Historical Events In 1909

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

Sep 04   Karel Horky, composer in the year 1909.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history anne Seymour, Engld, actress (Gemini Affair, Empire, Tim Conway Show)  

Sep 11   Max Wolf rediscovers Halley's comet in the year 1909.  

Sep 12   Spud Chandler, baseball player (AL MVP 1943) on this day in history.  

Sep 13   On this day in history herbert Berghof, Vienna Austria, actor (Belarus File)  

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

Sep 14   The birth of Peter Scott, British naturalist and artist in the year 1909.  

Sep 15   On this day in history carlos Estrada, composer  

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   Largest paid baseball attendance (35,409), A's beat Tigers, 2-0 in Det in the year 1909.  

Sep 22   On this day in history david Riesman, US sociologist (Lonely Crowd)  

Sep 23   In the year 1909 marianne Straub, weaver  

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

Sep 25   In the year 1909 hudson-Fulton Celebration opens in NY  

Sep 26   On this day in history helen Giuliani, mother of Rudy (Mayor-R-NYC, 1994-2002)  

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 in the year 1909.  

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) in the year 1909.  

Oct 02   On this day in history 1st rugby match (Twickenham)  

Oct 04   James B Pritchard, US, theologist/archaeologist in the year 1909.  

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 on this day in history.  

Oct 08   Bill Hewitt, NFL end (Chicago Bears, Phila Eagles) on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 12   In the year 1909 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   Ernest Reyer, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Jan 17   On this day in history 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   On this day in history adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73  

Feb 03   Johann Georg Herzog, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

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