Page 12: Historical Events In 1909

Sep 06   Word received, Adm Peary discovers North Pole 5 months earlier.   

Sep 07   Elia Kazan, Constaninople Turkey, director (Streetcar Named Desire)   

Sep 07   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 inaugural '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.   

Sep 09   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)   

Sep 11   Anne Seymour, Engld, actress (Gemini Affair, Empire, Tim Conway Show)   

Sep 11   Max Wolf rediscovers Halley's comet   

Sep 12   Spud Chandler, baseball player (AL MVP 1943)   

Sep 13   Herbert Berghof, Vienna Austria, actor (Belarus File).   

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

Sep 14   Peter Scott, British naturalist and artist is born   

Sep 15   Carlos Estrada, composer   

Sep 16   John Megaw, British Lord Justice of Appeal   

Sep 17   Elizabeth Wilkinson, professor German University College London.   

Sep 18   Largest paid baseball attendance (35409), A's beat Tigers, 2-0 in Det.   

Sep 22   David Riesman, US sociologist (Lonely Crowd)   

Sep 23   Marianne Straub, weaver   

Sep 25   Florizel A Glasspole, governor-gen of Jamaica (1973-91)   

Sep 25   Hudson-Fulton Celebration opens in NY.   

Sep 26   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)   

Sep 27   Jean Berger, composer   

Sep 29   Andrew Herron, Moderator (General Assembly of Church of Scotland)   

Oct 01   Everett Sloane, NYC, actor (Patsy, Citizen Kane, Enforcer)   

Oct 02   1st rugby match (Twickenham)   

Oct 04   James B Pritchard, US, theologist/archaeologist.   

Oct 06   Carol Lombard, Ft Wayne IN, actress (My Man Godfrey, In Name Only)   

Oct 06   Dudley Buck, US organist/composer, dies at 70.   

Oct 07   Shura Cherkassky, pianist.   

Oct 08   Bill Hewitt, NFL end (Chicago Bears, Phila Eagles)   

Oct 08   Chicago Cubs beat NY Giants 4-2 in a playoff to win NL pennant   

Oct 09   Ty Cobb steals home in World Series game.   

Oct 10   Florida Friebus, actress (Dobie Gillis' mom, Bob Newhart Show).   

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Jan 01   Barry goldwater: (sen-r-az, 1953-65, 69- )/pres candidate (r) 1964)   

Jan 01   D d hindlekar: Cricketer (indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46)   

Jan 01   Dana andrews: Collins miss, actor (battle of the bulge, laura)   

Jan 01   Stepan bandera: Ukrainian nationalist leader    

Jan 02   Rene etiemble: French literature historian (parlez-vous franglais)   

Jan 03   Victor borge: [borge rosenbaum], copenhagen denmark, pianist/comedian   

Jan 05   Jean-pierre aumont: Paris france, actor (cat & mouse, happy hooker)   

Jan 05   Simon harcourt nowell-smith: Bibliophile   

Jan 12   Hermann minkowski: German mathematician (b. 1864)   

Jan 14   Sinovi p rozhestvensky: Russian admiral,   

Jan 15   Ernest reyer: Composer,   

Jan 17   Sir francis smith: Premier of tasmania (b. 1819   

Jan 22   Richard a c e erlenmeyer: German chemist,   

Feb 02   Adolf stoecker: German anti-semite/prime minister,    

Feb 03   Johann georg herzog: Composer,    

Feb 08   Edouard silas: Composer,