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Events of 1907 -  Jan. . Feb. . March . April -  May . June . July  .  Aug. -  Sept. . Oct. . Nov. .  Dec. -  Undated . Ongoing . Births Deaths Nobel Prizes See also -  Notes -  External links

Events of 1907

January - February

• January
  • The British steamship Pengwern founders in the North Sea: crew and 24 men lost. The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf.
  • The Prinz Waldemar, Hamburg-American line, runs aground at Kingston, Jamaica, after an earthquake; three lives lost.
• January 1 - Daniel J. Tobin becomes president of the Teamsters, beginning a 45-year presidency
• January 6 - Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome (Casa dei Bambini in San Lorenzo). New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Daniel Joseph Tobin (April 1875 - November 14, 1955) was an American labor leader and president of the International Brotherhood TemplateInfobox Union for usage-->The International Brotherhood of Teamsters ( IBT) formerly known by the Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Maria Montessori ( August 31 1870 &ndash May 6 1952) was an Italian physician educator philosopher humanitarian and devout Working class is a term used in academic Sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe depending on context and speaker those employed in specific fields or types Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2
• January 14 - An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Kingston is the Capital and largest city of Jamaica and is located on the southeastern coast of the island country
• January 14 - The Pyongyang Revival takes place. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes.
• January 23 - Charles Curtis from Kansas becomes the first Native American US Senator. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Charles Curtis (January 25 1860 – February 8 1936 was a Representative and a Senator from Kansas as well as the thirty-first Vice President of Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American " Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives

• February 11 - The French warship Jean Bart sinks off the coast of Morocco. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. See also French ship ''Jean Bart'' for other ships of the same name Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa
• February 7- The "Mud March", the first large procession organized by the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS), takes place in London. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince The Mud March of February 7, 1907 was the first large procession organized by the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies ( NUWSS) The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS also known as the Suffragists (not to be confused with the Suffragettes was an organisation of Women's London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• February 12 - The steamship Larchmont collides with the Harry Hamilton in Long Island Sound; 183 lives lost. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Long Island Sound is an Estuary of the Atlantic Ocean and various Rivers in the United States that lies between the coast of Connecticut
• February 21 - English mail steamship Berlin wrecked off the Hook of Holland; 142 lives lost. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland The Hook of Holland ( Dutch: Hoek van Holland - literally "Corner of Holland" also known in English as the Hook, is a town in
• February 24 - The Austrian Lloyd steamship Imperatrix, from Trieste to Bombay, is wrecked on Cape of Crete and sinks; 137 lives lost. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Trieste (Trieste Slovene and Croatian: Trst; German: Triest) is a city and port in northeastern Italy very near to Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial

March - April

• March
  • Steamship Congo sunk at mouth of Ems river by German steamship Nerissa; 7 lives lost.
  • The French warship Jena is blown up at Toulon; 120 lives lost. Toulon ( Provençal Occitan: Tolon in classical norm or Touloun in Mistralian norm is a city in southern France and a large
  • 1907 Romanian Peasants' Revolt. The 1907 Romanian Peasants' Revolt took place in March 1907 in Moldavia and it quickly spread reaching Wallachia.
• March 5 - The new State Duma is opened in St. Petersburg, Russia and 40,000 demonstrators have to be dispersed by Russian troops. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a The State Duma (Государственная дума (Gosudarstvennaya Duma common abbreviation Госдума (Gosduma in the Russian Federation is the Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• March 15 - 16 - First parliamentary elections in Finland, the first elections in the world with woman candidates as well as the first elections in Europe where universal suffrage is applied. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king
• March 18 - First and only train robbery in Sweden (as of 2004)
• March 22 - The first taxicabs with taxi meters begin operating in London. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of Public transport for a single passenger or small group of passengers typically for a non-shared ride A taximeter is a mechanical or electronic device installed in Taxicabs that calculates passenger fares based on a combination of distance travelled and waiting time

• April - The April 1907 issue of Good Housekeeping magazine displays the cover price "One Dollar a Year" (under title). Good Housekeeping is a women's Magazine owned by the Hearst Corporation, featuring articles about women's interests product testing by The Good Housekeeping
• April 1 - Hurlstone Agricultural High School is founded. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Hurlstone Agricultural High School (abbreviated HAHS) is an agricultural and selective, Co-educational, public High school, located
• April 7 - HersheyPark opens in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Hersheypark is an Amusement park located in Hershey Pennsylvania, in close proximity to the Hershey Chocolate Factory The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern
• April 11 - At Porto Cortez, Honduras, the only war vessel of Honduras, the gunboat Ta Tumbla, steams into the harbor flying the American flag and surrenders with a white flag, when the Nicaraguan gunboat San Jacinto steams out to meet her. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Honduras in Spanish, República de Honduras) is a democratic republic in Central America.
• April 18 - The USS Kansas (BB-21), a Connecticut-class battleship, is commissioned. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. List of Connecticut class battleships USS Connecticut (BB-18 USS Louisiana (BB-19 USS Vermont (BB-20

