1907

1907 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	1907; MCMVII
Ab urbe condita	2660
Armenian calendar	1356; ԹՎ ՌՅԾԶ
Assyrian calendar	6657
Baháʼí calendar	63–64
Balinese saka calendar	1828–1829
Bengali calendar	1314
Berber calendar	2857
British Regnal year	6 Edw. 7 – 7 Edw. 7
Buddhist calendar	2451
Burmese calendar	1269
Byzantine calendar	7415–7416
Chinese calendar	丙午年 (Fire Horse); 4604 or 4397; — to —; 丁未年 (Fire Goat); 4605 or 4398
Coptic calendar	1623–1624
Discordian calendar	3073
Ethiopian calendar	1899–1900
Hebrew calendar	5667–5668
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1963–1964
- Shaka Samvat	1828–1829
- Kali Yuga	5007–5008
Holocene calendar	11907
Igbo calendar	907–908
Iranian calendar	1285–1286
Islamic calendar	1324–1325
Japanese calendar	Meiji 40; (明治４０年)
Javanese calendar	1836–1837
Julian calendar	Gregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar	4240
Minguo calendar	5 before ROC; 民前5年
Nanakshahi calendar	439
Thai solar calendar	2449–2450
Tibetan calendar	阳火马年; (male Fire-Horse); 2033 or 1652 or 880; — to —; 阴火羊年; (female Fire-Goat); 2034 or 1653 or 881

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	19th century; 20th century ; 21st century;
Decades:	1880s; 1890s; 1900s ; 1910s; 1920s;
Years:	1904; 1905; 1906; 1907 ; 1908; 1909; 1910;

1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1907th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 907th year of the 2nd millennium, the 7th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1900s decade. As of the start of 1907, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

Events

January

January 6 – The first Montessori school and daycare center for working class children opens in Rome.
January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000.

March

March
- The 1907 Romanian Peasants' Revolt results in possibly as many as 11,000 deaths.
- The Diamond Sūtra, a woodblock printed Buddhist scripture dated 868, is discovered by Aurel Stein in the Mogao Caves in China; it is "the earliest complete survival of a dated printed book".^[1]
March 5 – At the opening of the new State Duma in Saint Petersburg, Russia, 40,000 demonstrators are dispersed by Russian troops.
March 11 – The Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Dimitar Petkov, is assassinated by an anarchist in Sofia.
March 15–March 16 – Elections to the new Parliament of Finland are the first in the world for a national assembly, with woman candidates, as well as the first elections in Europe where universal suffrage is applied; 19 women are elected.
March 22 – The first taxicabs with taximeters begin operating in London.
March 25 – The first university sports federation in Europe is established in Hungary, with the participation or support of the associations of ten universities and colleges.^[2]
c. March 28 – The volcano Ksudach erupts, in the Kamchatka Peninsula.

April

April 17 – The first Minas Geraes-class battleship is laid down for Brazil, by Armstrong Whitworth on the River Tyne, in England, triggering the South American dreadnought race.
April 24 – Al Ahly SC is founded in Cairo by Omar Lotfi, as a gathering place for Egyptian students' unions in the struggle against colonization; it is the first association football club officially founded in Egypt or Africa.^[3]

May

May 13 – The 5th Congress of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party convenes in secret in London.

June

June 5 – Shastri Yagnapurushdas consecrates the murtis of both Sahajanand Swami and Gunatitanand Swami in a single central shrine, thus establishing the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, later a United Nations affiliate organization.
June 10–August 10 – The Peking to Paris motor race is won by Prince Scipione Borghese, driving a 7-litre 35/45 hp Itala.
June 15 – The Second Hague Peace Conference opens at The Hague.
June 22 – The London Underground's Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway opens.
June 26 – Tiflis bank robbery: Bolsheviks attack a cash-filled bank coach in the centre of Tiflis, Georgia, killing 40 people.

July

July 1 – The Orange River Colony gains autonomy, as the Orange Free State.
July 21 – The SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the lumber schooner San Pedro, off Shelter Cove, California, resulting in 88 deaths.
July 24 – The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1907 brings the government and military of the protectorate of Korea more firmly under Japanese control.

August

August 1–9 – Robert Baden-Powell leads the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, England.
August 29 – The partially completed superstructure of the Quebec Bridge collapses entirely, claiming the lives of 76 workers.
August 31 – Count Alexander Izvolsky and Sir Arthur Nicolson sign the Anglo-Russian Entente in Saint Petersburg, bringing a pause in The Great Game in Central Asia, and establishing the Triple Entente.

