Page 8: 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 12   On this day in history "Shine On, Harvest Moon" by Ada Jones & Billy Murray hits #1   

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   In the year 1909 representatives from England, Australia and South Africa meet at Lord's and form the Imperial Cricket Conference.   

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   In the year 1909 a Kopff discovers asteroid #682 Hagar   

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

Jun 18   On this day in history nannie Burroughs forms national training School for Women   

Jun 19   In the year 1909 edwin Gerschefski, composer   

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   On this day in history the birth of Errol Flynn, Australian born Hollywood film actor   

Jun 21   Kurt Schwaen, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 22   On this day in history detlev [Freiherr Friedrich A von] Liliencron, German poet, dies at 65   

Jun 22   Katherine Dunham, dancer/choreographer (Casbah, Stormy Weather) in the year 1909.   

Jun 23   Confessional parties win Dutch parliamentary elections in the year 1909.   

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) on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history gianandrea Gavazzeni, composer   

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

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 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   In the year 1909 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   In the year 1909 birth of rene Etiemble, French literature historian (Parlez-vous Franglais)   

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 in the year 1909.   

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   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   On this day in history death of sir Francis Smith, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819   

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 on this day in history.   

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