Page 3: Historical Events In 1909

Feb 16   1st subway car with side doors goes into service (NYC).   

Feb 16   Hugh Beaumont, Lawrence Ks, actor (Ward Cleaver-Leave it to Beaver)   

Feb 16   Serbia mobilizes against Austria-Hungary   

Feb 16   Subway car with side doors goes into service (New York NY).   

Feb 17   Joseph "Poeske" Scherens, Belgian cyclist (champ sprinter 1932-37)[NS]   

Feb 18   Boston Red Sox trade Cy Young, at 41, to Cleveland Naps.   

Feb 18   Matti Jarvinen, Finland, javelin thrower (Olympic-gold-1932).   

Feb 19   Charlie Walker, South Aust cricket wicket-keeper (toured but no Tests).   

Feb 20   Publication of the Futurist Manifesto in the French journal Le Figaro   

Feb 21   George G F van Renesse, Dutch pianist/music director   

Feb 21   John Galsworthy's "Strife," premieres in London.   

Feb 22   Great White Fleet, 1st US fleet to circle the globe, returns to Va.   

Feb 22   Great White Fleet, inaugural US fleet to circle the globe, returns to Virginia   

Feb 23   At Baddeck, Nova Scotia J. A. D. McCurdy flies the Bell designed Silver Dart at an altitude of about 10 metres for nearly one kilometre across Baddeck Bay; inaugural airplane flight in Canada by a Canadian; inaugural powered flight in British Empire   

Feb 23   Frank Ward, cricketer (Australian leggie late 30s)   

Feb 23   Russian tsar Nicolas II dissolves Finnish Diet   

Feb 24   August William Derleth, Sauk City Wisc, writer (Judge Peck Mysteries).   

Feb 24   The Hudson Motor Car Company is founded   

Feb 25   Edgar Pangborn, US, sci-fi author (Judgment of Eve, Davy).   

Feb 26   Phyllis Fanny Primrose-Pechey Cradock, TV Chef.   

Feb 27   Elisabeth Welch, singer (Song of Freedom, Over the Moon)   

Feb 28   Linus Pauling, American chemist and physicist is born.   

Feb 28   Olan Soule, La Harpe Ill, actor (My 3 Sons, Arnie).   

Feb 28   Stephen Spender, English poet is born.   

Mar 01   1st US university school of nursing established, Univ of Minn   

Mar 01   David Niven, Kirriemuir Scotland, actor (Casino Royale)   

Mar 02   Gr Brit, France, Germ and It asks Serbia to set no territorial formally claims.   

Mar 02   Great Britain, France, Germany and Italy ask Serbia to set no territorial formally claims.   

Mar 02   Hanoch Jacoby, composer   

Mar 03   Jay Morris Arena, inventor/pediatrician   

Mar 04   President Taft inaugrated as 27th President during 10" snowstorm.   

Mar 04   President Taft inaugrated at 27th president during 10" snowstorm.   

Mar 04   US prohibits interstate transportation of game birds   

Mar 05   Sutan Sjahrir, premier of Indonesia (1945-47).   

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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,