Historical Events In 1909

Jun 08   On this day in history maria M van de Berg, actress (It was April 1st)   

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   On this day in history jose Luis Lopez Aranguren, philosopher   

Jun 10   In the year 1909 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   On this day in history 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   Archie Bleyer, Corona NY, orch leader (Arthur Godfrey) in the year 1909.   

Jun 14   Burl Ives, Hunt Ill, folk singer/actor (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) on this day in history.   

Jun 15   Representatives from England, Australia and South Africa meet at Lord's and form the Imperial Cricket Conference in the year 1909.   

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   On this day in history willi Boskovsky, Austria, conductor (new years concert)   

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   In the year 1909 edwin Gerschefski, composer   

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

Jun 20   Cecil Marley, cricketer (Jamaican batsman 1928-1946, WICBC pres) on this day in history.   

Jun 20   The birth of Errol Flynn, Australian born Hollywood film actor on this day in history.   

Jun 21   In the year 1909 kurt Schwaen, composer   

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   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   Daniel Fuchs, US writer (Summer in Williamsburg) in the year 1909.   

Jun 25   George Sargent wins US Open golf tournament on this day in history.   

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

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

Jun 27   23rd US Womens Tennis: Hazel H Wightman beats M Barger-Wallach (60 61) on this day in history.   

Jun 27   On this day in history gianandrea Gavazzeni, composer   

Jun 28   In the year 1909 1st French air show, Concours d'Avation opens   

Jun 28   In the year 1909 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   In the year 1909 birth of d D Hindlekar, cricketer (Indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46)   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of dana Andrews, Collins Miss, actor (Battle of the Bulge, Laura)   

Jan 01   In the year 1909 birth of stepan Bandera, Ukrainian nationalist leader (d. 1959)   

Jan 02   Rene Etiemble, French literature historian (Parlez-vous Franglais) was born in the year 1909.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of victor Borge, [Borge Rosenbaum], Copenhagen Denmark, pianist/comedian   

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

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   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 on this day in history.   

Feb 02   Adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

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