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1907 Historical Event(s)
January 14, 1907
– An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000.
February 13, 1907
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Sheep in Chinese astrology.
April 24, 1907
– Hersheypark, founded by Milton S. Hershey for the exclusive use of his employees, is opened.
May 27, 1907
– Bubonic plague breaks out in San Francisco, California.
July 8, 1907
– Florenz Ziegfeld staged his first Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City.
August 31, 1907
– Count Alexander Izvolsky and Sir Arthur Nicolson sign the St. Petersburg Convention, which results in the Triple Entente alliance.
September 7, 1907
– Cunard Line’s RMS Lusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England to New York City.
September 29, 1907
– The cornerstone is laid at Washington National Cathedral in the U.S. capital.
September 30, 1907
– McKinley National Memorial, final resting place of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley and his family, dedicated in Canton, Ohio.
October 9, 1907
– Las Cruces, New Mexico is incorporated.
Who Were Born On 1907?
January 24, 1907
– Maurice Couve de Murville, French politician (d. 1999)
February 12, 1907
– Clifton C. Edom, American photojournalism educator (d. 1991)
February 22, 1907
– Robert Young, American actor (d. 1998)
March 30, 1907
– Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte, German Luftwaffe Officer (d. 1994)
April 11, 1907
– Paul Douglas, American actor (d. 1959)
May 22, 1907
– Hergé, Belgian comic-book creator (d. 1983)
June 6, 1907
– Bill Dickey, American baseball player (d. 1993)
June 16, 1907
– Jack Albertson, American actor (d. 1981)
September 24, 1907
– Ben Oakland, American composer, lyricist and pianist (d. 1979)
December 27, 1907
– Conrad L. Raiford, Goodwill Ambassador (d. 2002)