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 on this day in history.   

Jun 09   Jose Luis Lopez Aranguren, philosopher on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1909.   

Jun 10   In the year 1909 sOS signal used as an emergency call for the first time   

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

Jun 12   On this day in history archie Bleyer, Corona NY, orch leader (Arthur Godfrey)   

Jun 14   In the year 1909 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   In the year 1909 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 in the year 1909.   

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

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

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   In the year 1909 confessional parties win Dutch parliamentary elections   

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) in the year 1909.   

Jun 25   Daniel Fuchs, US writer (Summer in Williamsburg) on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1909.   

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

Jun 27   23rd US Womens Tennis: Hazel H Wightman beats M Barger-Wallach (60 61) in the year 1909.   

Jun 27   In the year 1909 gianandrea Gavazzeni, composer   

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   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   Stepan Bandera, Ukrainian nationalist leader (d. 1959) was born in the year 1909.   

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

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

Feb 02   Adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73 in the year 1909.   

Feb 03   On this day in history johann Georg Herzog, composer, dies at 86   

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