September

September 7 – British passenger liner RMS Lusitania sets out on her maiden voyage, from Liverpool (England) to New York City.
September 26 – New Zealand and Newfoundland become dominions.

October

October – A committee of the Delegation for the Adoption of an International Auxiliary Language, made up of academics including Otto Jespersen, Wilhelm Ostwald and Roland Eötvös meet in Paris to select a language for international use. The committee ultimately decides to reform Esperanto.
October 17 – Guglielmo Marconi initiates commercial transatlantic radio communications, between his high power longwave wireless telegraphy stations in Clifden, Ireland and Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.
October 18 – The Hague Convention is revised by the (second) Hague Peace Conference (effective 26 January, 1910).
October 27 – Černová massacre: Fifteen people are shot during the consecration of a Catholic church in Hungary (now Slovakia).

November

November 16
- British passenger liner RMS Mauretania, the world's largest and fastest at this date, sets out on her maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York.
- President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims that Oklahoma has become the 46th state in the United States.
November 21 – Washington State College defeats the [sic] University of Washington 10-5 in the Apple Cup, played in Seattle.^[4]
November 25 – The Church of God in Christ, which becomes the fifth largest African American Pentecostal-Holiness Christian denomination in the United States, is founded by Bishop Charles Harrison Mason in Memphis, Tennessee.

December

December 6 – Monongah Mining disaster: A coal mine explosion kills 362 workers in Monongah, West Virginia.
December 8 – Upon the death of Oscar II, he is succeeded by his son Gustaf V, as king of Sweden.
December 14 – The largest sailing ship ever built, the 7-masted Thomas W. Lawson, is wrecked in the Isles of Scilly.
December 16 – The American Great White Fleet begins its circumnavigation of the world.
December 17 – Ugyen Wangchuck becomes the first Druk Gyalpo (king of Bhutan).
December 19 – An explosion in a coal mine in Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania kills 239.
December 21 – Santa María School massacre: In Chile, soldiers fire at striking mineworkers gathered in the Santa María School in Iquique; over 2,000 are killed.
December 31 – The first ever "ball drop" is held in Times Square, in New York City.

Date unknown

The triode thermionic amplifier invented by Lee de Forest, starting the development of electronics as a practical technology.
The Autochrome Lumière is the first commercial color photography process.
Indiana, in the United States, becomes the world's first legislature to place laws permitting compulsory sterilization for eugenic purposes on the statute book.
The Moine Thrust Belt in Scotland is identified, one of the first to be discovered anywhere.^[5]
The Landsforbundet for Kvinders Valgret is founded.
Henri Matisse begins to teach at the Académie Matisse in Paris, a private and non-commercial art school.

Births

January–February

Ray Milland

January 3 – Ray Milland, Welsh actor, film director (d. 1986)
January 8 – Keizō Hayashi, Japanese civil servant, military official (d. 1991)
January 11 – Pierre Mendès France, French politician, 142nd Prime Minister of France (d. 1982)
January 12 – Sergei Korolev, Russian rocket scientist (d. 1966)
January 16 – Alexander Knox, Canadian actor, novelist (d. 1995)
January 18 – Lina Haag, German World War II resistance fighter (d. 2012)
January 20
- Manfred von Ardenne, German research and applied physicist, inventor (d. 1997)
- Paula Wessely, Austrian actress (d. 2000)
January 22 – Dixie Dean, English football player (d. 1980)
January 23 – Hideki Yukawa, Japanese physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)
January 24
- Maurice Couve de Murville, Prime Minister of France (d. 1999)
- Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah, King of Malaysia (d. 1979)
January 27 – Joyce Compton, American actress (d. 1997)
February 1 – Günter Eich, German writer (d. 1972)
February 5
- Birgit Dalland, Norwegian politician (d. 2007)
- Pierre Pflimlin, French politician (d. 2000)
February 6 – Russell Gleason, American actor (d. 1945)
February 9 – Trường Chinh, President of Vietnam (d. 1988)
February 12 – Clifton C. Edom, American photojournalism educator (d. 1991)
February 13 – Katy de la Cruz, Filipino singer (d. 2004)
February 15
- Jean Langlais, French composer, organist (d. 1991)
- Cesar Romero, American actor (d. 1994)
February 18 – Oscar Brodney, American screenwriter (d. 2008)
February 21 – W. H. Auden, English poet (d. 1973)
February 22
- Sheldon Leonard, American actor, writer, director, and producer (d. 1997)
- Robert Young, American actor (d. 1998)
- Lillian Cox, American supercentenarian (d. 2018)
February 25 – Kathryn Wasserman Davis, American philanthropist (d. 2013)
February 26 – Dub Taylor, American actor (d. 1994)
February 27 – Mildred Bailey, American singer (d. 1951)
February 28 – Milton Caniff, American cartoonist (d. 1988)

