What generation is 1909? Greatest Generation

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About the Generation (1909)

The Greatest Generation (1901-1927): Experienced the Great Depression and World War II, renowned for their resilience, resourcefulness, and strong sense of duty.

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Famous People (Celebrities) Born in 1909

  • Miep Gies (Feb 15, 1909)
  • Mike Todd (Jun 22, 1909)
  • Vivian Vance (Jul 26, 1909)
  • Carmen Miranda (Feb 9, 1909)
  • Queen Juliana (Apr 30, 1909)
  • Benny Goodman ( 30, 1909)
  • Burl Ives (Jun 14, 1909)
  • Errol Flynn (Jun 20, 1909)
  • Jessica Tandy (Jun 7, 1909)
  • Barry Goldwater (Jan 2, 1909)

What Happened in 1909

  1. Jan 9 - Ernest Shackleton as part of the British Nimrod Expedition reaches a record farthest South latitude (88°23' south)
  2. Mar 26 - In support of Mohammed Ali Shah's coup d'etat against the constitutional government in Persia, a Russian military force invades northern Persia to relieve the siege of Tabriz
  3. Apr 19 - Joan of Arc receives beatification by the Roman Catholic Church
  4. Sep 6 - New York Times headline announces American explorer Robert Peary had discovered the North Pole 5 months earlier
  5. Sep 7 - Eugene Lefebvre becomes first pilot to die in an airplane craft, while test piloting new French-built Wright biplane at Juvisy
  6. Sep 12 - World's first patent for synthetic rubber granted to German chemist Fritz Hofmann
  7. Dec 7 - Inventor Leo Baekeland patents the first thermo-setting plastic, Bakelite, sparking the birth of the plastics industry

Top Songs 1909

  1. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - Fisk University Jubilee Quartet
  2. I've Got Rings on My Fingers - Blanche Ring
  3. The Yama Yama Man - Ada Jones & Victor Light Opera Co
  4. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now - Henry Burr
  5. I've Got Rings on My Fingers - Ada Jones
  6. Put on Your Old Gray Bonnet - Haydn Quartet
  7. Moonstruck - Gertie Miller
  8. Choro & Poesia - Banda da Casa Edison
  9. Good Evening, Caroline - Frank Stanley & Elise Stevenson
  10. Shine on, Harvest Moon - Ada Jones & Billy Murray

Popular Movies 1909

  1. A Corner in Wheat - Director: Griffith, D.W.. Country: USA.
  2. Princess Nicotine; or the Smoke Fairy - Director: Blackton, J. Stuart. Country: USA.
  3. A Fool's Revenge - Director: Griffith, D.W.. Country: USA.
  4. Her First Biscuits - Director: Griffith, D.W.. Country: USA.
  5. In Old Kentucky - Director: Griffith, D.W.. Country: USA.
  6. La Gigue merveilleuse - Director: Méliès, Georges. Country: France.
  7. The Life of Moses - Director: Blackton, J. Stuart. Country: USA.
  8. The Lonely Villa - Director: Griffith, D.W.. Country: USA.
  9. The Seventh Day - Director: Griffith, D.W.. Country: USA.
  10. Wildschützenrache - Director: unknown. Country: Germany.

Who Was US President 1909

Theodore Roosevelt
1908 1910