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   In the year 1909 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1909 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) in the year 1909.   

Sep 13   In the year 1909 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   On this day in history the birth of Peter Scott, British naturalist and artist   

Sep 15   Carlos Estrada, composer in the year 1909.   

Sep 16   John Megaw, British Lord Justice of Appeal on this day in history.   

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   Marianne Straub, weaver in the year 1909.   

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

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

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

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

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

Oct 04   James B Pritchard, US, theologist/archaeologist on this day in history.   

Oct 06   Carol Lombard, Ft Wayne IN, actress (My Man Godfrey, In Name Only) on this day in history.   

Oct 06   Dudley Buck, US organist/composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Oct 07   In the year 1909 shura Cherkassky, pianist   

Oct 08   Bill Hewitt, NFL end (Chicago Bears, Phila Eagles) in the year 1909.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1909 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1909 birth of stepan Bandera, Ukrainian nationalist leader (d. 1959)   

Jan 02   In the year 1909 birth of rene Etiemble, French literature historian (Parlez-vous Franglais)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of victor Borge, [Borge Rosenbaum], Copenhagen Denmark, pianist/comedian   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of jean-Pierre Aumont, Paris France, actor (Cat & Mouse, Happy Hooker)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of simon Harcourt Nowell-Smith, bibliophile   

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   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 in the year 1909.   

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   On this day in history edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80