Historical Events In 1909

Sep 02   On this day in history english King Edward VII signs South Africa Bill   

Sep 04   On this day in history karel Horky, composer   

Sep 06   John Ridgely, Chicago IL, actor (Northern Pursuit, Air Force) on this day in history.   

Sep 06   Word received, Adm Peary discovers North Pole 5 months earlier on this day in history.   

Sep 07   Elia Kazan, Constaninople Turkey, director (Streetcar Named Desire) on this day in history.   

Sep 07   On this day in history eugene Lefebvre (1878-1909), while test piloting a new French-built Wright biplane, crashes at Juvisy France when his controls jam. Lefebvre dies, becoming the first 'pilot' in the world to lose his life in a powered heavier-than-air craft.   

Sep 07   In the year 1909 eugene Lefebvre, dies test piloting a Wright A aircraft   

Sep 09   In the year 1909 jack Johnson fights Al Kaufman to no decision in 10 for boxing title   

Sep 09   On this day in history jane Baxter, [Feodora Forde], Bremen Germany, actress (We Live Again)   

Sep 11   Anne Seymour, Engld, actress (Gemini Affair, Empire, Tim Conway Show) on this day in history.   

Sep 11   Max Wolf rediscovers Halley's comet in the year 1909.   

Sep 12   On this day in history spud Chandler, baseball player (AL MVP 1943)   

Sep 13   Herbert Berghof, Vienna Austria, actor (Belarus File) on this day in history.   

Sep 13   Ty Cobb clinches AL HR title with his 9th HR (all inside-the-park) in the year 1909.   

Sep 14   On this day in history the birth of Peter Scott, British naturalist and artist   

Sep 15   Carlos Estrada, composer in the year 1909.   

Sep 16   John Megaw, British Lord Justice of Appeal in the year 1909.   

Sep 17   Elizabeth Wilkinson, professor German University College London in the year 1909.   

Sep 18   On this day in history largest paid baseball attendance (35,409), A's beat Tigers, 2-0 in Det   

Sep 22   On this day in history david Riesman, US sociologist (Lonely Crowd)   

Sep 23   Marianne Straub, weaver on this day in history.   

Sep 25   Florizel A Glasspole, governor-gen of Jamaica (1973-91) in the year 1909.   

Sep 25   Hudson-Fulton Celebration opens in NY in the year 1909.   

Sep 26   In the year 1909 helen Giuliani, mother of Rudy (Mayor-R-NYC, 1994-2002)   

Sep 27   In the year 1909 29th US Mens Tennis: W A Larned beats W J Clothier (61 62 57 16 61)   

Sep 27   Jean Berger, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 29   Andrew Herron, Moderator (General Assembly of Church of Scotland) on this day in history.   

Oct 01   Everett Sloane, NYC, actor (Patsy, Citizen Kane, Enforcer) in the year 1909.   

Oct 02   On this day in history 1st rugby match (Twickenham)   

Oct 04   In the year 1909 james B Pritchard, US, theologist/archaeologist   

Oct 06   On this day in history carol Lombard, Ft Wayne IN, actress (My Man Godfrey, In Name Only)   

Oct 06   On this day in history dudley Buck, US organist/composer, dies at 70   

Oct 07   Shura Cherkassky, pianist in the year 1909.   

Oct 08   Bill Hewitt, NFL end (Chicago Bears, Phila Eagles) 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   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   Stepan Bandera, Ukrainian nationalist leader (d. 1959) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1909 birth of rene Etiemble, French literature historian (Parlez-vous Franglais)   

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 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 22   In the year 1909 richard A C E Erlenmeyer, German chemist, dies at 83   

Feb 02   Adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73 in the year 1909.   

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

Feb 08   On this day in history edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80