Historical Events In 1909

Sep 02   On this day in history english King Edward VII signs South Africa Bill  

Sep 04   In the year 1909 karel Horky, composer  

Sep 06   On this day in history john Ridgely, Chicago IL, actor (Northern Pursuit, Air Force)  

Sep 06   On this day in history word received, Adm Peary discovers North Pole 5 months earlier  

Sep 07   Elia Kazan, Constaninople Turkey, director (Streetcar Named Desire) on this day in history.  

Sep 07   In the year 1909 eugene Lefebvre (1878-1909), while test piloting a new French-built Wright biplane, crashes at Juvisy France when his controls jam. Lefebvre dies, becoming the first 'pilot' in the world to lose his life in a powered heavier-than-air craft.  

Sep 07   Eugene Lefebvre, dies test piloting a Wright A aircraft on this day in history.  

Sep 09   On this day in history jack Johnson fights Al Kaufman to no decision in 10 for boxing title  

Sep 09   Jane Baxter, [Feodora Forde], Bremen Germany, actress (We Live Again) on this day in history.  

Sep 11   Anne Seymour, Engld, actress (Gemini Affair, Empire, Tim Conway Show) in the year 1909.  

Sep 11   In the year 1909 max Wolf rediscovers Halley's comet  

Sep 12   In the year 1909 spud Chandler, baseball player (AL MVP 1943)  

Sep 13   Herbert Berghof, Vienna Austria, actor (Belarus File) in the year 1909.  

Sep 13   Ty Cobb clinches AL HR title with his 9th HR (all inside-the-park) in the year 1909.  

Sep 14   In the year 1909 the birth of Peter Scott, British naturalist and artist  

Sep 15   On this day in history carlos Estrada, composer  

Sep 16   John Megaw, British Lord Justice of Appeal in the year 1909.  

Sep 17   In the year 1909 elizabeth Wilkinson, professor German University College London  

Sep 18   On this day in history largest paid baseball attendance (35,409), A's beat Tigers, 2-0 in Det  

Sep 22   David Riesman, US sociologist (Lonely Crowd) in the year 1909.  

Sep 23   On this day in history marianne Straub, weaver  

Sep 25   Florizel A Glasspole, governor-gen of Jamaica (1973-91) in the year 1909.  

Sep 25   Hudson-Fulton Celebration opens in NY in the year 1909.  

Sep 26   Helen Giuliani, mother of Rudy (Mayor-R-NYC, 1994-2002) in the year 1909.  

Sep 27   In the year 1909 29th US Mens Tennis: W A Larned beats W J Clothier (61 62 57 16 61)  

Sep 27   Jean Berger, composer on this day in history.  

Sep 29   Andrew Herron, Moderator (General Assembly of Church of Scotland) on this day in history.  

Oct 01   Everett Sloane, NYC, actor (Patsy, Citizen Kane, Enforcer) on this day in history.  

Oct 02   In the year 1909 1st rugby match (Twickenham)  

Oct 04   In the year 1909 james B Pritchard, US, theologist/archaeologist  

Oct 06   Carol Lombard, Ft Wayne IN, actress (My Man Godfrey, In Name Only) in the year 1909.  

Oct 06   On this day in history dudley Buck, US organist/composer, dies at 70  

Oct 07   Shura Cherkassky, pianist in the year 1909.  

Oct 08   On this day in history bill Hewitt, NFL end (Chicago Bears, Phila Eagles)  

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Jan 01   Barry Goldwater, (Sen-R-Az, 1953-65, 69- )/Pres candidate (R) 1964) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of d D Hindlekar, cricketer (Indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46)  

Jan 01   On this day in history 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 in the year 1909.  

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   In the year 1909 birth of simon Harcourt Nowell-Smith, bibliophile  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 17   In the year 1909 death of sir Francis Smith, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819  

Jan 22   Richard A C E Erlenmeyer, German chemist, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Feb 02   In the year 1909 adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73  

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

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