Historical Events In 1909

Dec 04   1st CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Toronto Parkdale, 26-6 on this day in history.  

Dec 04   First Grey Cup game (University of Toronto 26, Toronto Parkdale 6) on this day in history.  

Dec 04   Paul-Albert Besnard, French painter/graphic artist (Elle), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Dec 06   Alan McGilvray, cricketer (20 games for NSW mid 1930's) and commentator (ABC) on this day in history.  

Dec 07   In the year 1909 jacob Kainen, artist/curator  

Dec 07   On this day in history leo Baekeland, Yonkers NY, patents first thermosetting plastic  

Dec 07   In the year 1909 leo Baekeland, Yonkers, patents 1st thermosetting plastic (Bakelite)  

Dec 08   Bird banding society found in the year 1909.  

Dec 09   1st US monoplane flown (Henry W Walden, Long Island, NY) on this day in history.  

Dec 09   Douglas Fairbanks Jr, NYC, actor (Ghost Story) in the year 1909.  

Dec 09   Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. born on this day in history.  

Dec 09   First US monoplane flown (Henry W Walden, Long Island NY) in the year 1909.  

Dec 09   On this day in history the birth of Douglas Fairbanks Jr., American actor  

Dec 10   Red Cloud, Sioux indian chief, dies on this day in history.  

Dec 11   Colored moving pictures demonstrated at Madison Square Garden, NYC in the year 1909.  

Dec 12   On this day in history armand H F Boni, the Good One, Flemish poet/writer  

Dec 13   On this day in history innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter, dies at 53 [OS 11/30]  

Dec 14   Edward L Tatum, US, molecular geneticist (Nobel 1958) in the year 1909.  

Dec 14   On this day in history leopold II, king of Belgium, dies  

Dec 15   Francisco Tarrega y Eixea, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1909.  

Dec 15   On this day in history thomas J Lynch becomes president of baseball's National League  

Dec 16   In the year 1909 henricus Verbunt, civil servant/resistance fighter  

Dec 16   US pressure forces Nicaraguan Pres Jose Santos Zelaya from office in the year 1909.  

Dec 16   US pressure forces Nicaraguan President Jose Santos Zelaya from office on this day in history.  

Dec 17   Leopold II, king of Belgium, buried in Brussels in the year 1909.  

Dec 18   In the year 1909 mona Barrie, [Smith], London England, actress (Dawn on Great Divide)  

Dec 20   Benjamin Ipavec, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Dec 20   Vagn Holmboe, composer in the year 1909.  

Dec 21   1st junior high school established (Berkeley Calif) in the year 1909.  

Dec 21   On this day in history george Ball, Iowa, lawyer/undersecretary of state  

Dec 21   University of Copenhagen rejects Cook's claim that he was first to North Pole on this day in history.  

Dec 23   Albert becomes king of Belgians in the year 1909.  

Dec 23   On this day in history albert becomes king of Belgium  

Dec 23   Barney Ross, NYC, Welterweight Boxing Champ (1934) on this day in history.  

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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   On this day in history birth of d D Hindlekar, cricketer (Indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46)  

Jan 01   In the year 1909 birth of dana Andrews, Collins Miss, actor (Battle of the Bulge, Laura)  

Jan 01   Stepan Bandera, Ukrainian nationalist leader (d. 1959) was born in the year 1909.  

Jan 02   Rene Etiemble, French literature historian (Parlez-vous Franglais) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   In the year 1909 birth of victor Borge, [Borge Rosenbaum], Copenhagen Denmark, pianist/comedian  

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

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   Sinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian admiral, dies at 60 in the year 1909.  

Jan 15   In the year 1909 ernest Reyer, composer, dies at 85  

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

Jan 22   Richard A C E Erlenmeyer, German chemist, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Feb 02   In the year 1909 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   In the year 1909 edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80