Historical Events In 1909

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

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   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 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 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   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   1st US airplane sold commercially, by Glenn Curtiss for $5,000 in the year 1909.  

Jun 16   The first US airplane sold commercially, by Glenn Curtiss for $5,000 on this day in history.  

Jun 16   In the year 1909 willi Boskovsky, Austria, conductor (new years concert)  

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   On this day in history nannie Burroughs forms national training School for Women  

Jun 19   Edwin Gerschefski, composer in the year 1909.  

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

Jun 20   On this day in history 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   On this day in history kurt Schwaen, composer  

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

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

Jun 23   In the year 1909 confessional parties win Dutch parliamentary elections  

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

Jun 24   Milton Katims, NYC, conductor/violist (WOR-NYC) in the year 1909.  

Jun 25   In the year 1909 daniel Fuchs, US writer (Summer in Williamsburg)  

Jun 25   In the year 1909 george Sargent wins US Open golf tournament  

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

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) on this day in history.  

Jun 27   Gianandrea Gavazzeni, composer in the year 1909.  

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

Jun 28   On this day in history arnold Shaw, composer  

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Jan 01   In the year 1909 birth of barry Goldwater, (Sen-R-Az, 1953-65, 69- )/Pres candidate (R) 1964)  

Jan 01   D D Hindlekar, cricketer (Indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46) was born in the year 1909.  

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   On this day in history birth of rene Etiemble, French literature historian (Parlez-vous Franglais)  

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of jean-Pierre Aumont, Paris France, actor (Cat & Mouse, Happy Hooker)  

Jan 05   Simon Harcourt Nowell-Smith, bibliophile was born on this day in history.  

Jan 12   On this day in history death of hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864)  

Jan 14   Sinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian admiral, dies at 60 in the year 1909.  

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

Jan 17   Sir Francis Smith, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819 died in the year 1909.  

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   Johann Georg Herzog, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

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