Events in year of 1909
- 01-01Robert Fowler runs then world record marathon (2:52:45.4)
- 01-021st official Dutch 11 city skate (Minne Hoekstra in 13:50)
- 01-16British explorer Ernest Shackleton finds magnetic south pole
- 01-16David, Mawson and Mackay reach south magnetic pole
- 01-231st radio rescue at sea
- 01-28US milt forces leave Cuba for 2nd time
- 02-01US Assay Office in Salt Lake City, Utah opens
- 02-02Italian writer Marinetti publishes Futurist Manifest in Paris
- 02-08France and Germany sign treaty about Morocco
- 02-091st federal legislation prohibiting narcotics (opium)
- 02-091st forestry school is incorporated at Kent, Ohio
- 02-12National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) forms
- 02-12Robert Fowler runs world record marathon (2:46:52.6)
- 02-161st subway car with side doors goes into service (NYC)
- 02-16Serbia mobilizes against Austria-Hungary
- 02-18Boston Red Sox trade Cy Young, at 41, to Cleveland Naps
- 02-22Great White Fleet, 1st US fleet to circle the globe, returns to Virginia
- 02-23Russian tsar Nicolas II dissolves Finnish Diet
- 03-011st US university school of nursing established, University of Minnesota
- 03-02Gr Brit, France, Germ and It asks Serbia to set no territorial demands
- 03-03Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Montreal Wanderers, 8-3
- 03-04President Taft inaugrated at 27th President during 10" snowstorm
- 03-04US prohibits interstate transportation of game birds
- 03-10Jack Johnson fights Victor McLaglen to no decision in 6 for box title
- 03-14Amsterdam Social-Democratic Party (SDP) forms
- 03-18Einar Dessau of Denmark makes 1st ham broadcast
- 03-30Queensboro Bridge opens, linking Manhattan and Queens
- 03-31Baseball rules players who jump contracts are suspended for 5 years
- 03-31Gustav Mahler conducts New York Philharmonic for his 1st time
- 04-061st credit union forms in US
People born in year of 1909
- 01-01Barry Goldwater: (Sen-R-Arizona, 1953-65, 69- ) / Presidential Candidate (R) 1964)
- 01-01Dana Andrews: Collins, Mississippi -- Actor (Battle of the Bulge, Laura)
- 01-02Rene Etiemble: French literature historian (Parlez-vous Franglais)
- 01-05Jean-Pierre Aumont: Paris, France -- Actor (Cat & Mouse, Happy Hooker)
- 01-05Simon Harcourt Nowell-Smith: Bibliophile
- 01-05Stephen Cole Kleene: Mathematician (Regular Expressions)
- 01-06Johannes H Moesman: Dutch surrealist painter (Rumor)
- 01-06Keith Davis: Voice tutor / author
- 01-08Jose Ferrer: Santurce, Puerto Rico -- Oscar winning actor (Cyrano de Bergerac)
- 01-09Herva Nelli: Soprano
- 01-10Grace Mitchell: Educator
- 01-10Rudolf Kubin: Composer
- 01-11Gunnar Johnsen Berg: Composer
- 01-11Marguerite Kelsey: English model / painter (Haunting)
- 01-12Mauritz Hugo: Sweden -- Actor (Atomic Blonde, Road Agent)
- 01-13Danny Barker: Jazz guitarist
- 01-13Marinus van der Lubbe: Dutch communist
- 01-14Joseph Walton Losey: Wisconsin, United States -- Director (Damned, Accident)
- 01-15Elie Siegmeister: NYC, New York -- Composer (Plough & the Stars)
- 01-15Enrique Sasal y Chapi: Composer
- 01-21Todor Skalovski: Composer
- 01-22[Sithu] U Thant: Burma -- 3rd UN Secretary General (1962-72)
- 01-22Ann Sothern [Harriette Lake]: North Dakota, United States -- Actress (Lady in a Cage)
