Historical Events In 1909

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

Aug 10   In the year 1909 brian Easdale, composer   

Aug 11   In the year 1909 gaston Gilbert Litaize, composer   

Aug 11   On this day in history liner "Arapahoe" is 1st ship to use SOS distress call   

Aug 11   On this day in history sOS first used by an American ship, Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras, NC   

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) on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history paul Smith Callaway, composer   

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

Aug 18   On this day in history mayor of Tokyo Yukio Ozaki presents Washington, D.C. with 2,000 cherry trees, which President Taft decides to plant near the Potomac River.   

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

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   Jerzy Andrzejewski, Warsaw Poland, writer (Ashes & Diamonds) in the year 1909.   

Aug 19   On this day in history 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   Mel Hein, NFL center (NY Giants) on this day in history.   

Aug 24   In the year 1909 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   Arwel Hughes, composer in the year 1909.   

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

Aug 26   On this day in history frank Tarrant scores cricket 145 & 13-67 for Middlesex v Gloucs   

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

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

Aug 29   Francis Henry Smith, librarian in the year 1909.   

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 in the year 1909.   

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   In the year 1909 birth of d D Hindlekar, cricketer (Indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46)   

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 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history richard A C E Erlenmeyer, German chemist, dies at 83   

Feb 02   Adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Feb 03   On this day in history johann Georg Herzog, composer, dies at 86   

Feb 08   In the year 1909 edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80