Page 11: Historical Events In 1909

Aug 10   In the year 1909 algemeene Netherland Toonkunstenars Ver (ANTV) begins   

Aug 10   On this day in history brian Easdale, composer   

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 in the year 1909.   

Aug 12   Maurice Heath, air marshal in the year 1909.   

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) in the year 1909.   

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

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

Aug 17   In the year 1909 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 in the year 1909.   

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

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

Aug 19   In the year 1909 indianapolis 500 race track opens   

Aug 19   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

Aug 21   C Dillon Douglas, Geneva Switz, US Secretary of Treasury (1961-65) on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1909.   

Aug 24   Workers start pouring concrete for Panama Canal on this day in history.   

Aug 25   Arwel Hughes, composer in the year 1909.   

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 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   AH Latham of France sets world airplane altitude record of 155 m on this day in history.   

Aug 29   In the year 1909 emil C Hansen, Danish physiologist, dies   

Aug 29   On this day in history francis Henry Smith, librarian   

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

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

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Jan 01   In the year 1909 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   Dana Andrews, Collins Miss, actor (Battle of the Bulge, Laura) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1909.   

Jan 03   In the year 1909 birth of victor Borge, [Borge Rosenbaum], Copenhagen Denmark, pianist/comedian   

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

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

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   In the year 1909 ernest Reyer, composer, dies at 85   

Jan 17   Sir Francis Smith, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819 died on this day in history.   

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

Feb 02   In the year 1909 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   In the year 1909 edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80