Page 11: Historical Events In 1909

Aug 11   Liner "Arapahoe" is 1st ship to use SOS distress call.   

Aug 11   SOS inaugural used by an American ship, Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras, NC.   

Aug 12   Maurice Heath, air marshal   

Aug 13   John Beal, Joplin MO, actor (10 Who Dare, I Am the Law, Amityville 3D)   

Aug 14   Len Darling, cricketer (South Australian and Test batsman of 30's).   

Aug 15   Raymond O'Malley, teacher   

Aug 16   Paul Smith Callaway, composer.   

Aug 17   Richard Hoffman, composer, dies at 78   

Aug 18   Mayor of Tokyo Yukio Ozaki presents Washington, D.C. with 2000 cherry trees, which President Taft decides to plant near the Potomac River.   

Aug 18   Miliza Korjus, Warsaw Poland, actress (Great Waltz).   

Aug 19   inaugural race at the Indianapolis 500 Speedway   

Aug 19   Indianapolis 500 race track opens.   

Aug 19   Jerzy Andrzejewski, Warsaw Poland, writer (Ashes and Diamonds)   

Aug 19   Rembt THPLA of Boneval Faure, lawyer/1st-Member of parliament, dies   

Aug 20   Albert Roberts, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in 5 Tests 1932-37)   

Aug 21   C Dillon Douglas, Geneva Switz, US Secretary of Treasury (1961-65).   

Aug 22   Mel Hein, NFL center (NY Giants)   

Aug 24   Ronnie Grieveson, S Afr cricket keeper/batsman (2 Tests v Eng 1939).   

Aug 24   Workers start pouring concrete for Panama Canal   

Aug 25   Arwel Hughes, composer.   

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

Aug 26   Frank Tarrant scores cricket 145 and 13-67 for Middlesex v Gloucs.   

Aug 27   Jack Chesbro's final Yankee game.   

Aug 27   Lester W "Pres" Young, US jazz saxophonist   

Aug 29   AH Latham of France sets world airplane altitude record of 155 m   

Aug 29   Emil C Hansen, Danish physiologist, dies.   

Aug 29   Francis Henry Smith, librarian.   

Aug 29   World's inaugural air race held in Rheims France. Glenn Curtis (USA) claims.   

Aug 30   Barry Appleby, cartoonist   

Aug 30   Burgess Shale fossils discovered by Charles Doolittle Walcott   

Aug 31   A J Reach Co patents cork-centered baseball.   

Sep 02   English King Edward VII signs South Africa Bill   

Sep 04   Karel Horky, composer.   

Sep 06   John Ridgely, Chicago IL, actor (Northern Pursuit, Air Force).   

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Jan 01   Barry goldwater: (sen-r-az, 1953-65, 69- )/pres candidate (r) 1964)   

Jan 01   D d hindlekar: Cricketer (indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46)   

Jan 01   Dana andrews: Collins miss, actor (battle of the bulge, laura)   

Jan 01   Stepan bandera: Ukrainian nationalist leader   

Jan 02   Rene etiemble: French literature historian (parlez-vous franglais)   

Jan 03   Victor borge: [borge rosenbaum], copenhagen denmark, pianist/comedian   

Jan 05   Jean-pierre aumont: Paris france, actor (cat & mouse, happy hooker)   

Jan 05   Simon harcourt nowell-smith: Bibliophile   

Jan 12   Hermann minkowski: German mathematician (b. 1864)   

Jan 14   Sinovi p rozhestvensky: Russian admiral,    

Jan 15   Ernest reyer: Composer,   

Jan 17   Sir francis smith: Premier of tasmania (b. 1819   

Jan 22   Richard a c e erlenmeyer: German chemist,    

Feb 02   Adolf stoecker: German anti-semite/prime minister,    

Feb 03   Johann georg herzog: Composer,    

Feb 08   Edouard silas: Composer,