Historical Events In 1909

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

Sep 04   Karel Horky, composer on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 07   Elia Kazan, Constaninople Turkey, director (Streetcar Named Desire) in the year 1909.  

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 in the year 1909.  

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   In the year 1909 anne Seymour, Engld, actress (Gemini Affair, Empire, Tim Conway Show)  

Sep 11   On this day in history max Wolf rediscovers Halley's comet  

Sep 12   Spud Chandler, baseball player (AL MVP 1943) in the year 1909.  

Sep 13   Herbert Berghof, Vienna Austria, actor (Belarus File) in the year 1909.  

Sep 13   In the year 1909 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   In the year 1909 carlos Estrada, composer  

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

Sep 17   Elizabeth Wilkinson, professor German University College London on this day in history.  

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) in the year 1909.  

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

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

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

Sep 27   In the year 1909 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   James B Pritchard, US, theologist/archaeologist in the year 1909.  

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

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   In the year 1909 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   In the year 1909 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 in the year 1909.  

Jan 02   On this day in history 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 in the year 1909.  

Jan 05   Simon Harcourt Nowell-Smith, bibliophile was born in the year 1909.  

Jan 12   On this day in history death of hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864)  

Jan 14   On this day in history sinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian admiral, dies at 60  

Jan 15   On this day in history ernest Reyer, composer, dies at 85  

Jan 17   Sir Francis Smith, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819 died on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1909 johann Georg Herzog, composer, dies at 86  

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