May - June

• May 7 - Seattle film maker William Harbeck sets up a camera at the front of a B. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses C. Electric streetcar and films the downtown streets of Vancouver, British Columbia. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Pieces of the film, the earliest survivng of the city^[1], have disappeared, only about 7 minutes remain. ^[2]
• June 1 - Colin Blythe takes 17 wickets for 48 runs against Northamptonshire at Northampton in one day. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Colin Blythe (born May 30, 1879 in Deptford; died in World War I on the Forest Hall to Pimmern military railway line Belgium It is the best analysis ever recorded for a county cricket match (or for a single day's bowling), and not bettered in first-class cricket until 1956. First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• June 5 - Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, a sect of Hinduism which was established by Swami Yagnapurushdas. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem
• June 11 - George Dennett, aided by Gilbert Jessop, dismisses Northamptonshire for 12 runs, the lowest total in first-class cricket. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. George Dennett (in full Edward George Dennett and sometimes erroneously just Edward Dennett) was a left arm spinner for Gloucestershire Gilbert Laird Jessop ( May 19, 1874, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire – May 11, 1955, Fordington, Dorset First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by
• June 15 - The Second Hague Peace Conference is held. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history The Hague Conventions were international treaties negotiated at the First and Second Peace Conferences at The Hague, Netherlands in 1899 and

July - August

• July - Steamship Columbia is sunk off Shelton Cove, California, in collision with steamship San Pedro; 50 lives lost.
• July 6 - Guardians of Irish Crown Jewels notice that they have been stolen. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England
• July 19 - Turkish football club Fenerbahce is founded. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (Fenerbahçe Sports Club commonly known as Fenerbahçe (feneːɾbatʃe is a professional Sports club based in the district of
• July 25 - Korea becomes a protectorate of Japan. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. In International law, a protectorate is a autonomous territory that is "protected" by a stronger state or entity hense the protector which engages to protect For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• August 1-9 - Baden-Powell leads the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, England. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide Youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical mental and spiritual The Brownsea Island Scout camp was a boys camping event on Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour, southern England organised by Lieutenant-General Baden-Powell The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• August 17 - Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington officially opens for business. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Pike Place Market is a Public market overlooking the Elliott Bay waterfront in Seattle Washington, United States.
• August 24 to August 31 - International Anarchist Congress of Amsterdam. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne The International Anarchist Congress of Amsterdam took place from 24 August to 31 August, 1907.
• August 28 - UPS is founded by James E. (Jim) Casey in Seattle, Washington. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital United Parcel Service Inc ( commonly referred to as UPS, is one of the world's largest Package delivery companies James E Casey ( March 29, 1888 - June 6, 1983) American businessman was born in Pick Handle Gulch near Candelaria Nevada
• August 31 - Count Alexander Izvolsky and Sir Arthur Nicolson sign the St. Petersburg Convention, which results in the establishment of the Triple Entente. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Alexander Petrovich Izvolsky or Iswolsky (Russian Александр Петрович Извольский, Moscow 16 August, 1919, Paris Arthur Nicolson may refer to Arthur Nicolson 1st Baron Carnock (1849-1928 diplomat Sir Arthur Nicolson 8th Baronet (1794-1863 Sir The Anglo-Russian Entente or the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 was an accord signed on 31 August 1907 in St The Triple Entente (" entente " — French for "agreement" was the name given to the loose alignment of the United Kingdom, the

September - October

• September 1 - Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart is opened in Washington
• September 7 - Maiden voyage of new passenger liner RMS Lusitania from Liverpool England to New York City. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart is a private, Roman Catholic, all-girls Middle school and High school in Bellevue Washington Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Construction and trials Owned by the Cunard Steamship Company built by John Brown and Company Lusitania was named for the ancient Roman province of
• September 22 - The transatlantic passenger ship Princess Yolanda sinks during its launch. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians The Princess Yolanda was a ship of the Lloyd Italiano Line that sank during its launch ^[3]
• September 26 - New Zealand and Newfoundland become dominions. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The Dominion of Newfoundland was a British dominion from 1907 (before which the territory had the status of a British colony to 1949 A dominion, often Dominion, refers to one of a group of autonomous polities under sovereign authority within the British Empire and
• 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 Eotvos meet in Paris to select a language for international use. October events and holidays Children's Book Week ( England) - First Week of October National Day ( China People's Republic The Delegation for the Adoption of an International Auxiliary Language (French Délégation pour l'Adoption d'une Langue Auxiliaire Internationale) was a body of academics convened Jens Otto Harry Jespersen or Otto Jespersen ʌtˢo ˈjɛsb̥ɐsn̩ ( July 16, 1860 - April 30, 1943) was a Danish linguist Friedrich Wilhelm Ostwald ( Latvian: Vilhelms Ostvalds; September 2, 1853 &ndash April 4, 1932) was a Baltic Baron Loránd von Eötvös, more commonly called Baron Roland von Eötvös in the English literature (in Hungarian Vásárosnaményi Báró Eötvös Loránd, or Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city An international auxiliary language (sometimes abbreviated as IAL or auxlang) or interlanguage is a Language meant for communication between people from The committee ultimately decides to reform Esperanto. is by far the most widely spoken constructed International auxiliary language in the world
• October 17 - Guglielmo Marconi initiated commercial transatlantic radio communications between his high power longwave wireless telegraphy stations in Clifden Ireland and Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Marchese Guglielmo Marconi mar'koni (25 April 1874 – 20 July 1937 was an Italian inventor best known for his development of a Radiotelegraph system The longwave Radio band is a range of frequencies used for AM broadcasting, which extends from 148 Clifden (An Clochán meaning "bee-hive cell" is a town on the coast of County Galway, Ireland and being Connemara 's largest town it is often Glace Bay (2001 pop 16984 is a community in the eastern part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
• October 24 - A major American financial crisis is averted when J. P. Morgan, E. H. Harriman, James Stillman, Henry Clay Frick, and other Wall Street financiers create a $25,000,000 pool to invest in the shares on the plunging New York Stock Exchange, ending the bank panic of 1907. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat The United States of America —commonly referred to as the John Pierpont Morgan ( April 17, 1837 &ndash March 31, 1913) was an American financier banker and art collector who Edward Henry Harriman ( February 20 1848 &ndash September 9 1909) better known as E James Jewett Stillman ( June 09, 1850 – March 15, 1918) was a noted American businessman who invested in land banking and railroads Henry Clay Frick ( December 19 1849 &ndash December 2 1919) was an American industrialist and art patron once Wall Street is a street in lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. The Panic of 1907 also known as the 1907 Bankers' Panic, was a Financial crisis that occurred in the United States when the Stock market fell close to ^[4]
• October 27 - The Černová tragedy. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. The Černová tragedy (or Černová massacre, Černovská tragédia Csernovai tragédia was a bloody massacre that happened in Černová (then officially Csernova Fifteen people are shot during the consecration of the Catholic church in Slovakia. Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million
• The first non-profit school in California is created, Polytechnic School.

