Historical Events In 1909

Aug 10   Algemeene Netherland Toonkunstenars Ver (ANTV) begins in the year 1909.   

Aug 10   On this day in history brian Easdale, composer   

Aug 11   Gaston Gilbert Litaize, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 11   Liner "Arapahoe" is 1st ship to use SOS distress call in the year 1909.   

Aug 11   On this day in history sOS first used by an American ship, Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras, NC   

Aug 12   On this day in history maurice Heath, air marshal   

Aug 13   John Beal, Joplin MO, actor (10 Who Dare, I Am the Law, Amityville 3D) on this day in history.   

Aug 14   In the year 1909 len Darling, cricketer (South Australian & Test batsman of 30's)   

Aug 15   Raymond O'Malley, teacher in the year 1909.   

Aug 16   In the year 1909 paul Smith Callaway, composer   

Aug 17   On this day in history richard Hoffman, composer, dies at 78   

Aug 18   Mayor of Tokyo Yukio Ozaki presents Washington, D.C. with 2,000 cherry trees, which President Taft decides to plant near the Potomac River on this day in history.   

Aug 18   Miliza Korjus, Warsaw Poland, actress (Great Waltz) in the year 1909.   

Aug 19   In the year 1909 first race at the Indianapolis 500 Speedway   

Aug 19   Indianapolis 500 race track opens in the year 1909.   

Aug 19   Jerzy Andrzejewski, Warsaw Poland, writer (Ashes & Diamonds) on this day in history.   

Aug 19   In the year 1909 rembt THPLA of Boneval Faure, lawyer/1st-Member of parliament, dies   

Aug 20   Albert Roberts, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in 5 Tests 1932-37) in the year 1909.   

Aug 21   In the year 1909 c Dillon Douglas, Geneva Switz, US Secretary of Treasury (1961-65)   

Aug 22   In the year 1909 mel Hein, NFL center (NY Giants)   

Aug 24   Ronnie Grieveson, S Afr cricket keeper/batsman (2 Tests v Eng 1939) on this day in history.   

Aug 24   In the year 1909 workers start pouring concrete for Panama Canal   

Aug 25   On this day in history arwel Hughes, composer   

Aug 26   In the year 1909 eric Quail Davies, cricket pace bowler (5 Tests for S Africa 1935-39)   

Aug 26   On this day in history frank Tarrant scores cricket 145 & 13-67 for Middlesex v Gloucs   

Aug 27   On this day in history jack Chesbro's final Yankee game   

Aug 27   In the year 1909 lester W "Pres" Young, US jazz saxophonist   

Aug 29   In the year 1909 aH Latham of France sets world airplane altitude record of 155 m   

Aug 29   Emil C Hansen, Danish physiologist, dies in the year 1909.   

Aug 29   In the year 1909 francis Henry Smith, librarian   

Aug 29   In the year 1909 world's first air race held in Rheims France. Glenn Curtis (USA) wins   

Aug 30   On this day in history barry Appleby, cartoonist   

Aug 30   On this day in history burgess Shale fossils discovered by Charles Doolittle Walcott.   

Aug 31   A J Reach Co patents cork-centered baseball 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   Victor Borge, [Borge Rosenbaum], Copenhagen Denmark, pianist/comedian was born in the year 1909.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 14   Sinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian admiral, dies at 60 in the year 1909.   

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 in the year 1909.   

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