Historical Events In 1909

Aug 10   Algemeene Netherland Toonkunstenars Ver (ANTV) begins on this day in history.  

Aug 10   Brian Easdale, composer in the year 1909.  

Aug 11   On this day in history gaston Gilbert Litaize, composer  

Aug 11   In the year 1909 liner "Arapahoe" is 1st ship to use SOS distress call  

Aug 11   SOS first used by an American ship, Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras, NC on this day in history.  

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) in the year 1909.  

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

Aug 16   On this day in history paul Smith Callaway, composer  

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 in the year 1909.  

Aug 18   Miliza Korjus, Warsaw Poland, actress (Great Waltz) in the year 1909.  

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

Aug 19   In the year 1909 indianapolis 500 race track opens  

Aug 19   Jerzy Andrzejewski, Warsaw Poland, writer (Ashes & Diamonds) on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 21   On this day in history 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   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   Arwel Hughes, composer in the year 1909.  

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

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

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

Aug 27   On this day in history lester W "Pres" Young, US jazz saxophonist  

Aug 29   On this day in history aH Latham of France sets world airplane altitude record of 155 m  

Aug 29   Emil C Hansen, Danish physiologist, dies in the year 1909.  

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 in the year 1909.  

Aug 30   In the year 1909 barry Appleby, cartoonist  

Aug 30   Burgess Shale fossils discovered by Charles Doolittle Walcott in the year 1909.  

Aug 31   In the year 1909 a J Reach Co patents cork-centered baseball  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of barry Goldwater, (Sen-R-Az, 1953-65, 69- )/Pres candidate (R) 1964)  

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 in the year 1909.  

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   Jean-Pierre Aumont, Paris France, actor (Cat & Mouse, Happy Hooker) was born on this day in history.  

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   Ernest Reyer, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1909.  

Jan 17   On this day in history death of sir Francis Smith, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819  

Jan 22   In the year 1909 richard A C E Erlenmeyer, German chemist, dies at 83  

Feb 02   Adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73 in the year 1909.  

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

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