* 1909 – Robert Peary and Matthew Henson reach the North Pole.

* 1909 – William M. Branham, American evangelist ( d. 1965 )

* 1909 – Hermann Lang, German race car driver ( d. 1987 )

* 1909 – Juliana of the Netherlands ( d. 2004 )

* 1909 – F. E. McWilliam, Irish sculptor ( d. 1992 )

* 1909 – Sylvère Maes, Belgian cyclist ( d. 1966 )

* 1909 – Lester Young, American saxophonist ( d. 1959 )

* 1909 – V. K. Gokak, Indian writer ( d. 1992 )

* 1909 – Adam von Trott zu Solz, German diplomat ( d. 1944 )

Monty Noble led Australia to victory in both 1907 – 08 and 1909.

* 1909 – Walter Van Tilburg Clark, American novelist ( d. 1971 )

* 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.

* 1871 – John Millington Synge, Irish writer ( d. 1909 )

* 1909 – Hugo Winterhalter, American composer and bandleader ( d. 1973 )

* 1909 – Paul Callaway, American organist and conductor ( d. 1995 )

* 1909 – Bruce Matthews, Canadian army officer and businessman ( d. 1991 )

* 1909 – First automobile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway takes place.

* 1909 – Nikolay Bogolyubov, Russian mathematician ( d. 1992 )

* 1829 – Carlo Acton, Italian composer and pianist ( d. 1909 )

* 1909 – Michael Rennie, English actor ( d. 1971 )

* 1909 – The Turkish military reverses the Ottoman countercoup of 1909 to force the overthrow of Sultan Abdul Hamid II.

* 1909 – Syd Buller, English cricketer ( d. 1970 )

* 1909 – Leila Danette, American actress

* 1992 – Bill France, Sr., American race car driver and businessman, co-founded NASCAR ( b. 1909 )

* 1909 – Bill Carr, American athlete ( d. 1966 )

* January 14 – Bill Carr, American athlete ( b. 1909 )

The Finance Bill passed the Commons on 5 November 1909 but was rejected by the Lords on 30 November ; they instead passed a resolution by Lord Lansdowne stating that they were entitled to oppose the bill as it lacked an electoral mandate.

Stagecoach driver Bill Turner, who drove the route for the Central Overland California and Pike's Peak Express, told the Colorado Transcript in 1909 how and when this changed:

The Finance Bill passed the Commons on 5 November 1909 but was rejected by the Lords on 30 November 1909 ; they instead passed a resolution by Lord Lansdowne stating that they were entitled to oppose the bill as it lacked an electoral mandate.

New York: Edward Lyman Bill, 1909.

This was broken controversially in 1909 by the House of Lords, which argued that the Convention was linked to another Convention that the Commons would not introduce a Bill that ' attacked ' peers and their wealth.

In 1971, Aparicio was one at bat to tie the longest Major League hitless streak for non-pitchers held by Bill Bergens with 45, set in 1909 with Brooklyn Superbas, by going without a hit in 44 at bats.

Although some measure of truth lies within the tale, it is largely an idealized account written by author Bigelow Paine and loosely based on McDonald's statements, published in Paine's classic book Captain Bill McDonald: Texas Ranger in 1909.

Josef Korbel ( born Josef Körbel ; 20 September 1909 – 18 July 1977 ) was a Czechoslovakian diplomat and political scientist, who is now best known as the father of Bill Clinton's Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, and the mentor of George W. Bush's Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice.

Monsignor Paul-Félix Beuvain Beausejour was appointed the new Bishop of Carcassonne in 1902-initially transferring Saunière to the village of Coustouge in January 1909, then on 27 May 1910 deciding to conduct an investigation and drawing up an ecclesiastical Bill of Indictment referring to:

Ned R. McWherter McWherter Library | LibraryIn 1909, the Tennessee Legislature enacted the General Education Bill.

" The major thrust of this " improvement " embodied in the legislative act that was to become known as the General Education Bill of 1909 was the establishment of three normals or teacher-training institutions.

Preference at the time, however, was for tramway construction: The Tramways Extension Bill 1880 was passed in 1880 and the tramway network in the Eastern Suburbs spread rapidly, reaching Bondi Beach in 1894, Rose Bay in 1898 and Watson's Bay in 1909.

William (" Bill ") Arthur Carr ( October 24, 1909 – January 14, 1966 ) was an American athlete, a double Olympic champion in 1932.

Bill Voce ( 8 August 1909 – 6 June 1984 ) was an English cricketer.

* Bill Carr ( aka William Arthur Carr ; 1909 – 1966 ), American track & field sprinter, Olympic champion-1932 Los Angeles

The Lords duly rejected the Finance Bill in November 1909 and the Liberals joined battle with the Lords.

# Bill Bergen: 202 ( Brooklyn Superbas, 1909 )

The Labour Exchanges Bill was rushed through Parliament and passed in September 1909 and, after months of planning and recruitment of clerks, 62 Labour Exchanges were opened on February 1, 1910.

Following the rejection of the 1909 budget, the House of Commons sought to establish its formal dominance over the House of Lords, who had broken convention in opposing the Bill.

* Bill Armstrong ( politician ) ( 1909 – 1982 ), Australian politician