Page 12: Historical Events In 1909

Sep 02   English King Edward VII signs South Africa Bill on this day in history.   

Sep 04   Karel Horky, composer in the year 1909.   

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

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   In the year 1909 eugene Lefebvre, dies test piloting a Wright A aircraft   

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) in the year 1909.   

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   Spud Chandler, baseball player (AL MVP 1943) in the year 1909.   

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) on this day in history.   

Sep 14   The birth of Peter Scott, British naturalist and artist on this day in history.   

Sep 15   In the year 1909 carlos Estrada, composer   

Sep 16   On this day in history john Megaw, British Lord Justice of Appeal   

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

Sep 18   In the year 1909 largest paid baseball attendance (35,409), A's beat Tigers, 2-0 in Det   

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   On this day in history 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   29th US Mens Tennis: W A Larned beats W J Clothier (61 62 57 16 61) in the year 1909.   

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

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

Oct 01   In the year 1909 everett Sloane, NYC, actor (Patsy, Citizen Kane, Enforcer)   

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

Oct 04   On this day in history 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   Dudley Buck, US organist/composer, dies at 70 in the year 1909.   

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   On this day in history birth of barry Goldwater, (Sen-R-Az, 1953-65, 69- )/Pres candidate (R) 1964)   

Jan 01   On this day in history 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 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   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   On this day in history sinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian admiral, dies at 60   

Jan 15   Ernest Reyer, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1909.   

Jan 17   Sir Francis Smith, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819 died in the year 1909.   

Jan 22   Richard A C E Erlenmeyer, German chemist, dies at 83 in the year 1909.   

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   Edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1909.