November - December

• November 7 - ΔΣΠ (Delta Sigma Pi), a co-ed professional business fraternity was founded on at the School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance, New York University, New York, New York. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat ΔΣΠ (Delta Sigma Pi is a Co-ed professional business fraternity in the United States of America. Mixed-sex education, (or just Mixed education) also known as Coeducation, is the integrated education to males and females at the same school facilities Professional fraternities, in the North American fraternity system, are organizations whose primary purpose is to promote the interests of a particular profession and whose membership Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal New York University ( NYU) is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in New York City. The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
• November 16 - Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory become Oklahoma, which is admitted as the 46th U.S. state. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published The Indian Territory, also known as The Indian Country, The Indian territory or the Indian territories, was land set aside within the United States Oklahoma Territory was an Organized territory of the United States from May 2, 1890 until November 16, 1907, when Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government
• Maiden voyage of new & largest passenger liner RMS Mauretania from Liverpool England to New York City.
• December 6 - Monongah Mining Disaster: A coal mine explosion kills 362 workers in Monongah, West Virginia. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev The Monongah Mine disaster of Monongah, West Virginia took place on December 6, 1907 and has been described as "the worst mining disaster Monongah is a town in Marion County, West Virginia along the West Fork River.
• December 19 - Explosion in coal mine in Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania - 239 dead. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Jacobs Creek is a Tributary of the Youghiogheny River beginning in Acme, Pennsylvania and draining at its mouth
• December 31 - First electric ball drops in Times Square. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Times Square is a major intersection in Manhattan, New York City at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West ^[5]

Undated

• The Diamond Sutra of 868, a Buddhist scripture later dated as earliest example of block printing, is discovered in the Mogao Caves. The Diamond Sutra is a short Mahayana Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom genre which teaches the practice of the avoidance of abiding in extremes Events By Place Asia 11 May — The Diamond Sutra, the oldest dated book is printed Printing is a process for reproducing text and image typically with ink on Paper using a printing press The Mogao Caves, or Mogao Grottoes ( (also known as the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas and Dunhuang Caves) form a system of 492 temples 25km (15
• The triode thermionic amplifier invented by Lee DeForest, starting the development of electronics as a practical technology. A triode is an electronic amplification device having three active electrodes Lee De Forest, ( August 26, 1873 – June 30, 1961) was an American Inventor with over 300 patents to his credit Electronics refers to the flow of charge (moving Electrons through Nonmetal conductors (mainly Semiconductors, whereas electrical
• The Autochrome Lumière is the first color photography process marketed. The Autochrome Lumière is an early Color photography process
• First parliamentary elections in the Philippines. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
• Adlon Hotel finished in Berlin. Hotel Adlon is a hotel on Unter den Linden, a main boulevard in the Berlin city centre directly opposite the Brandenburg Gate.
• The Moine Thrust Belt in Scotland becomes the first thrust belt to be discovered in the world. The Moine Thrust Belt is a linear geological feature in the Scottish Highlands which runs from Loch Eriboll on the north coast 190 km south-west to the Sleat peninsula Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
• The Lockport Powerhouse is built. The Lockport Powerhouse is a Dam used by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago to control the outflow of the Sanitary and Ship Canal
• James Murray Spangler invents the first Hoover vacuum cleaner. The Hoover Company started out as an American floor care manufacturer based in North Canton, Ohio. A vacuum cleaner (in colloquial British English also hoover) is a device that uses an air Pump to create a partial Vacuum to Suck
• The Finnish epic, Kalevala published for the second time in English, this time by William Forsell Kirby. Finnish ( or suomen kieli) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland (92% As of 2006) and by ethnic Finns outside The Kalevala is a book and epic poem which the Finn Elias Lönnrot compiled from Finnish and Karelian Folklore in the nineteenth English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States William Forsell Kirby ( January 14, 1844 - November 20, 1912) was an English Entomologist and folklorist.
• Lancaster Girls' Grammar School is founded. Lancaster Girls' Grammar School (LGGS is a selective state grammar school for Girls on Regent Street in Lancaster, England.
• Chelmsford County High School for Girls is officially opened. Chelmsford County High School for Girls, or "CCHS" is a selective Grammar school for girls aged 11-18 located in Chelmsford, Essex,

