Page 11: Historical Events In 1909

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

Aug 10   Brian Easdale, composer in the year 1909.   

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   On this day in history maurice Heath, air marshal   

Aug 13   John Beal, Joplin MO, actor (10 Who Dare, I Am the Law, Amityville 3D) in the year 1909.   

Aug 14   Len Darling, cricketer (South Australian & Test batsman of 30's) on this day in history.   

Aug 15   On this day in history raymond O'Malley, teacher   

Aug 16   Paul Smith Callaway, composer in the year 1909.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 18   On this day in history 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   In the year 1909 jerzy Andrzejewski, Warsaw Poland, writer (Ashes & Diamonds)   

Aug 19   In the year 1909 rembt THPLA of Boneval Faure, lawyer/1st-Member of parliament, dies   

Aug 20   Albert Roberts, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in 5 Tests 1932-37) in the year 1909.   

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

Aug 22   On this day in history mel Hein, NFL center (NY Giants)   

Aug 24   On this day in history 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   Arwel Hughes, composer on this day in history.   

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

Aug 26   Frank Tarrant scores cricket 145 & 13-67 for Middlesex v Gloucs on this day in history.   

Aug 27   On this day in history jack Chesbro's final Yankee game   

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   Emil C Hansen, Danish physiologist, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 29   Francis Henry Smith, librarian on this day in history.   

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

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   A J Reach Co patents cork-centered baseball 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   D D Hindlekar, cricketer (Indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1909 birth of dana Andrews, Collins Miss, actor (Battle of the Bulge, Laura)   

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 in the year 1909.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of jean-Pierre Aumont, Paris France, actor (Cat & Mouse, Happy Hooker)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of simon Harcourt Nowell-Smith, bibliophile   

Jan 12   On this day in history death of hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864)   

Jan 14   Sinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian admiral, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   On this day in history ernest Reyer, composer, dies at 85   

Jan 17   In the year 1909 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 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