Page 5: Historical Events In 1909

Mar 31   Gustav Mahler conducts New York Philharmonic for his inaugural time   

Mar 31   Pieter Jongeling, Dutch MP (GVP)/editor (Neth Daily)   

Apr 01   Abner Biberman, Milwaukee Wisc, director/actor (Imhook-Kodiak)   

Apr 02   Jean Kurt Forest, composer.   

Apr 03   Benjamin Johnson Lang, composer, dies at 71   

Apr 05   Alberto Romero "Cubby" Broccoli, NYC, film producer (James Bond)   

Apr 06   1st credit union forms in US   

Apr 06   Commander Robert E. Peary and Matthew Henson reports reaching the North Pole.   

Apr 06   The inaugural credit union established in US   

Apr 06   The North Pole reached for the inaugural time, by American Robert Peary   

Apr 08   George Dixon, trumpet/sax.   

Apr 09   Charles Conder, artist, dies.   

Apr 09   Domenico Enrici, Apostolic Nuncio   

Apr 09   The U.S. Congress passes the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act   

Apr 10   Algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet, dies at 72   

Apr 12   Hermann Kotzchmar, composer, dies at 79   

Apr 12   Philadelphia's Shibe Park (later Connie Mack Stadium) opens   

Apr 13   Eudora Welty, Jackson Ms, novelist (Optimist's Daughter-Pulitzer 1973)   

Apr 14   Anglo-Persian Oil Company forms in London   

Apr 15   Mien Wenneker, Dutch prince Henry's lover, weds Uncle Cornelis Abbo.   

Apr 16   Herman Uyttersprot, Flemish literature historian.   

Apr 17   Alain Emile Louis Marie Poher, politician.   

Apr 18   Joan of Arc declared a saint.   

Apr 19   13th Boston Marathon won by Henri Renaud of NH in 2:53:36.8   

Apr 20   Guido Alberti, literary patron/businessman.   

Apr 21   Rollo May, US, psychologist, Love and Will).   

Apr 22   A Kopff discovers asteroid #680 Genoveva   

Apr 22   Ralph Byrd, Dayton Ohio, actor (Dick Tracy TV Show).   

Apr 23   Thomas Padmore, senior civil servant   

Apr 24   Bernhard Grzimek, zoologist (West Germany).   

Apr 24   Harry Hillman and Lawson Robertson run 100m 3-legged race in 11 seconds   

Apr 25   Jaroslav Doubrava, composer   

Apr 26   Richard Howorth, cricketer (English all-rounder, three county doubles)   

Apr 27   Muriel C Bradbrook, English writer (That Infidel Place).   

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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,