Ongoing

• Herero and Namaqua Genocide in German South-West Africa (modern Namibia). The Herero and Namaqua Genocide occurred in German South-West Africa (modern day Namibia) from 1904 until 1907 during the Scramble for Africa South-West Africa (Afrikaans Suidwes-Afrika; German Südwestafrika) was the name of what is today the Republic of Namibia.

Births

1907 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1907 MCMVII
Ab urbe condita	2660
Armenian calendar	1356 ԹՎ ՌՅԾԶ
Bahá'í calendar	63 – 64
Berber calendar	2857
Buddhist calendar	2451
Burmese calendar	1269
Chinese calendar	4543/4603-11-17 (丙午年十一月十七日) — to — 4544/4604-11-27 (丁未年十一月廿七日)
Coptic calendar	1623 – 1624
Ethiopian calendar	1899 – 1900
Hebrew calendar	5667 – 5668
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1962 – 1963
- Shaka Samvat	1829 – 1830
- Kali Yuga	5008 – 5009
Holocene calendar	11907
Iranian calendar	1285 – 1286
Islamic calendar	1324 – 1325
Japanese calendar	Meiji 40 (明治40年)
Korean calendar	4240
Thai solar calendar	2450
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• January 12 - Sergei Korolev, Russian rocket scientist (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Sergey Pavlovich Korolyov (often Transliterated as Sergei Korolev) (Серге́й Па́влович Королёв Сергій Павлович Корольов 1966)
• January 20 - Paula Wessely, Austrian actress (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Paula Wessely ( January 20, 1907 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, now Austria - 2000)
• January 22 - Dixie Dean, English football phenomenon (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. William Ralph Dean ( 22 January 1907 - 1 March 1980) popularly known as Dixie Dean, was an English football 1980)
• January 23 - Hideki Yukawa, Japanese physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor né, was a Japanese Theoretical physicist and the first Japanese Nobel laureate. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1981)
• February 1 - Günter Eich, German writer (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Günter Eich ( 1907 February 1 - 1972 December 20) was a German lyricist dramatist and author 1972)
• February 12 - Clifton C. Edom, American photojournalism educator (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Clifton Cedric "Cliff" Edom ( February 12, 1907 in Baylis Illinois - January 30, 1991 in Branson Missouri 1991)
• February 13 - Katy de la Cruz, Filipino singer (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Katy de la Cruz (born Catalina de la Cruz; February 13, 1907 &ndash November 10, 2004) was a leading Filipino singer who 2004)
• February 15
  • Jean Langlais, French composer and organist (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Jean Langlais (15 February 1907 &ndash 8 May 1991 was a French Composer of Modern classical music, Organist, and Improviser. 1991)
  • Cesar Romero, American actor (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Cesar Julio Romero Jr ( February 15, 1907 &ndash January 1, 1994) was a Cuban American Film and Television 1994)
• February 17 - Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Buster Crabbe ( February 7, 1908 &ndash April 23, 1983) 1983)
• February 18 - Oscar Brodney, American screenwriter
• February 21 - W. H. Auden, English poet (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Oscar Brodney ( February 18, 1907 &ndash February 12, 2008) was an American Lawyer -turned- Screenwriter. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Wystan Hugh Auden (21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973 ˈwɪstən ˈhjuː ˈɔːdən who signed his works W 1973)
• February 22
  • Sheldon Leonard, American actor, writer, director, and producer (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Sheldon Leonard ( February 22 1907 – January 10, 1997) was a pioneering American Film and Television producer 1997)
  • Robert Young, American actor (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Robert George Young ( February 22 1907 - July 21 1998) was an American Actor, best known for his leading roles of Jim Anderson 1998)
• February 27 - Mildred Bailey, American singer (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Mildred Bailey ( February 27 1907 &ndash December 12 1951) was a popular American Jazz Singer during the 1930s 1951)

