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 in the year 1909.   

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

Jun 10   On this day in history 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   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   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   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   The first US airplane sold commercially, by Glenn Curtiss for $5,000 on this day in history.   

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   Learmont Drysdale, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1909.   

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) on this day in history.   

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

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

Jun 24   On this day in history milton Katims, NYC, conductor/violist (WOR-NYC)   

Jun 25   On this day in history daniel Fuchs, US writer (Summer in Williamsburg)   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1909 birth of d D Hindlekar, cricketer (Indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46)   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of dana Andrews, Collins Miss, actor (Battle of the Bulge, Laura)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   Simon Harcourt Nowell-Smith, bibliophile was born in the year 1909.   

Jan 12   Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864) died on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 17   Sir Francis Smith, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819 died on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Richard A C E Erlenmeyer, German chemist, dies at 83 in the year 1909.   

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 in the year 1909.   

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