April 1909 calendar

April 1909
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in April 1909.
The US president was William Howard Taft (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was H. H. Asquith (Liberal), Pope Pius X was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on April 1909: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of April 1909?

Events

04 Apr 1909 Sport Club Internacional was founded in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
06 Apr 1909 1st credit union forms in US
09 Apr 1909 The U.S. Congress passes the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act.
11 Apr 1909 The city of Tel Aviv (then known as Ahuzat Bayit) is founded.
13 Apr 1909 The Turkish military reverses the Ottoman countercoup of 1909 to force the deposal of Sultan Abdul Hamid II.
14 Apr 1909 Anglo-Persian Oil Company forms in London.
15 Apr 1909 New York Giants Red Ames second no-hitter, loses in 13 on a 7 hitter to Brooklyn Dodgers.
18 Apr 1909 Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome.
19 Apr 1909 13th Boston Marathon won by Henri Renaud of New Hampshire in 2:53:36.8.
24 Apr 1909 Harry Hillman and Lawson Robertson run 100 metre 3-legged race in 11 seconds.
27 Apr 1909 Sultan of Ottoman Empire Abdul Hamid II is overthrown, and is succeeded by his brother, Mehmed V.

Famous Birthday

Robert Charroux
French writer of the occult and sci-fiction; he died on June 24, 1978 at age 69.
Jeanne Guesné
Juliana of the Netherlands
Rollo May
American psychoanalyst and lecturer who was a successful and popular pioneer of existential psychology.
Rita Levi-Montalcini
Italian neurologist.
Marion Greenwood
American painter who studied in Paris, held exhibitions and one-woman shows.
Indro Montanelli
Italian journalist and author of more than 60 books; the recipient of numerous awards including the World Press Review’s International...
Tom Ewell
American actor and singer (d. 1994).
Alain Poher
French politician, speaker of the French Senate for 24 years and twice the country's interim president.
Abner Biberman
American screenplay writer and minor actor in films before finding his niche as a TV director.
Povl Bang-Jenson
Danish lawyer in 1937, Emissary to Washington D.C.
Robert Helpmann
Australian ballet dancer, choreographer, actor, producer and director of ballet and stage plays who began his dance training at age five and...
Albert R Broccoli
American film producer (Born 1909).
Andrew Meldrum
Scottish law enforcement officer who won the King's Police Medal in 1952 and served as both a police chief, and the chief constable of Fife...
William James
Millar Mackenzie political scientist.
Olavi Pesonen
composer.
George Dixon
Trumpet / sax.
Alberto Romero "Cubby" Broccoli New York City
New York, film producer (James Bond).
Jean Kurt
Forest composer.
Thomas Padmore
Senior civil servant.
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