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 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   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   In the year 1909 archie Bleyer, Corona NY, orch leader (Arthur Godfrey)   

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

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

Jun 18   In the year 1909 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   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   Kurt Schwaen, composer in the year 1909.   

Jun 22   In the year 1909 detlev [Freiherr Friedrich A von] Liliencron, German poet, dies at 65   

Jun 22   On this day in history katherine Dunham, dancer/choreographer (Casbah, Stormy Weather)   

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) in the year 1909.   

Jun 25   In the year 1909 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   23rd US Womens Tennis: Hazel H Wightman beats M Barger-Wallach (60 61) in the year 1909.   

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   In the year 1909 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   Dana Andrews, Collins Miss, actor (Battle of the Bulge, Laura) was born in the year 1909.   

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   In the year 1909 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   On this day in history birth of simon Harcourt Nowell-Smith, bibliophile   

Jan 12   In the year 1909 death of hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864)   

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

Jan 15   Ernest Reyer, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1909.   

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   In the year 1909 adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73   

Feb 03   In the year 1909 johann Georg Herzog, composer, dies at 86   

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