March–April

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Zarah Leander

March 8 – Konstantinos Karamanlis, Greek politician (d. 1998)
March 9 – Mircea Eliade, Romanian religious historian, writer (d. 1986)
March 12
- Arthur Hewlett, British actor (d. 1997)
- Dorrit Hoffleit, American astronomer (d. 2007)
March 15 – Zarah Leander, Swedish actress, singer (d. 1981)
March 16
- Frances Fuller, American actress (d. 1980)
- Hans Kleppen, Norwegian ski jumper (d. 2009)
March 17
- Takeo Miki, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1988)
- Jean Van Houtte, Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 1991)
March 18 – John Zachary Young, English biologist (d. 1997)
March 23 – Daniel Bovet, Swiss-born scientist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1992)
March 27 – Mary Treen, American actress (d. 1989)
March 28 – Lúcia Santos, Portuguese nun, visionary (d. 2005)
March 29 – Braguinha, Brazilian songwriter (d. 2006)
March 30 – Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte, German Luftwaffe officer (d. 1994)
April 1 – Shivakumara Swami, Hindu religious figure, humanitarian
April 10 – Germán Suárez Flamerich, Venezuelan lawyer, politician and 50th President of Venezuela (d. 1990)
April 11
- Paul Douglas, American actor (d. 1959)
- Ivor Spencer-Thomas, English farmer, entrepreneur and inventor (d. 2001)
April 12 – Felix de Weldon, Austrian-born sculptor (d. 2003)
April 13 – Harold Stassen, American politician (d. 2001)
April 14 – François Duvalier, 32nd President of Haiti (d. 1971)
April 15 – Nikolaas Tinbergen, Dutch ornithologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1988)
April 16 – Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Canadian inventor, founder of Bombardier Inc. (d. 1964)
April 21 – Wade Mainer, American singer, banjoist (d. 2011)
April 23
- James Hayter, British actor (d. 1983)
- Fritz Wotruba, Austrian sculptor (d. 1975)
April 24 – William Sargant, British psychiatrist (d. 1988)
April 26 – Ilias Tsirimokos, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1968)
April 29
- Tino Rossi, French singer (d. 1983)
- Fred Zinnemann, Austrian director (d. 1997)

May–June

May 1 – Oliver Hill, American lawyer (d. 2007)
May 2 – Pinky Lee, American comedian (d. 1993)
May 3 – Dorothy Young, American entertainer (d. 2011)
May 5 – Iryna Vilde, Ukrainian writer (d. 1982)
May 9 – Baldur von Schirach, Nazi official (d. 1974)
May 11 – Kent Taylor, American actor (d. 1987)
May 12 – Katharine Hepburn, American actress (d. 2003)
May 13 – Dame Daphne du Maurier, English author (d. 1989)
May 14
- Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan (d. 1974)
- Johnny Moss, American poker player (d. 1995)
- Bob Tisdall, Irish Olympic athlete (d. 2004)
May 22
- Hergé, Belgian comics author (d. 1983)
- Lord Laurence Olivier, English stage, screen actor and director (d. 1989)
May 25 – U Nu, Burmese politician (d. 1995)
May 26 – John Wayne, American actor, film director (d. 1979)
May 27 – Rachel Carson, American environmental writer (d. 1964)
May 30
- Elly Beinhorn, German pilot (d. 2007)
- Germaine Tillion, French anthropologist, member of French Resistance (d. 2008)
June 1 – Frank Whittle, British jet engine developer (d. 1996)
June 4 – Rosalind Russell, American actress (d. 1976)
June 5 – Rudolf Peierls, German-British physicist (d. 1995)
June 14
- Nicolas Bentley, British writer, illustrator (d. 1978)
- René Char, French poet (d. 1988)
June 16 – Jack Albertson, American actor, comedian (d. 1981)
June 19
- Clarence Wiseman, Salvation Army general (d. 1985)
- George de Mestral, Swiss inventor (d. 1990)
June 22
- Ernest "Doc" Paulin, American trumpeter (d. 2007)
- Wesley E. Brown, American district court judge (d. 2012)
June 23 – James Meade, English economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)
June 24 – Jean Schlumberger (jewelry designer) (d. 1987)
June 25
- Franca Dominici, Italian actress, voice actress (d. 1999)
- J. Hans D. Jensen, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973)
June 26 – Joan Harrison, English screenwriter, producer (d. 1994)
June 27 – John McIntire, American actor (d. 1991)
June 28
- Junius Driggs, American businessman (d. 1994)
- Franciszka Themerson, Polish-born British artist, filmmaker (d. 1989)
June 29 – Junji Nishikawa, Japanese football player (d. ?)

