Page 8: Historical Events In 1909

Jun 08   In the year 1909 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   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   In the year 1909 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 in the year 1909.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 16   1st US airplane sold commercially, by Glenn Curtiss for $5,000 on this day in history.   

Jun 16   The first US airplane sold commercially, by Glenn Curtiss for $5,000 in the year 1909.   

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   On this day in history learmont Drysdale, composer, dies at 42   

Jun 18   Nannie Burroughs forms national training School for Women on this day in history.   

Jun 19   Edwin Gerschefski, composer in the year 1909.   

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

Jun 20   On this day in history cecil Marley, cricketer (Jamaican batsman 1928-1946, WICBC pres)   

Jun 20   The birth of Errol Flynn, Australian born Hollywood film actor in the year 1909.   

Jun 21   Kurt Schwaen, composer on this day in history.   

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

Jun 22   Katherine Dunham, dancer/choreographer (Casbah, Stormy Weather) on this day in history.   

Jun 23   On this day in history confessional parties win Dutch parliamentary elections   

Jun 24   In the year 1909 15th US Golf Open: George Sargent shoots a 290 at Englewood GC NJ   

Jun 24   On this day in history milton Katims, NYC, conductor/violist (WOR-NYC)   

Jun 25   Daniel Fuchs, US writer (Summer in Williamsburg) on this day in history.   

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   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   In the year 1909 gianandrea Gavazzeni, composer   

Jun 28   1st French air show, Concours d'Avation opens on this day in history.   

Jun 28   Arnold Shaw, composer on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1909 birth of victor Borge, [Borge Rosenbaum], Copenhagen Denmark, pianist/comedian   

Jan 05   Jean-Pierre Aumont, Paris France, actor (Cat & Mouse, Happy Hooker) was born in the year 1909.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of simon Harcourt Nowell-Smith, bibliophile   

Jan 12   Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864) died in the year 1909.   

Jan 14   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   Edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.