Historical Events In 1909

Dec 04   1st CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Toronto Parkdale, 26-6 in the year 1909.  

Dec 04   First Grey Cup game (University of Toronto 26, Toronto Parkdale 6) in the year 1909.  

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

Dec 06   In the year 1909 alan McGilvray, cricketer (20 games for NSW mid 1930's) and commentator (ABC)  

Dec 07   On this day in history jacob Kainen, artist/curator  

Dec 07   Leo Baekeland, Yonkers NY, patents first thermosetting plastic in the year 1909.  

Dec 07   Leo Baekeland, Yonkers, patents 1st thermosetting plastic (Bakelite) in the year 1909.  

Dec 08   Bird banding society found on this day in history.  

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

Dec 09   Douglas Fairbanks Jr, NYC, actor (Ghost Story) on this day in history.  

Dec 09   Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. born in the year 1909.  

Dec 09   On this day in history first US monoplane flown (Henry W Walden, Long Island NY)  

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

Dec 10   On this day in history red Cloud, Sioux indian chief, dies  

Dec 11   On this day in history colored moving pictures demonstrated at Madison Square Garden, NYC  

Dec 12   Armand H F Boni, the Good One, Flemish poet/writer on this day in history.  

Dec 13   In the year 1909 innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter, dies at 53 [OS 11/30]  

Dec 14   Edward L Tatum, US, molecular geneticist (Nobel 1958) on this day in history.  

Dec 14   In the year 1909 leopold II, king of Belgium, dies  

Dec 15   In the year 1909 francisco Tarrega y Eixea, composer, dies at 57  

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

Dec 16   Henricus Verbunt, civil servant/resistance fighter in the year 1909.  

Dec 16   On this day in history uS pressure forces Nicaraguan Pres Jose Santos Zelaya from office  

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 on this day in history.  

Dec 18   Mona Barrie, [Smith], London England, actress (Dawn on Great Divide) on this day in history.  

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

Dec 20   Vagn Holmboe, composer on this day in history.  

Dec 21   On this day in history 1st junior high school established (Berkeley Calif)  

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 in the year 1909.  

Dec 23   In the year 1909 albert becomes king of Belgians  

Dec 23   Albert becomes king of Belgium on this day in history.  

Dec 23   Barney Ross, NYC, Welterweight Boxing Champ (1934) in the year 1909.  

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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   D D Hindlekar, cricketer (Indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46) was born in the year 1909.  

Jan 01   Dana Andrews, Collins Miss, actor (Battle of the Bulge, Laura) was born in the year 1909.  

Jan 01   Stepan Bandera, Ukrainian nationalist leader (d. 1959) was born on this day in history.  

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

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   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   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   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 in the year 1909.  

Feb 08   Edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1909.