Page 10: Historical Events In 1909

Jul 25   France's Louis Bl‚riot, makes inaugural airplane flight across Engl Channel   

Jul 25   Louis Bleriot is recorded as becoming the inaugural man to cross the Channel (between England and France) by plane   

Jul 26   Gerardina I "Diny" van Amstel, Dutch actress (Dijntje and Trijntje)   

Jul 27   Gianandrea Gavazzeni, conductor.   

Jul 27   Orville Wright tests 1st US Army airplane, flying 1h12m40s   

Jul 27   Orville Wright tests inaugural US Army airplane, flying 1h12m.   

Jul 28   Malcolm Lowry, English novelist (Under the Volcano)   

Jul 29   Georgy Mushel, composer.   

Jul 29   The Buick Motor Company acquired the Cadillac Motor Company on behalf of General Motors for $4.5 million on this day in 1909.   

Jul 30   Cyril Northcote Parkinson, England, historian (Pursuit of Progress).   

Jul 30   John A Heyder is recorded as becoming president of baseball's National League   

Jul 30   US Army accepts delivery of inaugural military airplane.   

Jul 31   Bill Burns has no-hitter broken up with 2 outs in 9th.   

Aug 01   Army Air Corps formed as Army takes inaugural delivery from Wright Brothers   

Aug 01   British SS Waratah disappears on Sydney to London, 300 killed.   

Aug 01   Nigel Henderson, admiral   

Aug 01   The inaugural Lincoln head pennies minted   

Aug 02   1st Lincoln head pennies minted   

Aug 02   Lord Benson, accountant   

Aug 04   Glenn Cunningham, US middle distance runner (1930's).   

Aug 04   Ump Tim Hurst instigates a riot by spitting at A's 2nd baseman Eddie Collins, who had questioned a call, this leads to Hurst's banishment   

Aug 05   Canadian Pacific completes the Kicking Horse grade relocation on the main line between Hector and Field, B.C. by substituting two spiral tunnels and lengthened line on a grade of 2.2% compensated, for the old "Big Hill" straight grade of 4.5%   

Aug 06   Alice Ramsey and three friends become the inaugural women to complete a transcontinental auto trip.   

Aug 07   US issues 1st Lincoln penny.   

Aug 08   Bill Voce, cricketer (England left-arm bodyline bowler)   

Aug 08   R S Falkiner of Moonbria sheep station in NSW demonstrates inaugural electric sheep-shears   

Aug 09   John Baur, museum director/author (American Paintings in 19th Century).   

Aug 10   Algemeene Netherland Toonkunstenars Ver (ANTV) begins.   

Aug 10   Brian Easdale, composer.   

Aug 11   Gaston Gilbert Litaize, composer.   

Aug 11   Liner "Arapahoe" is 1st ship to use SOS distress call.   

Aug 11   SOS inaugural used by an American ship, Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras, NC   

Aug 12   Maurice Heath, air marshal.   

Aug 13   John Beal, Joplin MO, actor (10 Who Dare, I Am the Law, Amityville 3D)   

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Jan 01   Barry goldwater: (sen-r-az, 1953-65, 69- )/pres candidate (r) 1964)   

Jan 01   D d hindlekar: Cricketer (indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46)   

Jan 01   Dana andrews: Collins miss, actor (battle of the bulge, laura)   

Jan 01   Stepan bandera: Ukrainian nationalist leader    

Jan 02   Rene etiemble: French literature historian (parlez-vous franglais)   

Jan 03   Victor borge: [borge rosenbaum], copenhagen denmark, pianist/comedian   

Jan 05   Jean-pierre aumont: Paris france, actor (cat & mouse, happy hooker)   

Jan 05   Simon harcourt nowell-smith: Bibliophile   

Jan 12   Hermann minkowski: German mathematician (b. 1864)   

Jan 14   Sinovi p rozhestvensky: Russian admiral,   

Jan 15   Ernest reyer: Composer,   

Jan 17   Sir francis smith: Premier of tasmania (b. 1819   

Jan 22   Richard a c e erlenmeyer: German chemist,    

Feb 02   Adolf stoecker: German anti-semite/prime minister,    

Feb 03   Johann georg herzog: Composer,    

Feb 08   Edouard silas: Composer,