Page 8: Historical Events In 1909

Jun 10   A Morse Code SOS signal is transmitted for the inaugural time in an emergency as the Cunard liner SS Slavonia is wrecked off the Azores.   

Jun 10   Erwin Dressel, composer.   

Jun 10   SOS signal used as an emergency call for the inaugural time   

Jun 12   "Shine On, Harvest Moon" by Ada Jones and Billy Murray hits #1   

Jun 12   Archie Bleyer, Corona NY, orch leader (Arthur Godfrey).   

Jun 14   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.   

Jun 16   1st US airplane sold commercially, by Glenn Curtiss for $5000.   

Jun 16   The inaugural US airplane sold commercially, by Glenn Curtiss for $5000   

Jun 16   Willi Boskovsky, Austria, conductor (new years concert)   

Jun 17   A Kopff discovers asteroid #682 Hagar   

Jun 18   Learmont Drysdale, composer, dies at 42.   

Jun 18   Nannie Burroughs forms national training School for Women.   

Jun 19   Edwin Gerschefski, composer   

Jun 20   1st balloon honeymoon (Roger Burham and Eleanor Waring).   

Jun 20   Cecil Marley, cricketer (Jamaican batsman 1928-1946, WICBC pres).   

Jun 20   Errol Flynn, Australian born Hollywood film actor is born   

Jun 21   Kurt Schwaen, composer   

Jun 22   Detlev [Freiherr Friedrich A von] Liliencron, German poet, dies at 65.   

Jun 22   Katherine Dunham, dancer/choreographer (Casbah, Stormy Weather).   

Jun 23   Confessional parties win Dutch parliamentary elections   

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

Jun 24   Milton Katims, NYC, conductor/violist (WOR-NYC).   

Jun 25   Daniel Fuchs, US writer (Summer in Williamsburg)   

Jun 25   In this year, George Sargent claims US Open golf tournament.   

Jun 26   "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).   

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

Jun 27   Gianandrea Gavazzeni, composer.   

Jun 28   1st French air show, Concours d'Avation opens   

Jun 28   Arnold Shaw, composer.   

Jun 28   Israel Durham, Phillies president dies.   

Jun 28   The inaugural French air show, Concours d'Avation opens.   

Jun 29   Leroy Anderson, US, composer (Syncopated Clock).   

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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,