![Eugène Lefebvre crashes a new French-built Wright biplane during a test flight at Port-Aviation (often called "Juvisy Airfield") at Viry-Châtillon, south of Paris, becoming the first aviator in the world to lose his life piloting a powered heavier-than-air craft.[better source needed]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Eugene_Lefebvre.jpg/330px-Eugene_Lefebvre.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=api&utm_content=thumbnail)
Date: September 7, 1909
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded. Date: February 12, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Theodore Roosevelt Leaves for African Safari Sponsored by Smithsonian and National Geographic, March…
Kinemacolor, the first successful color motion picture process, is first shown to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London. Date: February 26, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 26 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909US Warships Sent to…
The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USS Connecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world. Date: February 22, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909AEA Silver Dart…
The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico, kills 250. Date: February 15, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Great White Fleet Returns to U.S. After World Voyage, February 22, 1909New Zealand’s Worst Maritime Disaster:…
The U.S. Congress passes the Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act. Date: April 9, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1909Kinemacolor First Public Color Film Screening in London, February 26, 1909Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mohammad Ali Shah Deposed,…
New Zealand's worst maritime disaster of the 20th century happens when the SS Penguin, an inter-island ferry, sinks and explodes at the entrance to Wellington Harbour. Date: February 12, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…