Page 11: Historical Events In 1909

Aug 10   Algemeene Netherland Toonkunstenars Ver (ANTV) begins in the year 1909.   

Aug 10   In the year 1909 brian Easdale, composer   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history raymond O'Malley, teacher   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 18   Miliza Korjus, Warsaw Poland, actress (Great Waltz) on this day in history.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 20   On this day in history albert Roberts, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in 5 Tests 1932-37)   

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   Ronnie Grieveson, S Afr cricket keeper/batsman (2 Tests v Eng 1939) on this day in history.   

Aug 24   Workers start pouring concrete for Panama Canal in the year 1909.   

Aug 25   On this day in history arwel Hughes, composer   

Aug 26   Eric Quail Davies, cricket pace bowler (5 Tests for S Africa 1935-39) in the year 1909.   

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   Lester W "Pres" Young, US jazz saxophonist in the year 1909.   

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   In the year 1909 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 on this day in history.   

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   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   On this day in history birth of stepan Bandera, Ukrainian nationalist leader (d. 1959)   

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   In the year 1909 birth of jean-Pierre Aumont, Paris France, actor (Cat & Mouse, Happy Hooker)   

Jan 05   In the year 1909 birth of simon Harcourt Nowell-Smith, bibliophile   

Jan 12   Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864) died in the year 1909.   

Jan 14   Sinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian admiral, dies at 60 in the year 1909.   

Jan 15   Ernest Reyer, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Sir Francis Smith, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819 died in the year 1909.   

Jan 22   Richard A C E Erlenmeyer, German chemist, dies at 83 in the year 1909.   

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   In the year 1909 edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80