March-April

• March 8 - Constantine Karamanlis, Greek politician (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. 1998)
• March 9 - Mircea Eliade, Romanian historian of religions and writer (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Mircea Eliade ( – April 22, 1986) was a Romanian historian of religion fiction writer philosopher and professor at the University of Chicago 1986)
• March 12
  • Dorrit Hoffleit, American astronomer (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Ellen Dorrit Hoffleit ( March 12, 1907 &ndash April 9, 2007) was an American senior research Astronomer at Yale University 2007)
  • Arthur Hewlett, actor (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Arthur Hewlett (born 12 March 1907 -died March 1997 was a British actor 1997)
• March 15 - Zarah Leander, Swedish actress and singer (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Zarah Leander ( March 15, 1907 &ndash June 23, 1981) was a Swedish actress and singer 1981)
• March 18 - John Zachary Young, English biologist (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor John Zachary Young ( 18 March, 1907 &ndash 4 July, 1997) generally known as 'JZ' was an English Zoologist and Neurophysiologist 1997)
• March 22 - Lucia dos Santos, Potuguese nun and visionary (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Lúcia de Jesus Rosa Santos &ndash Sister Lúcia of Jesus and of the Immaculate Heart, better known as Sister Lúcia of Jesus &ndash ( March 28, 2005)
• March 23 - Daniel Bovet, Swiss-born scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Daniel Bovet ( March 23, 1907 &ndash April 8, 1992) was a Swiss-born Italian pharmacologist who won the 1957 Nobel The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1992)
• March 29 - "Braguinha", Brazilian songwriter (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Carlos Alberto Ferreira Braga ( March 29 1907 – December 24 2006) commonly known as Braguinha ("Little Braga" or 2006)
• March 30 - Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte, German Luftwaffe Officer (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte ( March 30 1907 &ndash July 7 1994) was a German Luftwaffe officer who served 1994)
• April 1 - Dr. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Sree Sree Shivakumara Swamiji, Indian born social reformer
• April 11 - Ivor Spencer-Thomas, English farmer, entrepreneur and inventor (d. Dr Sree Sree Shivakumara Swamiji ( Kannada: ಡಾ ಶ್ರೀ ಶ್ರೀ ಶಿವಕುಮಾರ ಸ್ವಾಮೀಜಿ (born April 1, 1907 Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Ivor Spencer-Thomas was born on 11 April 1907 and died on 30 August 2001. 2001)
• April 12 - Felix de Weldon, Austrian-born sculptor (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Felix Weihs de Weldon ( April 12, 1907 – June 3, 2003) was an American sculptor. 2003)
• April 13 - Harold Stassen, American politician (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Harold Edward Stassen ( April 13, 1907 March 4, 2001) was the 25th Governor of Minnesota from 1939 to 1943 and a later Perennial 2001)
• April 15 - Nikolaas Tinbergen, Dutch ornithologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Nikolaas "Niko" Tinbergen ( April 15, 1907 &ndash December 21, 1988) was a Dutch ethologist and Ornithologist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1988)
• April 18 - Bert Hazell, British Labour Member of Parliament
• April 23 - Fritz Wotruba, Austrian sculptor (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Bert Hazell CBE (born 18 April 1907) also known as Bertie Hazell, is a retired British Labour Party politician and Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Fritz Wotruba (April 23 1907 in Vienna – August 28 1975 in Vienna was an Austrian sculptor of Czecho - Hungarian descent 1975)
• April 24 - William Sargant, British psychiatrist (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to William Walters Sargant ( April 24, 1907 - August 27, 1988) was a British Psychiatrist who is now famous for his work 1988)
• April 29
  • Tino Rossi, French singer (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Tino Rossi ( 29 April 1906 &ndash 26 September 1983) was a singer and film actor of Corsican origin 1983)
  • Fred Zinnemann, Austrian director (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Fred Zinnemann ( April 29, 1907 &ndash March 14, 1997) was an Academy Award -winning Austrian American 1997)

