Page 4: Historical Events In 1909

Mar 06   Dave Clark, music promoter/songwriter   

Mar 06   Gerhart Hauptmann's "Griselda," premieres in Vienna   

Mar 07   Construction begins on inaugural 100 houses in Ahuzat Bayit (Tel Aviv)   

Mar 07   Greta Schoon, writer.   

Mar 08   Anthony Donato, composer   

Mar 10   Gerard Croiset, Dutch paragnost.   

Mar 10   Jack Johnson fights Victor McLaglen to no decision in 6 for box title.   

Mar 11   Ljubica Maric, composer   

Mar 12   Johanna "Lena" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Bruno Gerlach, dies at 34.   

Mar 13   Donald Alexander Smith, Lord Strathcona 1820-1914 sets up Strathcona Trust, a fund for military training and cadet corps in schools   

Mar 13   Gilbert Inglefield, Mayor of London (1967-68).   

Mar 14   Amsterdam Social-Democratic Party (SDP) forms   

Mar 14   Andre Pieyre de Mandiargues, French writer (Margin)   

Mar 16   George Thorndike Angell, lawyer (ASPCA), dies at 85   

Mar 17   Patrick Reilly, British diplomat.   

Mar 18   Einar Dessau of Denmark makes 1st ham broadcast   

Mar 18   Einar Dessau of Denmark makes inaugural ham broadcast.   

Mar 19   Louis Hayward, Johannesburg S Africa, actor (Lone Wolf, Survivors)   

Mar 21   In this year, Moran and MacFarland (US) claims Europe's 1st 6 day bicycle race (Berlin).   

Mar 22   Gabrielle Roy, French-Canadian novelist (Tin Flute)   

Mar 22   Gyula Erkel, composer, dies at 66.   

Mar 24   Clyde Barrow, bank robber (of Bonnie and Clyde fame).   

Mar 24   John Millington Synge, Irish dramatist/playwright/poet, dies at 37   

Mar 25   Dutch (Emil) Leonard, baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox, 1.01 ERA 1914).   

Mar 25   Ruperto Chapi y Lorente, composer, dies at 57.   

Mar 26   August Strindberg's "Bjalb-jarle-ti," premieres in Stockholm.   

Mar 26   Chips Rafferty, Broken Hill Australia, actor (Desert Rats).   

Mar 26   Nikolai Arkas, composer, dies at 56.   

Mar 27   Ben[jamin F] Webster, US tenor saxophonist.   

Mar 28   Nelson Algren, US, novelist (Man with the Golden Arm).   

Mar 29   Moon Mullican, hillbilly pianist (7 Nights of Rock).   

Mar 30   Ernst Gombrich, OM/FBA/director (Warburg Institute)   

Mar 30   Queensboro Bridge opens, linking Manhattan and Queens   

Mar 31   Baseball rules players who jump contracts are suspended for 5 years   

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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,