Historical Events In 1909

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

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 in the year 1909.  

Jun 09   Jose Luis Lopez Aranguren, philosopher in the year 1909.  

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   On this day in history erwin Dressel, composer  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1909 nannie Burroughs forms national training School for Women  

Jun 19   On this day in history edwin Gerschefski, composer  

Jun 20   In the year 1909 1st balloon honeymoon (Roger Burham & Eleanor Waring)  

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

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

Jun 23   Confessional parties win Dutch parliamentary elections on this day in history.  

Jun 24   15th US Golf Open: George Sargent shoots a 290 at Englewood GC NJ on this day in history.  

Jun 24   In the year 1909 milton Katims, NYC, conductor/violist (WOR-NYC)  

Jun 25   On this day in history daniel Fuchs, US writer (Summer in Williamsburg)  

Jun 25   George Sargent wins US Open golf tournament in the year 1909.  

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   In the year 1909 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 in the year 1909.  

Jun 28   In the year 1909 arnold Shaw, composer  

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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   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   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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1909.  

Jan 12   Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864) died on this day in history.  

Jan 14   In the year 1909 sinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian admiral, dies at 60  

Jan 15   On this day in history ernest Reyer, composer, dies at 85  

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

Feb 08   Edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1909.