May-June

• May 1 - Oliver Hill, Civil Rights Attorney (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Oliver White Hill Sr ( May 1, 1907 &ndash August 5, 2007) was a Civil rights Attorney from Richmond Virginia An attorney at law (or attorney-at-law) in the United States is a practitioner in a court of law who is legally qualified to prosecute 2007)
• May 2 - Pinky Lee, American comedian (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Pinky Lee ( May 2, 1907, Saint Paul Minnesota &ndash April 3, 1993, Mission Viejo California) born Pincus Leff 1993)
• May 9 - Baldur von Schirach, Nazi official (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Baldur Benedikt von Schirach ( May 9, 1907 &ndash August 8, 1974) was a Nazi youth leader later convicted of being a War criminal 1974)
• May 11 - Rose Ausländer, German poet (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Rose Ausländer ( May 11, 1901 - January 3, 1988) maiden name Rosalie Beatrice Scherzer, was a German Writer 1988)
• May 12 - Katharine Hepburn, American actress (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12 1907 – June 29 2003 was an American actress of film television and stage 2003)
• May 13 - Dame Daphne du Maurier, English author (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Daphne du Maurier Lady Browning DBE ( 13 May, 1907 – 19 April, 1989) (ˈdæfnɪ du ˈmɒɹieɪ was a British 1989)
• May 14
  • Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan ( Urdu / Pashto: محمد ايوب خان GCMG, MBE, HJ, NPk, ( May 14 The President of Pakistan ( Urdū: صدر Sadr-e-Mumlikat) is the Head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. 1974)
  • Johnny Moss, American poker player (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Johnny Moss ( May 14, 1907 &ndash December 16, 1995) was a long-time gambler and professional Poker player 1995)
• May 22
  • Hergé, Belgian comics author (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Georges Prosper Remi ( May 22, 1907 - March 3, 1983) better known by the Pen name Hergé, was a Belgian 1983)
  • Lord Laurence Olivier, Prolific English actor of stage and screen and director (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Laurence Kerr Olivier Baron 1989)
• May 25 - U Nu, Burmese politician (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. U Nu (ဦးနု ú nṵ otherwise known as Thakin Nu 25 May 1907 – 14 February 1995) was a leading Burmese Nationalist 1995)
• May 26
  • John Wayne, American actor (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American 1979)
  • Rachel Carson, American environmental writer (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Rachel Louise Carson (May 27 1907 – April 14 1964 was an American marine biologist and Nature writer whose writings are credited with advancing the global 1964)
• May 30
  • Elly Beinhorn, German pilot (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Elly Beinhorn-Rosemeyer ( May 30, 1907 &ndash November 28, 2007) was a German pilot. 2007)
  • Germaine Tillion, French anthropologist, member of French Resistance (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Germaine Tillion ( May 30 1907 &ndash April 19 2008) was a French Anthropologist, best known for her work in 2008)
• June 14
  • Nicolas Bentley, British writer and illustrator (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Nicolas Clerihew Bentley ( June 14, 1907 &ndash August 14, 1978) was a British Author and Illustrator famous for 1978)
  • René Char, French poet (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) René Char ( June 14, 1907 &ndash February 19, 1988) was a 20th century French Poet. 1988)
• June 19 - Clarence Wiseman, Salvation Army general (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Clarence Dexter Wiseman OC ( 19 June 1907 &ndash 4 May 1985) was the tenth General of The Salvation Army from 1974 to 1985)
• June 23 - James Meade, English economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish James Edward Meade ( June 23 1907, Swanage, Dorset December 22 1995, Cambridge) was a British Economist The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 1995)
• June 25 - J. Hans D. Jensen, German physicist, Nobel Prize laurete (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Johannes Hans Daniel Jensen ( June 25, 1907 in Hamburg &ndash February 11, 1973 in Heidelberg) was a German The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1973)
• June 28 Franciszka Themerson, Polish, later British, artist and film-maker (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Franciszka Themerson ( 28 June 1907 - 29 June 1988) was a Polish, later British painter, Illustrator 1989)

July-August

• July 6 - Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Frida Kahlo (July 6 1907 – July 13 1954 was a Mexican painter, who has achieved great international popularity 1954)
• July 7 - Robert A. Heinlein, American science fiction author (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7 1907 – May 8 1988 was an American Novelist and Science fiction Writer. 1988)
• July 16
  • Barbara Stanwyck, American actress (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Barbara Stanwyck ( July 16, &ndash January 20,) was an American actress, a star of film and television known during her 60-year career as a 1990)
  • Orville Redenbacher, American botanist and businessman (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Orville Clarence Redenbacher ( July 16 1907 &ndash September 19 1995) was an American Businessman most often 1995)
• July 19 - Paul Magloire, President of Haiti (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Paul Eugène Magloire ( July 19 1907 &ndash July 12 2001) was a Haïtian military ruler from 1950 to 1956 2001)
• July 22 - Zubir Said, Singaporean composer who composed Singapore's national anthem (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Zubir Said (also Zubir Syed) (22 July 1907 &ndash 16 November 1987 was a Singaporean Composer originally from the Minangkabau highlands 1987)
• July 27
  • Richard Beesly, British Olympic gold medal rower (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Richard Beesly ( July 27, 1907 - March 28, 1965) was a British rower. 1965)
  • Ross Alexander, American actor (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Ross Alexander ( July 27, 1907 – January 2, 1937) was an American Film Actor. 1937)
• August 2 - Mary Hamman, American writer and editor, modern living editor LIFE and editor in chief Bride & Home (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Mary Hamman ( 2 August 1907 &ndash 18 November 1984) was an American Writer and editor. 1984)
• August 7 - Albert Kotin, American abstract expressionist painter (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Albert Kotin (1907&ndash1980 belonged to the early generation of New York School Abstract Expressionist artists whose artistic innovation by the 1950s had Abstract expressionism was an American post– World War II Art movement. 1980)
• August 8 - Benny Carter, American musician (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Bennett Lester Carter (born August 8, 1907 in Harlem New York; died July 12, 2003 in Los Angeles California) was 2003)
• August 12 - Joe Besser, American comedian (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Joe Besser ( August 12, 1907 &ndash March 1, 1988) was an American comedian known for his impish humor and is now best remembered for his 1988)
  • Noriko Awaya, Japanese singer (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) 1999)
• August 13 - Viscount William Waldorf Astor, British politician (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. William Waldorf Astor 3rd Viscount Astor ( 13 August 1907 – 7 March 1966) was a British businessman and Conservative Party 1966)
• August 21 - Hy Zaret, American lyricist and composer (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Hy Zaret ( August 21, 1907 &ndash July 2, 2007) was an American Lyricist and Composer best known as the co-author of the 2007)
• August 31 - Augustus F. Hawkins, American politician and civil rights lawmaker (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Augustus Freeman "Gus" Hawkins ( August 31 1907 &ndash November 10 2007) was a prominent African American Democratic 2007)