- 01-22Lev D Landau: Russian physicist (Nobel 1962)
- 01-23Norman Fulton: Composer
- 01-24Ann Todd: Hartford, England -- Actress (Paradine Case, 7th Veil)
- 01-24Tiny Winters: Musician
- 01-28Lionel KP "Buster" Crabb: British diver (WWII-George Medal)
- 01-29Alan Marshal: Sydney, NSW -- Actor (White Cliffs of Dover, Lydia)
- 01-29Tonypandy: Viscount
People died in year of 1909
- 01-14Sinovi P Rozhestvensky: Russian Admiral, dies at 60
- 01-15Ernest Reyer: Composer, dies at 85
- 01-15Ernest von Wildenbruch: German playwright (Das Edle Blut), dies at 63
- 01-22Richard A C E Erlenmeyer: German chemist, dies at 83
- 02-02Adolf Stoecker: German anti-semite / Prime Minister, dies at 73
- 02-03Johann Georg Herzog: Composer, dies at 86
- 02-08Edouard Silas: Composer, dies at 80
- 02-08Mieczyslaw Karlowicz: Composer, dies at 32
- 03-12Johanna "Lena" Bakker: Dutch actress / Wife of Bruno Gerlach, dies at 34
- 03-16George Thorndike Angell: Lawyer (ASPCA), dies at 85
- 03-22Gyula Erkel: Composer, dies at 66
- 03-24John Millington Synge: Irish dramatist / playwright / poet, dies at 37
- 03-25Ruperto Chapi y Lorente: Composer, dies at 57
- 03-26Nikolai Arkas: Composer, dies at 56
- 04-03Benjamin Johnson Lang: Composer, dies at 71
- 04-09Charles Conder: Artist
- 04-10Algernon Charles Swinburne: English poet, dies at 72
- 04-12Hermann Kotzchmar: Composer, dies at 79
- 05-05Pauline Staegeman: German feminist
- 05-08Friedrich von Holstein: German diplomat
- 05-10Johannes de Koo: Journalist / playwright
- 05-18George Meredith: English Poet / writer (Diana of Crossways), dies at 81
- 06-01Giuseppe Martucci: Composer, dies at 53
- 06-18Learmont Drysdale: Composer, dies at 42
- 06-22Detlev [Freiherr Friedrich A von] Liliencron: German poet, dies at 65
- 06-28Israel Durham: Phillies President dies
- 07-05Emil Bohn: Composer, dies at 70
- 07-08Gaston AA Marquis de Gallifet: French Minister of War (1899-1900), dies at 79
- 07-09Kasimir Felix Badeni: Premier of Polish / Austria (1895-97), dies at 62
- 07-11Simon Newcomb: Celestial mechanics authority (Stars), dies at 74
Events in year of 1910
- 01-01Simpson-Hayward (England) takes 6-43 on debut with underarm lobs
- 01-021st junior high schools in US opens (Berkeley, California)
- 01-03British miners strike for 8 hour working day
- 01-07Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators sweep Galt (Ont) in 2 games
- 01-101st international air meet in US held, in LA
- 01-10Lunt-Fontanne Theater (Globe) opens at 205 W 46th St, New York City
- 01-19Germany and Bolivia ends commerce / friendship treaty
- 01-19National Institute of Arts & Letters incorporated by Congress
- 01-20Ottawa Senators sweep Edmonton in 2 for Stanley Cup (2nd of 1910)
- 01-21British-Russian military intervention in Persia
- 01-22Opera "Germania, " premieres in New York City
- 01-251st stumping by a 12th man in Tests (N C Tufnell, South Africa vs. England)
- 01-25Children initiate idea of planting trees in Jerusalem
- 01-26Heavy rains cause floods in Paris
- 02-011st British labour exchange opens
- 02-01Dragoumis government forms in Greece
- 02-08Boy Scouts of America incorporated and chartered (William D Boyce-Chic)
- 02-231st radio contest held (Philadelphia)
- 02-25Dali Lama flees Tibet from Chinese troop to British-Indies
