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 in the year 1909.   

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   In the year 1909 erwin Dressel, composer   

Jun 10   SOS signal used as an emergency call for the first time in the year 1909.   

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

Jun 12   Archie Bleyer, Corona NY, orch leader (Arthur Godfrey) on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history the first US airplane sold commercially, by Glenn Curtiss for $5,000   

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

Jun 17   A Kopff discovers asteroid #682 Hagar in the year 1909.   

Jun 18   In the year 1909 learmont Drysdale, composer, dies at 42   

Jun 18   Nannie Burroughs forms national training School for Women on this day in history.   

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   Cecil Marley, cricketer (Jamaican batsman 1928-1946, WICBC pres) in the year 1909.   

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   In the year 1909 katherine Dunham, dancer/choreographer (Casbah, Stormy Weather)   

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) on this day in history.   

Jun 25   On this day in history 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   In the year 1909 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   In the year 1909 gianandrea Gavazzeni, composer   

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

Jun 28   Arnold Shaw, composer on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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   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   Victor Borge, [Borge Rosenbaum], Copenhagen Denmark, pianist/comedian was born in the year 1909.   

Jan 05   In the year 1909 birth of jean-Pierre Aumont, Paris France, actor (Cat & Mouse, Happy Hooker)   

Jan 05   Simon Harcourt Nowell-Smith, bibliophile was born in the year 1909.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Ernest Reyer, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1909 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 in the year 1909.   

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