September-October

• September 2 - Evelyn Hooker, psychologist (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Evelyn Hooker ( September 2 1907 – November 18 1996) was a North American Psychologist most notable for her 1957 paper "The Adjustment 1996)
• September 3 - Loren Eiseley, Nebraska author, USA (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Loren Corey Eiseley ( September 3, 1907 – July 9, 1977) was a highly respected Anthropologist, science writer Ecologist Nebraska ( is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 1977)
• September 4 - Frances Griffiths, Cottingley Fairies girl (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself The Cottingley Fairies are a series of five photographs taken by Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths two young Cousins living in Cottingley, near Bradford The Cottingley Fairies are a series of five photographs taken by Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths two young Cousins living in Cottingley, near Bradford 1986)
• September 12
  • Spud Chandler, baseball player (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Spurgeon Ferdinand "Spud" Chandler ( September 12 1907 - January 9 1990) was an American right-handed Starting pitcher 1990)
  • Louis MacNeice, Northern Irish poet (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Frederick Louis MacNeice ( September 12 1963)
• September 15
  • Jimmy Wallington, American radio personality (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Jimmy Wallington ( September 15, 1907 - December 22, 1972) was an American radio personality 1972)
  • Fay Wray, Canadian-born actress (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vina Fay Wray ( September 15, 1907 &ndash August 8, 2004) was a Canadian &ndash American actress and the first 2004)
• September 18
  • Leon Askin, Austrian actor (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Leon Askin ( September 18, 1907 – June 3, 2005) was an Austrian Actor. 2005)
  • Edwin McMillan, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edwin Mattison McMillan ( September 18, 1907 &ndash September 7, 1991) was an American physicist and Nobel laureate credited with being The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1991)
• September 23 - Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, Pretender to the throne of Portugal (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Duarte Nuno Duke of Braganza ( Duarte Nuno Fernando Maria Miguel Gabriel Rafael Francisco Xavier Raimundo António de Bragança; September 23 1907 - A pretender is a claimant to an abolished throne or to a throne already occupied by somebody else Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. 1976)
• September 26 - Bep van Klaveren, Dutch boxer (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Lambertus "Bep" van Klaveren ( September 26, 1907 &ndash February 12, 1992) was a Dutch boxer, who 1992)
• September 27 - Maurice Blanchot, French philosopher and writer (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Maurice Blanchot ( September 22, 1907  &ndash February 20, 2003) was a French Writer, Philosopher, and 2003)
• September 29
  • Gene Autry, American actor, singer, and businessman (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Orvon Gene Autry ( September 29 1907 &ndash October 2 1998) was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy 1998)
  • George W. Jenkins, American businessman (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) George Washington Jenkins ( September 29, 1907 &ndash April 8, 1996) was an American businessman and founder of Publix Super Markets 1996)
• October 2
  • Víctor Paz Estenssoro, President of Bolivia (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Ángel Víctor Paz Estenssoro ( October 2, 1907 - June 7, 2001) was a politician and former president of Bolivia. 2001)
  • Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd, Scottish chemist, Nobel Prize luarete (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Alexander Robertus Todd Baron Todd, PC, OM, FRS ( 2 October 1907 &ndash 10 January 1997) was a Scottish The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1997)
• October 4 - Run Run Shaw, Hong Kong media mogul
• October 5 - Mrs. Miller, American singer (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Sir Run Run Shaw CBE, GBM ( October 4, 1907) Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders A media proprietor is a person who controls either through personal ownership or a dominant position in a Public company, a significant part of the Mass media. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Elva Ruby Connes ( October 5, 1907 &ndash July 5, 1997) who recorded under the name Mrs 1997)
• October 6 - Francisco Gabilondo Soler, (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Francisco Gabilondo Soler ( October 6, 1907, Orizaba, Veracruz - December 14, 1990, Texcoco) was a Mexican composer 1990)
• October 9 - Lord Hailsham, British politician (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Quintin McGarel Hogg Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, KG, CH, PC, QC ( 9 October 1907 &ndash 12 October 2001)
• October 15 - Varian Fry, American journalist and rescuer (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Varian Mackey Fry (October 15 1907 &ndash September 13 1967 was a Taft School and Harvard University educated American Journalist who ran 1967)
• October 19 - Roger Wolfe Kahn, American bandleader (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Roger Wolfe Kahn ( October 19, 1907 – July 12, 1962) was an American Jazz and popular Musician, Composer 1962)
• October 22 - Jimmie Foxx, baseball player (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus James Emory "Jimmie" Foxx ( October 22 - July 21) ( nicknamed Double X and The Beast) was an American First 1967)
• October 28 - John Harold Hewitt, Irish poet (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine John Harold Hewitt ( 28 October 1907 - 22 June 1987) who was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, was the most significant 1987)
• October 30 - Sol Tax, American anthropologist (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Sol Tax ( 30 October, 1907 &ndash 4 January, 1995) was an American Anthropologist. 1995)

