What Happened In September 1909 In History

Historical Events for September, 1909

• 7th » Eugène Lefebvre crashes a new French-built Wright Model A named Wright biplane during a test flight at Juvisy, south of Paris, becoming the first aviator in the world to lose his life in a powered heavier-than-air craft.
• 20th » The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the South Africa Act 1909, creating the Union of South Africa from the British Colonies of the Cape Colony e.g Cape of Good Hope, Colony of Natal named Natal, Orange River Colony, and the Transvaal Colony.

Famous Birthdays on September in 1909

• 1st » E. Herbert Norman, Canadian historian and diplomat (d. 1957)
• 4th » Eduard Wirths, German physician (d. 1945)
• 5th » Hans Carste, German pianist and conductor (d. 1971)
• 5th » Bernard Delfont, Russian-English talent manager (d. 1994)
• 5th » Archie Jackson, Scottish-Australian cricketer (d. 1933)
• 6th » Michael Gordon (film director) known as Michael Gordon, American actor and director (d. 1993)
• 7th » Elia Kazan, Turkish-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2003)
• 8th » Józef Noji, Polish runner (d. 1943)
• 12th » Donald MacDonald (Nova Scotia politician) or Donald MacDonald, Canadian union leader and politician (d. 1986)
• 13th » Ray Bowden, English footballer (d. 1998)
• 13th » Frits Thors, Dutch journalist (d. 2014)
• 14th » Peter Scott, English ornithologist, painter, and sailor (d. 1989)
• 14th » Stuff Smith, American violinist (d. 1967)
• 15th » C. N. Annadurai, Indian politician, 7th List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu known as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (d. 1969)
• 15th » Phil Arnold, American actor (d. 1968)
• 17th » Elizabeth Enright, American author and illustrator (d. 1968)
• 19th » Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche, Austrian engineer and businessman (d. 1998)
• 21st » Kwame Nkrumah, Ghanaian educator and politician, 1st President of Ghana (d. 1972)
• 22nd » John Engstead, American photographer and journalist (d. 1983)
• 23rd » Lorenc Antoni, Kosovo-Albanian composer and conductor (d. 1991)
• 24th » Gerard Antoni Ciołek, Polish historian and architect (d. 1966)
• 26th » Bill France, Sr., American race car driver, founded NASCAR (d. 1992)
• 26th » A. P. Hamann, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (d. 1977)
• 28th » Al Capp, American cartoonist (d. 1979)

Famous Deaths for September 1909

• 4th » Clyde Fitch, American playwright and songwriter (b. 1865)
• 8th » Vere St. Leger Goold, Irish tennis player (b. 1853)
• 9th » E. H. Harriman, American businessman (b. 1848)
• 17th » Thomas Bent, Australian politician, 22nd Premier of Victoria (b. 1838)
• 18th » Grigore Tocilescu, Romanian archaeologist and historian (b. 1850)

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