Page 11: Historical Events In 1909

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

Aug 10   On this day in history brian Easdale, composer   

Aug 11   In the year 1909 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 in the year 1909.   

Aug 12   In the year 1909 maurice Heath, air marshal   

Aug 13   On this day in history john Beal, Joplin MO, actor (10 Who Dare, I Am the Law, Amityville 3D)   

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

Aug 15   Raymond O'Malley, teacher in the year 1909.   

Aug 16   Paul Smith Callaway, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 17   Richard Hoffman, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history miliza Korjus, Warsaw Poland, actress (Great Waltz)   

Aug 19   First race at the Indianapolis 500 Speedway in the year 1909.   

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

Aug 19   In the year 1909 jerzy Andrzejewski, Warsaw Poland, writer (Ashes & Diamonds)   

Aug 19   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history ronnie Grieveson, S Afr cricket keeper/batsman (2 Tests v Eng 1939)   

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

Aug 25   In the year 1909 arwel Hughes, composer   

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   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   In the year 1909 aH Latham of France sets world airplane altitude record of 155 m   

Aug 29   Emil C Hansen, Danish physiologist, dies on this day in history.   

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   Burgess Shale fossils discovered by Charles Doolittle Walcott on this day in history.   

Aug 31   A J Reach Co patents cork-centered baseball in the year 1909.   

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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 in the year 1909.   

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 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 in the year 1909.   

Jan 05   Simon Harcourt Nowell-Smith, bibliophile was born in the year 1909.   

Jan 12   In the year 1909 death of hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864)   

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

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

Feb 02   On this day in history adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73   

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