What Happened In June 1909 In History

Historical Events for June, 1909

• 2nd » Alfred Deakin becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.
• 6th » French troops capture Abéché (in modern-day Chad) and install a puppet sultan in the Ouaddai Empire.
• 7th » Mary Pickford makes her screen debut at the age of 16.
• 26th » The Science Museum (London) known as Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity.

Famous Birthdays on June in 1909

• 1st » Yechezkel Kutscher, Slovakian-Israeli philologist and linguist (d. 1971)
• 6th » Isaiah Berlin, Latvian-English historian and philosopher (d. 1997)
• 7th » Virginia Apgar, American anesthesiologist, developed the Apgar test (d. 1974)
• 7th » Peter W. Rodino, American politician (d. 2005)
• 7th » Jessica Tandy, English-American actress and singer (d. 1994)
• 13th » E. M. S. Namboodiripad, Indian politician, 1st Chief Minister of Kerala (d. 1998)
• 14th » Burl Ives, American actor and singer (d. 1995)
• 15th » Elena Nikolaidi, Greek-American soprano (d. 2002)
• 16th » Archie Carr, American ecologist and zoologist (d. 1987)
• 17th » Elmer L. Andersen, American businessman and politician, 30th Governor of Minnesota (d. 2004)
• 17th » Ralph E. Winters, Canadian-American film editor (d. 2004)
• 19th » Osamu Dazai, Japanese author (d. 1948)
• 19th » Midori Naka, Japanese actress (d. 1945)
• 20th » Errol Flynn, Australian-American actor, singer, and producer (d. 1959)
• 21st » Helmut Möckel, German politician (d. 1945)
• 22nd » Buddy Adler, American film producer (d. 1960)
• 22nd » Katherine Dunham, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2006)
• 22nd » Fuller Kimbrell, American politician (d. 2013)
• 22nd » Mike Todd, American film and theater producer (d. 1958)
• 23rd » David Lewis (politician) known as David Lewis, Russian-Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1981)
• 23rd » Georges Rouquier, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1989)
• 24th » Jean Deslauriers, Canadian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1978)
• 24th » William Penney, Baron Penney, English mathematician and physicist (d. 1991)
• 26th » Colonel Tom Parker, Dutch-American talent manager (d. 1997)
• 26th » Wolfgang Reitherman, German-American animator, director, and producer (d. 1985)
• 27th » Billy Curtis, American actor (d. 1988)
• 28th » Eric Ambler, English author and screenwriter (d. 1998)

Famous Deaths for June 1909

• 10th » Edward Everett Hale, American clergyman, historian, and author (b. 1822)
• 20th » Friedrich Martens, Estonian-Russian historian, lawyer, and diplomat (b. 1845)
• 24th » Sarah Orne Jewett, American author and poet (b. 1849)

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