub, weaver  

Sep 25   On this day in history florizel A Glasspole, governor-gen of Jamaica (1973-91)  

Sep 25   Hudson-Fulton Celebration opens in NY on this day in history.  

Sep 26   Helen Giuliani, mother of Rudy (Mayor-R-NYC, 1994-2002) on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history jean Berger, composer  

Sep 29   On this day in history 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   On this day in history james B Pritchard, US, theologist/archaeologist  

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

Oct 06   On this day in history dudley Buck, US organist/composer, dies at 70  

Oct 07   In the year 1909 shura Cherkassky, pianist  

Oct 08   In the year 1909 bill Hewitt, NFL end (Chicago Bears, Phila Eagles)  

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Jan 01   Barry Goldwater, (Sen-R-Az, 1953-65, 69- )/Pres candidate (R) 1964) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   In the year 1909 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Victor Borge, [Borge Rosenbaum], Copenhagen Denmark, pianist/comedian was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1909 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   In the year 1909 sinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian admiral, dies at 60  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 02   Adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Feb 03   In the year 1909 johann Georg Herzog, composer, dies at 86  

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