Historical Events In 1909

Jun 08   On this day in history maria M van de Berg, actress (It was April 1st)  

Jun 09   On this day in history 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.  

Jun 09   On this day in history 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 in the year 1909.  

Jun 10   Erwin Dressel, composer in the year 1909.  

Jun 10   SOS signal used as an emergency call for the first time on this day in history.  

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

Jun 12   In the year 1909 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   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   The first US airplane sold commercially, by Glenn Curtiss for $5,000 in the year 1909.  

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

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

Jun 18   Learmont Drysdale, composer, dies at 42 in the year 1909.  

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

Jun 19   On this day in history edwin Gerschefski, composer  

Jun 20   On this day in history 1st balloon honeymoon (Roger Burham & Eleanor Waring)  

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   Kurt Schwaen, composer on this day in history.  

Jun 22   Detlev [Freiherr Friedrich A von] Liliencron, German poet, dies at 65 in the year 1909.  

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1909 daniel Fuchs, US writer (Summer in Williamsburg)  

Jun 25   George Sargent wins US Open golf tournament in the year 1909.  

Jun 26   "Col Tom" Parker, [Dries Van Kruijk], Neth, rock mgr (Elvis Presley) in the year 1909.  

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

Jun 27   On this day in history 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 in the year 1909.  

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Jan 01   Barry Goldwater, (Sen-R-Az, 1953-65, 69- )/Pres candidate (R) 1964) was born in the year 1909.  

Jan 01   In the year 1909 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 in the year 1909.  

Jan 01   Stepan Bandera, Ukrainian nationalist leader (d. 1959) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Rene Etiemble, French literature historian (Parlez-vous Franglais) was born in the year 1909.  

Jan 03   Victor Borge, [Borge Rosenbaum], Copenhagen Denmark, pianist/comedian was born in the year 1909.  

Jan 05   In the year 1909 birth of jean-Pierre Aumont, Paris France, actor (Cat & Mouse, Happy Hooker)  

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   Ernest Reyer, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Jan 17   In the year 1909 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   Johann Georg Herzog, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

Feb 08   In the year 1909 edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80