- 03-022 trains crash in snow storm in Wellington Washington, 118 die
- 03-05Stanley Cup: Montreal Wanderers beat Ottawa Senators, 3-1
- 03-08Baroness Raymonde de Laroche of Paris is 1st licensed female pilot
- 03-10China ends slavery
- 03-10Pittsburgh Courier, begins publishing
- 03-11Jack Hobbs 1st Test ton (187 vs. South Africa), his only Test hit wicket
- 03-12Stanley Cup: Montreal Wanderers beat Berlin (Kitchener), 7-3
- 03-16Barney Oldfield sets land speed record of 131.7 mph at Daytona
- 03-17DHC soccer team forms in Delft Neth
- 03-181st opera by an US Composer (Converse) performed at the Met, New York City
- 03-231st race at Los Angeles Motordrome (1st US auto speedway)
People born in year of 1910
- 01-01Russ Bender: Actor / writer (Amazing Colossal Man, Space Monster)
- 01-02Ulrich Becher: Writer
- 01-03Thomas Stuart Willan: Historian
- 01-05Erica Morini: Vienna, Austria -- Concert violinist
- 01-06Wright Morris: United States -- Writer
- 01-07Alain JG de Rothschild: France -- Banker / Baron
- 01-07Jack Lovelock: NZ / US surgeon / runner (1936 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
- 01-08Richard Cromwell [LeRoy Melvin Radabaugh]: Los Angeles, California -- Actor (Jezebel)
- 01-09Dick Henry Jurgen: Bandleader
- 01-10Dorothy Stroud: Garden historian
- 01-10Galina Ulanova: St. Petersburg, Russia -- Ballerina (Bolshoi)
- 01-10Jean Martinon: Lyon, France -- Conductor / composer
- 01-11Izler Solomon: St. Paul -- Conductor
- 01-11Trygve Martin Bratteli: Norwegian Prime Minister (Labour) (1971-72, 1973-76)
- 01-12Charles Martin: Cartoonist
- 01-12Luise Rainer: Austria -- Actress (Escapade, Good Earth, Big City)
- 01-14Renier van der Velden: Composer
- 01-16David McCampbell: US pilot / Captain (WWII-Pacific-downed 34 Japanese planes)
- 01-17Edith S Green: (Rep-D-Oregon)
- 01-17Michael Economides: Restaurateur
- 01-18Arthur John Howard: Actor (Frieda, Last Holiday, Paradiso, Glass Cage)
- 01-19Willi Schmidt: Germany -- Director
- 01-20Abram Hill: Director / playwright / founder (American Negro Theater)
- 01-20Ennio Porrino: Composer
- 01-20Joy Adamson: Naturalist / author (Born Free)
- 01-20Lauritz Lauritzen: German politician
- 01-20Nina Verchinina: Dancer choreographer / teacher
- 01-21Lord Cayzer: British financier / swcheeps magnate / multi-millionaire
- 01-23Django Reinhardt: Belgium -- Gypsy jazz guitarist
- 01-25Harold Watkinson: Politician / businessman
People died in year of 1910
- 01-17Thomas Crapper: Inventor (flush toilet)
- 01-17Wilhelm F Kohlrausch: German physicist (Additiviteitsregel), dies at 69
- 01-28Jose Garcia Robles: Composer, dies at 74
- 02-01Otto Julius Bierbaum: German writer (Irrgarten Der Liebe), dies at 44
- 02-15Albert Fuchs: Composer, dies at 51
- 02-16Albert Heinrich Zabel: Composer, dies at 75
- 02-20Boetros Ghali: Egyptian Premier, murdered
- 03-10Carl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke: Composer, dies at 85
- 03-10Karl Lueger: Austrian anti-semite / Mayor of Vienna, dies at 65
- 03-17Joaquin Valverde: Composer, dies at 64
- 03-27Alexander E Agassiz: US businessman / biologist / geologist, dies at 74
- 03-27David Duffle Wood: Composer, dies at 72
- 03-28Edouard [Judas] Colonne: French violinist / conductor
