Page 8: Historical Events In 1909

Jun 08   Maria M van de Berg, actress (It was April 1st) on this day in history.   

Jun 09   Alice Huyler Ramsey, a 22-year-old housewife and mother from Hackensack, New Jersey, becomes the first woman to drive across the United States. With three female companions, none of whom could drive a car, in fifty-nine days she drove a Maxwell automobile the 3,800 miles from Manhattan, New York, to San Francisco, California on this day in history.   

Jun 09   In the year 1909 jose Luis Lopez Aranguren, philosopher   

Jun 10   In the year 1909 a Morse Code SOS signal is transmitted for the first time in an emergency as the Cunard liner SS Slavonia is wrecked off the Azores.   

Jun 10   In the year 1909 erwin Dressel, composer   

Jun 10   SOS signal used as an emergency call for the first time in the year 1909.   

Jun 12   "Shine On, Harvest Moon" by Ada Jones & Billy Murray hits #1 on this day in history.   

Jun 12   On this day in history archie Bleyer, Corona NY, orch leader (Arthur Godfrey)   

Jun 14   On this day in history burl Ives, Hunt Ill, folk singer/actor (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof)   

Jun 15   Representatives from England, Australia and South Africa meet at Lord's and form the Imperial Cricket Conference on this day in history.   

Jun 16   In the year 1909 1st US airplane sold commercially, by Glenn Curtiss for $5,000   

Jun 16   On this day in history the first US airplane sold commercially, by Glenn Curtiss for $5,000   

Jun 16   Willi Boskovsky, Austria, conductor (new years concert) in the year 1909.   

Jun 17   A Kopff discovers asteroid #682 Hagar on this day in history.   

Jun 18   In the year 1909 learmont Drysdale, composer, dies at 42   

Jun 18   Nannie Burroughs forms national training School for Women on this day in history.   

Jun 19   In the year 1909 edwin Gerschefski, composer   

Jun 20   1st balloon honeymoon (Roger Burham & Eleanor Waring) in the year 1909.   

Jun 20   In the year 1909 cecil Marley, cricketer (Jamaican batsman 1928-1946, WICBC pres)   

Jun 20   The birth of Errol Flynn, Australian born Hollywood film actor on this day in history.   

Jun 21   On this day in history kurt Schwaen, composer   

Jun 22   On this day in history detlev [Freiherr Friedrich A von] Liliencron, German poet, dies at 65   

Jun 22   Katherine Dunham, dancer/choreographer (Casbah, Stormy Weather) in the year 1909.   

Jun 23   On this day in history confessional parties win Dutch parliamentary elections   

Jun 24   In the year 1909 15th US Golf Open: George Sargent shoots a 290 at Englewood GC NJ   

Jun 24   In the year 1909 milton Katims, NYC, conductor/violist (WOR-NYC)   

Jun 25   Daniel Fuchs, US writer (Summer in Williamsburg) on this day in history.   

Jun 25   In the year 1909 george Sargent wins US Open golf tournament   

Jun 26   On this day in history "Col Tom" Parker, [Dries Van Kruijk], Neth, rock mgr (Elvis Presley)   

Jun 26   23rd US Womens Tennis: H Hotchkiss beats Maud Barger-Wallach (60 61) in the year 1909.   

Jun 27   In the year 1909 23rd US Womens Tennis: Hazel H Wightman beats M Barger-Wallach (60 61)   

Jun 27   Gianandrea Gavazzeni, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 28   In the year 1909 1st French air show, Concours d'Avation opens   

Jun 28   Arnold Shaw, composer on this day in history.   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Dana Andrews, Collins Miss, actor (Battle of the Bulge, Laura) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1909.   

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   On this day in history birth of simon Harcourt Nowell-Smith, bibliophile   

Jan 12   Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864) died in the year 1909.   

Jan 14   On this day in history sinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian admiral, dies at 60   

Jan 15   Ernest Reyer, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Jan 17   On this day in history 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   On this day in history adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73   

Feb 03   In the year 1909 johann Georg Herzog, composer, dies at 86   

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