August 1909 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in August 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 August 1909: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of August 1909?
Events
- 01 Aug 1909 British SS Waratah disappears on Sydney to London, 300 killed
- 02 Aug 1909 1st Lincoln head pennies minted
- 05 Aug 1909 US Senate confirms A. Piatt Andrew as Mint Director.
- 06 Aug 1909 Alice Huyler Ramsey and three friends become the first women to complete a transcontinental auto trip.
- 07 Aug 1909 US issues 1st Lincoln penny
- 10 Aug 1909 Algemeene Netherlands Toonkunstenars Ver (ANTV) begins
- 11 Aug 1909 Liner Arapahoe is 1st ship to use SOS distress call
- 15 Aug 1909 A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms.
- 18 Aug 1909 Mayor of Tokyo Yukio Ozaki presents Washington, D.C. with 2,000 cherry trees, which President Taft decides to plant near the Potomac River.
- 19 Aug 1909 Indianapolis 500 race track opens
- 26 Aug 1909 Middlesex beat Gloucs (Bristol) by Inn and 31 in a single day
- 29 Aug 1909 AH Latham of France sets world airplane altitude record of 155 m.
- 30 Aug 1909 Burgess Shale fossils are discovered by Charles Doolittle Walcott.
- 31 Aug 1909 A J Reach Co patents cork-centered baseball
- 07 Aug 1909 Alice Huyler Ramsey and three friends become the first women to complete a transcontinental auto trip, taking 59 days to travel from New York, New York to San Francisco, California.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in August 1909?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- Cal Stewart & Len Spencer - Uncle Josh's Trip to Coney Island
- Ada Jones & Billy Murray - Isn't Love a Grand Old Thing?
- Ada Jones & Victor Light Opera Co. - The Yama Yama Man
- Harvey Hindermyer - Nobody Knows, Nobody Cares
- Will Oakland - Nobody Knows, Nobody Cares
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