- 04-01Andreas Aschenbach: German Painter / engraver, dies at 94
- 04-02Boyd Alexander: English explorer (Niger to the Nile), murdered at 37
- 04-02Friedrich von Bodelschwingh: German theologist, dies at 79
- 04-12William G Sumner: US sociologist / politicologist (Folkways), dies at 69
- 04-13William Orchardson: British painter
- 04-21Mark Twain [Samuel Clemens]: Auther (Huckleberry Finn), dies at 74
- 05-03Artie Shaw: Bandleader
- 05-06Edward VII: King of England (1901-10), dies at 68
- 05-10Stanislao Cannizzaro: Italian chemist, dies at 85
- 05-10William Huggins: Discoverer of stellar nature of Andromeda
- 05-16Henri E Cross [Delacroix]: French painter, dies at 53
- 05-18Flor van Duyse: Composer, dies at 66
- 05-20Jean-Baptiste Theodore Weckerlin: Composer, dies at 88
- 05-22Jules Renard: French writer (Le plaisir the rompre), dies at 46
- 05-27Robert Koch: German bacteriologist (TB, Cholera, Nobel)
- 05-29Mili Alexeyevich Balakirev: Russian Composer (Islamej), dies at 73
- 05-31Elizabeth Blackwell: 1st woman physician, dies at 89
Events in year of 1911
- 01-01South Australia transfers Northern Territory to federal government
- 01-02Brooklyn Dodgers President Charles Ebbets announces purchase of grounds to build a new concrete-and-steel stadium to seat 30,000
- 01-03US postal savings bank inaugurated
- 01-05Portuguese expel Jesuits
- 01-05San Francisco has its 1st air meet
- 01-071st airplane bombing experiments with explosives, San Francisco
- 01-07Dutch Scouts Organization established in Amsterdam
- 01-101st photo in US taken from an airplane, San Diego
- 01-10Honduras signs treaty turning over customs to US (not ratified)
- 01-13Roald Amundsens anchors at Walvis Bay
- 01-16Pandora becomes 1st 2-man sailboat to round Cape Horn west to east
- 01-17Failed assassination attempt on Premier Briand in French Assembly
- 01-181st shipboard landing of a plane (Tanforan Park to USS Pennsylvania)
- 01-26Glenn Curtiss pilots 1st successful hydroplane, San Diego
- 01-28Frenchman Henri Rougier wins 1st Rally of Monte Carlo
- 01-301st rescue of an air passenger by a ship, near Havana, Cuba
- 01-31Congress names SF as Panama Canal opening celebration site
- 02-05Society of Dutch Composers forms in Amsterdam
- 02-061st old-age home opened in Prescott, Arizona
- 02-06Great fire destroys downtown Constantinople / Istanbul Turkey
- 02-08US helps overthrow President Miguel Devila of Honduras
- 02-171st hydroplane flight to and from a ship (Glenn Curtiss, San Diego)
- 02-25Opera "Natoma, " premieres in Philadelphia
- 03-031st US federal cemetery with Union and Rebel graves opens in Missouri
- 03-04Victor Berger (Wisc) becomes 1st socialist congressman in US
- 03-07US sent 20,000 troops to Mexican border
- 03-07Willis Farnsworth, Petaluma, CA, patents coin-operated locker
- 03-13Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Galt (Ont), 7-4
- 03-16Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Port Arthur (Ont) 13-4
- 03-18North Dakota enacts a hail insurance law
People born in year of 1911
- 01-01Hank Greenberg: Hall-of-Fame 1st baseman (Detroit Tiger)
- 01-03John Sturges: United States -- Director (Old Man & Sea, Magnificent 7)
- 01-06Eduardo Frei Montalva: President of Chile (1964-70)
- 01-06Nikolai Afanasyevich Kryuchkov: Actor (Telegram, Town People)
