What Happened In January 1909 In History

Historical Events for January, 1909

• 1st » Drilling begins on the Lakeview Gusher.
• 5th » Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama.
• 9th » Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, plants the Flag of the United Kingdom British flag convert 97 nmi km mi from the South Pole, the Farthest South farthest anyone had ever reached at that time.
• 23rd » RMS Republic 1903 6, a passenger ship of the White Star Line, becomes the first ship to use the CQD distress signal after colliding with another ship, the SS 'Florida', off the Massachusetts coastline, an event that kills six people. The 'Republic' sinks
• 27th » The Young Left (Norway) known as Young Left is founded in Norway.
• 28th » United States troops leave Cuba with the exception of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base after being there since the Spanish–American War.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1909

• 1st » Dana Andrews, American actor (d. 1992)
• 1st » Dattaram Hindlekar, Indian cricketer (d. 1949)
• 1st » Stepan Bandera, Ukrainian politician (d. 1959)
• 2nd » Riccardo Cassin, Italian mountaineer (d. 2009)
• 2nd » Barry Goldwater, American general and politician (d. 1998)
• 3rd » Victor Borge, Danish-American pianist and comedian (d. 2000)
• 4th » J. R. Simplot, American businessman, founded the Simplot or Simplot Company (d. 2008)
• 5th » Lucienne Bloch, Swiss-American sculptor, painter, and photographer (d. 1995)
• 5th » Stephen Cole Kleene, American mathematician (d. 1994)
• 8th » Ashapoorna Devi, Indian author and poet (d. 1995)
• 8th » Willy Millowitsch, German actor (d. 1999)
• 8th » Bruce Mitchell (cricketer) named Bruce Mitchell, South African cricketer (d. 1995)
• 8th » Nikolaos Platon, Greek archaeologist (d. 1992)
• 8th » Evelyn Wood (teacher) e.g Evelyn Wood, American educator (d. 1995)
• 9th » Anthony Mamo, Maltese politician, 1st President of Malta (d. 2008)
• 9th » Herva Nelli, Italian-American soprano (d. 1994)
• 9th » Patrick Peyton, Irish-American priest (d. 1992)
• 13th » Marinus van der Lubbe, Dutch anarchist (d. 1934)
• 14th » Joseph Losey, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1984)
• 15th » Jean Bugatti, German-Italian engineer (d. 1939)
• 15th » Gene Krupa, American drummer and composer (d. 1973)
• 19th » Hans Hotter, German opera singer (d. 2003)
• 20th » Gōgen Yamaguchi, Japanese martial artist (d. 1989)
• 21st » Todor Skalovski, Macedonian composer and conductor (d. 2004)
• 22nd » Porfirio Rubirosa, Dominican diplomat (d. 1965)
• 22nd » Ann Sothern, American actress (d. 2001)
• 22nd » U Thant, Burmese diplomat, 3rd United Nations Secretary General (d. 1974)
• 24th » Martin Lings, English author and scholar (d. 2005)
• 24th » Ann Todd, English actress (d. 1993)
• 28th » John Thomson (footballer) named John Thomson, Scottish footballer (d. 1931)
• 31st » Miron Grindea, Romanian journalist (d. 1995)

Famous Deaths for January 1909

• 12th » Hermann Minkowski, Polish-German mathematician (b. 1864)
• 15th » Arnold Janssen, German priest and missionary (b. 1837)
• 17th » Francis Smith (Australian politician) known as Francis Smith, Australian politician, 4th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819)

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