Timeline August 1909

Events in August 1909 5

• 1909 Tragic Week riots in Barcelona Anti-conscription unrest turns into anticlerical violence From 26 July to 2 August 1909, workers in Barcelona rioted against the mobilisation of reservists for Spain's war in Morocco, burning churches and convents across the city. Spanish authorities declared martial law and suppressed the uprising by force, killing well over a hundred people. The unrest led to the controversial execution of educator Francisco Ferrer that October.
• 1909 US Championships 1909 Men: Bill Larned · Women: Hazel Hotchkiss
• 1909 – 1991 Leo Fender (1909-1991) Died 21 March 1991, aged 81 Leo Fender, founder of Fender Musical Instruments, died in Fullerton, California. His Telecaster and Stratocaster guitars, along with the Fender Precision Bass, became standard instruments of modern popular music. Despite his enormous influence on music, Fender himself was not a proficient musician.
• 1909 – 1993 Ruby Keeler (1909-1993) Canadian-born American dancer and actress, star of 42nd Street.
• 1909 Ruby Keeler born in Dartmouth Ruby Keeler is born in Dartmouth.