- 01-06Yannis Andreou Papaioannou: Composer
- 01-08Andrej Ocenas: Composer
- 01-08Butterfly McQueen [Thelma]: Tampa, Florida -- Actress (Gone With the Wind)
- 01-09Stafford William Somerfield: British newspaper editor
- 01-10Jan Boon [Tjalie Robinson]: Dutch East Indies publicist (Tong Tong)
- 01-13Johannes Bjelke-Petersen: Premier (Queensland)
- 01-14George Amadee Tremblay: Composer
- 01-14Helmut Degen: Composer
- 01-15Cy Feuer: NYC, New York -- Broadway producer (Feuer & Martin-Chorus Line)
- 01-15Wim Kan: Dutch cabaretier
- 01-16Gilbert Gadoffre: French Scholar
- 01-16Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean: HOF baseball pitcher (St. Louis Cardinals)
- 01-17Hermann Pfrogner: Austria -- Musicologist (Zerrissene Orpheus)
- 01-18Gabor Darvas: Composer
- 01-21Stanley William Reed: Cineaste
- 01-22Bruno Kreisky: Austria -- Bandleader / chancellor (1970-83)
- 01-22Roberto Garcia Morillo: Composer
- 01-23Dan Smith: Harmonica / gospel singer
- 01-24C[atherine] L[ucille] Moore: United States -- Sci-fi author (Judgment Night)
- 01-25Julia Frances Smith: Composer
- 01-26Norbert Schultze: Composer
- 01-26Polykarp Kusch: United States -- Nuclear physicist (Nobel 1955)
- 01-27Benay Venuta: San Francisco, California -- Actress (Annie Get Your Gun, Call Me Mister)
- 01-30Alexander George Ogston: Biochemist
- 01-30Roy Eldridge: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- Jazz trumpeter (Gene Krupa, Artie Shaw)
- 01-31A G Ogston: President (Trinity College-Oxford)
People died in year of 1911
- 01-09Edwin Arthur Jones: Composer, dies at 57
- 01-15Wilhelm Berger: Composer, dies at 49
- 01-17Francis Galton: English scholar, dies at 88
- 01-24Carl Eilhardt: Composer, dies at 67
- 01-26Charles Wentworth Dilke: English Undersecretary of State, dies at 67
- 02-04Peter A "Piet" Cronje: South African Boer General, dies at about 75
- 02-11Albert von Rothschild: Baron / Austrian banker, dies at 66
- 02-20Alexander Alexandrovich Kopilov: Composer, dies at 56
- 02-20Peter Nicolai von Wilm: Composer, dies at 76
- 03-07Antonio Fogazzarro: Italian writer / Poet (Il Santo, Leila), dies at 68
- 03-13Jacob M van Bemmelen: Dutch physicist / chemist, dies at 80
- 03-20Jean-Theodore Radoux: Composer, dies at 75
- 03-24Matthew Stanley Robison: President (Cardinals)
- 03-29Felix Alexandre Guilmant: Composer, dies at 74
- 04-10Mikolajus Konstantinas Ciurlionis: Composer, dies at 35
- 04-15Georg Knorr: German engineer
- 05-28Stephanus J du Toit: So Afr Theologist / journalist (Afr Bond)
- 05-29William Schwenck Gilbert: Engl writer (Gilbert & Sullivan), dies at 74
- 06-09Carry Amelia Moore Nation: American temperance leader
- 06-14Johan Severin Svendsen: Composer, dies at 70
- 06-18Franjo Zaver Kuhac: Composer, dies at 76
- 07-02Felix Mottl: Composer, dies at 54
- 07-05George J Stoney: Irish physicist, dies at 85
- 07-25Filippo Capocci: Composer, dies at 71
- 08-01Konrad Duden: German linguist (Das grosse Duden Lexicon)
- 08-10Carl Christian Lumbye: Composer, dies at 70
- 08-12Petrus H Hugenholtz: Dutch reformist vicar (Levenslicht), dies at 79
- 08-16Karl Munzinger: Composer, dies at 68
- 09-16Edward Whymper: English mountaineer (Ascent of Matterhorn)
- 09-21Arab Pasha: "al-Misri" [Pasha Ahmad Arab), Egyptian minister