Page 12: Historical Events In 1909

Sep 02   English King Edward VII signs South Africa Bill in the year 1909.   

Sep 04   Karel Horky, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 06   John Ridgely, Chicago IL, actor (Northern Pursuit, Air Force) in the year 1909.   

Sep 06   Word received, Adm Peary discovers North Pole 5 months earlier in the year 1909.   

Sep 07   In the year 1909 elia Kazan, Constaninople Turkey, director (Streetcar Named Desire)   

Sep 07   On this day in history 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 in the year 1909.   

Sep 09   In the year 1909 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) on this day in history.   

Sep 11   Max Wolf rediscovers Halley's comet on this day in history.   

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

Sep 13   Herbert Berghof, Vienna Austria, actor (Belarus File) on this day in history.   

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

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

Sep 15   Carlos Estrada, composer in the year 1909.   

Sep 16   In the year 1909 john Megaw, British Lord Justice of Appeal   

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   In the year 1909 david Riesman, US sociologist (Lonely Crowd)   

Sep 23   Marianne Straub, weaver in the year 1909.   

Sep 25   In the year 1909 florizel A Glasspole, governor-gen of Jamaica (1973-91)   

Sep 25   Hudson-Fulton Celebration opens in NY on this day in history.   

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

Sep 27   On this day in history 29th US Mens Tennis: W A Larned beats W J Clothier (61 62 57 16 61)   

Sep 27   On this day in history jean Berger, composer   

Sep 29   On this day in history andrew Herron, Moderator (General Assembly of Church of Scotland)   

Oct 01   Everett Sloane, NYC, actor (Patsy, Citizen Kane, Enforcer) in the year 1909.   

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

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   In the year 1909 shura Cherkassky, pianist   

Oct 08   In the year 1909 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   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   On this day in history birth of stepan Bandera, Ukrainian nationalist leader (d. 1959)   

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   In the year 1909 birth of jean-Pierre Aumont, Paris France, actor (Cat & Mouse, Happy Hooker)   

Jan 05   Simon Harcourt Nowell-Smith, bibliophile was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864) died on this day in history.   

Jan 14   On this day in history sinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian admiral, dies at 60   

Jan 15   In the year 1909 ernest Reyer, composer, dies at 85   

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   Adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73 in the year 1909.   

Feb 03   Johann Georg Herzog, composer, dies at 86 in the year 1909.   

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