Historical Events In 1909

Sep 02   On this day in history english King Edward VII signs South Africa Bill  

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   In the year 1909 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 first 'pilot' in the world to lose his life in a powered heavier-than-air craft on this day in history.  

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) in the year 1909.  

Sep 11   Anne Seymour, Engld, actress (Gemini Affair, Empire, Tim Conway Show) in the year 1909.  

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   On this day in history ty Cobb clinches AL HR title with his 9th HR (all inside-the-park)  

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

Sep 15   Carlos Estrada, composer on this day in history.  

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

Sep 17   Elizabeth Wilkinson, professor German University College London in the year 1909.  

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

Sep 22   David Riesman, US sociologist (Lonely Crowd) in the year 1909.  

Sep 23   In the year 1909 marianne Straub, weaver  

Sep 25   Florizel A Glasspole, governor-gen of Jamaica (1973-91) on this day in history.  

Sep 25   On this day in history hudson-Fulton Celebration opens in NY  

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

Sep 27   29th US Mens Tennis: W A Larned beats W J Clothier (61 62 57 16 61) in the year 1909.  

Sep 27   On this day in history jean Berger, composer  

Sep 29   Andrew Herron, Moderator (General Assembly of Church of Scotland) in the year 1909.  

Oct 01   Everett Sloane, NYC, actor (Patsy, Citizen Kane, Enforcer) on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1909 dudley Buck, US organist/composer, dies at 70  

Oct 07   Shura Cherkassky, pianist on this day in history.  

Oct 08   On this day in history 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 in the year 1909.  

Jan 01   D D Hindlekar, cricketer (Indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of dana Andrews, Collins Miss, actor (Battle of the Bulge, Laura)  

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   Victor Borge, [Borge Rosenbaum], Copenhagen Denmark, pianist/comedian was born in the year 1909.  

Jan 05   Jean-Pierre Aumont, Paris France, actor (Cat & Mouse, Happy Hooker) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 12   Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864) died in the year 1909.  

Jan 14   Sinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian admiral, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 17   In the year 1909 death of sir Francis Smith, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819  

Jan 22   In the year 1909 richard A C E Erlenmeyer, German chemist, dies at 83  

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