Page 8: 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   Erwin Dressel, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

Jun 12   Archie Bleyer, Corona NY, orch leader (Arthur Godfrey) in the year 1909.   

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

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

Jun 16   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1909 the birth of Errol Flynn, Australian born Hollywood film actor   

Jun 21   Kurt Schwaen, composer in the year 1909.   

Jun 22   Detlev [Freiherr Friedrich A von] Liliencron, German poet, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Jun 22   In the year 1909 katherine Dunham, dancer/choreographer (Casbah, Stormy Weather)   

Jun 23   Confessional parties win Dutch parliamentary elections on this day in history.   

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

Jun 24   Milton Katims, NYC, conductor/violist (WOR-NYC) on this day in history.   

Jun 25   Daniel Fuchs, US writer (Summer in Williamsburg) in the year 1909.   

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   In the year 1909 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) in the year 1909.   

Jun 27   Gianandrea Gavazzeni, composer in the year 1909.   

Jun 28   1st French air show, Concours d'Avation opens on this day in history.   

Jun 28   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of d D Hindlekar, cricketer (Indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46)   

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   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 in the year 1909.   

Jan 05   In the year 1909 birth of simon Harcourt Nowell-Smith, bibliophile   

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

Jan 14   In the year 1909 sinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian admiral, dies at 60   

Jan 15   On this day in history 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   In the year 1909 richard A C E Erlenmeyer, German chemist, dies at 83   

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 in the year 1909.   

Feb 08   On this day in history edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80