Historical Events In 1909

Jun 08   Maria M van de Berg, actress (It was April 1st) in the year 1909.   

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 in the year 1909.   

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

Jun 10   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 on this day in history.   

Jun 10   On this day in history erwin Dressel, composer   

Jun 10   On this day in history sOS signal used as an emergency call for the first time   

Jun 12   In the year 1909 "Shine On, Harvest Moon" by Ada Jones & Billy Murray hits #1   

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

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

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   1st US airplane sold commercially, by Glenn Curtiss for $5,000 on this day in history.   

Jun 16   The first US airplane sold commercially, by Glenn Curtiss for $5,000 on this day in history.   

Jun 16   In the year 1909 willi Boskovsky, Austria, conductor (new years concert)   

Jun 17   On this day in history a Kopff discovers asteroid #682 Hagar   

Jun 18   On this day in history learmont Drysdale, composer, dies at 42   

Jun 18   Nannie Burroughs forms national training School for Women in the year 1909.   

Jun 19   Edwin Gerschefski, composer in the year 1909.   

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

Jun 20   Cecil Marley, cricketer (Jamaican batsman 1928-1946, WICBC pres) on this day in history.   

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

Jun 21   In the year 1909 kurt Schwaen, composer   

Jun 22   In the year 1909 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   Confessional parties win Dutch parliamentary elections on this day in history.   

Jun 24   15th US Golf Open: George Sargent shoots a 290 at Englewood GC NJ on this day in history.   

Jun 24   Milton Katims, NYC, conductor/violist (WOR-NYC) in the year 1909.   

Jun 25   In the year 1909 daniel Fuchs, US writer (Summer in Williamsburg)   

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

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

Jun 26   On this day in history 23rd US Womens Tennis: H Hotchkiss beats Maud Barger-Wallach (60 61)   

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

Jun 27   In the year 1909 gianandrea Gavazzeni, composer   

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

Jun 28   In the year 1909 arnold Shaw, composer   

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Jan 01   Barry Goldwater, (Sen-R-Az, 1953-65, 69- )/Pres candidate (R) 1964) was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of stepan Bandera, Ukrainian nationalist leader (d. 1959)   

Jan 02   In the year 1909 birth of rene Etiemble, French literature historian (Parlez-vous Franglais)   

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   In the year 1909 death of hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864)   

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

Jan 15   In the year 1909 ernest Reyer, composer, dies at 85   

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   Adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73 in the year 1909.   

Feb 03   Johann Georg Herzog, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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