Page 8: Historical Events In 1909

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

Jun 09   In the year 1909 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   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   On this day in history erwin Dressel, composer   

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   Archie Bleyer, Corona NY, orch leader (Arthur Godfrey) on this day in history.   

Jun 14   Burl Ives, Hunt Ill, folk singer/actor (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) in the year 1909.   

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

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) in the year 1909.   

Jun 17   In the year 1909 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 in the year 1909.   

Jun 19   Edwin Gerschefski, composer in the year 1909.   

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

Jun 20   In the year 1909 cecil Marley, cricketer (Jamaican batsman 1928-1946, WICBC pres)   

Jun 20   On this day in history 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 in the year 1909.   

Jun 22   On this day in history katherine Dunham, dancer/choreographer (Casbah, Stormy Weather)   

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jun 27   In the year 1909 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   1st French air show, Concours d'Avation opens in the year 1909.   

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 in the year 1909.   

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 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Victor Borge, [Borge Rosenbaum], Copenhagen Denmark, pianist/comedian was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 14   Sinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian admiral, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   On this day in history ernest Reyer, composer, dies at 85   

Jan 17   In the year 1909 death of sir Francis Smith, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819   

Jan 22   On this day in history 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   In the year 1909 johann Georg Herzog, composer, dies at 86   

Feb 08   Edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.