1909 Calendar
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1909 Historical Event(s)
January 22, 1909
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Rooster in Chinese astrology.
January 28, 1909
– United States troops leave Cuba with the exception of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base after being there since the Spanish-American War.
February 22, 1909
– The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USS Connecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world.
April 6, 1909
– Robert Peary and Matthew Henson reach the North Pole.
April 13, 1909
– The Turkish military reverses the Ottoman countercoup of 1909 to force the deposal of Sultan Abdul Hamid II.
June 7, 1909
– Mary Pickford makes her screen debut at the age of 16.
June 15, 1909
– Representatives from England, Australia and South Africa meet at Lord’s and form the Imperial Cricket Conference.
October 26, 1909
– Itō Hirobumi, Resident-General of Korea, was shot to death by Korean independence supporter Ahn Jung-geun at the Harbin train station in Manchuria.
November 2, 1909
– Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity is founded at Boston University.
December 4, 1909
– 1st Grey Cup game is played. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club 26–6.
Who Were Born On 1909?
January 9, 1909
– Anthony Mamo, Malta’s 1st President (d. 2008)
February 16, 1909
– Richard McDonald, American fast food entrepreneur (d. 1998)
March 19, 1909
– Attilio Demaría, Argentinian footballer (d. 1990)
June 17, 1909
– Elmer Lee Andersen, Governor of Minnesota (d. 2004)
July 30, 1909
– C. Northcote Parkinson, English historian (d. 1993)
September 5, 1909
– Archie Jackson, Australian cricketer (d. 1933)
September 13, 1909
– Ray Bowden, English footballer (d. 1998)
September 26, 1909
– Bill France, Sr., American car racing executive (d. 1992)
October 13, 1909
– Herbert “Herblock” Block, American cartoonist (d. 2001)