July–August

July 3 – Vittoria Di Silverio, Italian film, television and stage actress (d. 2014)
July 4
- Emilio Ochoa, Cuban dentist, politician (d. 2007)
- Henning Holck-Larsen, Danish businesspeople (d. 2003)
July 6
- Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter (d. 1954)
- George Stanley, Canadian historian, author, soldier, teacher, public servant, and designer (d. 2002)
July 7
- Prince Vasili Alexandrovich of Russia (d. 1989)
- Robert A. Heinlein, American science fiction author (d. 1988)
- Pavel Sudoplatov, Russian Lieutenant General (d. 1996)
- Walter Dieminger, German space scientist (d. 2000)
July 9 – Teresa Jungman, English socialite (d. 2010)
July 10 – John Michaels, American pitcher (d. 1996)
July 13 – George Weller, American novelist, playwright, and journalist (d. 2002)
July 14
- Annabella, French actress (d. 1996)
- Maria Matray, German screenwriter and actress (d. 1993)
July 15
- Shōshin Nagamine, Japanese author and soldier, police officer, and karate master (d. 1997)
- Mona Rico, Mexican-born American actress (d. 1994)
- Paterson Fraser, English Royal Air Force (d. 2001)
July 16
- Orville Redenbacher, American botanist and popcorn businessman (d. 1995)
- Barbara Stanwyck, American actress (d. 1990)
July 19
- Giulio Balestrini, Italian football player (d. ?)
- Isabel Jewell, American actress (d. 1972)
- Paul Magloire, President of Haiti (d. 2001)
July 21
- A. D. Hope, Australian poet and essayist (d. 2000)
- Georg Rydeberg, Swedish actor (d. 1983)
July 22
- Jack Dennington, Australian rules footballer (d. 1994)
- Aldo Donelli, American football player and coach, soccer player, and college athletics administrator (d. 1994)
- Zubir Said, Singaporean composer of Singapore's national anthem (d. 1987)
- Millicent Yearwood, Barbadian supercentenarian, oldest woman ever from Barbados
July 25 – Johnny Hodges, American alto saxophonist (d. 1970)
July 27
- Ross Alexander, American actor (d. 1937)
- Richard Beesly, British Olympic gold medal rower (d. 1965)
July 29 – Melvin Belli, American lawyer (d. 1996)
August 1 – Elisabeth Johansen, Greenlandic midwife and politician (d. 1993)
August 2 – Mary Hamman, American writer and editor (d. 1984)
August 3
- Ernesto Geisel, 29th President of Brazil (d. 1996)
- Yang Shangkun, President of the People's Republic of China (d. 1998)
- Irene Tedrow, American actress (d. 1995)
August 7
- Bernard Brodie (biochemist), English-American chemist and "founder of modern pharmacology" (d. 1989)
- Albert Kotin, American painter (d. 1980)
August 8 – Benny Carter, American musician (d. 2003)
August 12
- Joe Besser, American comedian (d. 1988)
- Benjamin Sheares, 2nd President of Singapore (d. 1981)
August 13 – Viscount William Waldorf Astor, British politician (d. 1966)
August 14 – Stanley Adams, American lyricist and songwriter (d. 1994)
August 20 – Alan Reed, American actor and voice actor (d. 1977)
August 21
- John G. Trump, American electrical engineer, inventor, and physicist (d. 1985)
- Hy Zaret, American lyricist and composer (d. 2007)
August 24
- Bruno Giacometti, Swiss architect (d. 2012)
- Gil Perkins, Australian actor and stuntman (d. 1999)
August 28 – Rupert Hart-Davis, British publisher (d. 1999)
August 29 – Lurene Tuttle, American character actress (d. 1986)
August 31
- Argentina Brunetti, Argentinian actress and writer (d. 2005)
- Augustus F. Hawkins, American politician and civil rights lawmaker (d. 2007)
- Ramon Magsaysay, 7th President of the Philippines (d. 1957)