November-December

• November 10 - John Moore, British author (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw John Moore ( 10 November, 1907 &ndash1967 was a British Author and pioneer Conservationist. 1967)
• November 14
  • Howard W. Hunter, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Howard William Hunter ( November 14, 1907 &ndash March 3, 1995) was the fourteenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known 1995)
  • Astrid Lindgren, Swedish children's writer (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren ( Née Ericsson 14 November 1907 &ndash 28 January 2002 was a Swedish children's book author and Screenwriter 2002)
  • William Steig, American cartoonist (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. William Steig (November 14 1907 – October 3 2003 was a prolific American Cartoonist, sculptor and later in life an author of popular Children's literature 2003)
• November 15, Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, German aristocrat and military officer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Claus Philipp Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg ( 15 November 1907 &ndash 21 July 1944) was a German army officer 1944)
• November 16 - Burgess Meredith, American actor (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Oliver Burgess Meredith ( November 16, 1908 He graduated from Hoosac School in 1926 1997)
• November 18 - Compay Segundo, Cuban musician (Buena Vista Social Club) (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Compay Segundo, born, deceased, was a Cuban Musician and Songwriter. The Buena Vista Social Club was a members club in Havana, Cuba that held dances and musical activities becoming a popular location for musicians to meet 2003)
• November 26 - Ruth Patrick, American botanist
• November 27 - L. Sprague de Camp, American writer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Dr Ruth Myrtle Patrick (born November 26, 1907) is a Botanist and Limnologist specializing in Diatoms and Freshwater Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Lyon Sprague de Camp, ( November 27 1907 – November 6 2000) was an American science fiction and fantasy author 2000)
• November 28 - Alberto Moravia, Italian novelist (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Alberto Moravia, born Alberto Pincherle, ( November 28, 1907 &ndash September 26, 1990) was one of the leading Italian 1990)
• November 30 - Jacques Barzun, French born historian
• December 10 - Lucien Laurent, French footballer (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Jacques Martin Barzun (born Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Lucien Laurent ( December 10, 1907 &ndash April 11, 2005) was a French footballer famous for scoring the first ever World Cup 2005)
• December 12 - Roy Douglas, British composer
• December 15 - Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect
• December 19 - Jimmy McLarnin, Irish-born boxer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Roy Douglas (born 12 December, 1907) is a British composer and arranger Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho (born December 15, 1907) is a Brazilian Architect who is considered one of the most important Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. James Archibald "Jimmy" McLarnin ( December 19 1907 &ndash October 28 2004) was a Canadian two-time Welterweight 2004)
• December 22 - Peggy Ashcroft, British actress (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Dame Peggy Ashcroft DBE ( 22 December, 1907 &ndash 14 June, 1991) was an acclaimed Academy Award -winning English 1991)
• December 23 - James Roosevelt, American businessman and politician (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city James Roosevelt (December 23 1907 – August 13 1991 was the oldest son of President Franklin D 1991)
• December 25 - Glenn McCarthy, American oil tycoon and businessman (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Glenn Herbert McCarthy ( December 25, 1907 - December 26, 1988) was a Wildcatter and a flamboyant Oil tycoon 1988)
• December 27 - Johann Wilhelm Trollmann, German boxer (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Johann Wilhelm Trollmann ( December 27, 1907 - February 9, 1943) was a German Sinto boxer. 1943)
• date unknown
  • Rafael Godoy, Colombian composer (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rafael Godoy was a well-known Colombian Composer born in Natagaima, Tolima, in 1907 1973)
  • Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Egyptian singer and composer (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Mohammed Abdel Wahab ( Arabic: محمد عبد الوهاب) also transliterated Mohammed Abd el-Wahaab ( 1907 - May 3, 1991)
  • Zhang Chongren, Chinese artist (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Zhang Chongren ( born Xujiahui 1907 died Paris, 8 October 1998 was a Chinese artist and sculptor best remembered in Europe as the friend 1998)
• probable - Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah, King of Malaysia (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) In full Almarhum Sultan Sir Ismail Nasiruddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Zainal Abidin III KCMG, (1906/1907?- September 20, 1979)

Deaths

January - June

• January 14 - Hermann Iseke, doctor (b. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Dr Hermann Iseke (b March 9, 1856 in Holungen, d January 14, 1907 of malaria in South West Africa, now Namibia 1856)
• January 31 - Timothy Eaton, Canadian department store founder (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Timothy Eaton (1834 &ndash January 31, 1907) was a Canadian businessman who founded the Eaton's Department store, one of the 1834)
• February 2 - Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist (b. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (sometimes spelled Mendeleyev; Дми́трий Ива́нович Менделе́ев) ( &ndash) was a Russian chemist and 1834)
• February 16
  • Giosuè Carducci, Italian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Giosuè Carducci (pseudonym Enotrio Romano ( July 27, 1835 – February 16, 1907) was an Italian poet oft reckoned one of Italy's greatest The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1835)
  • Clémentine of Orléans, daughter of King Louis-Philippe of France (b. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Princess Clémentine of Orléans, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess in Saxony ( March 6, 1817 &ndash February 16, 1907 Louis Philippe ( 6 October 1773 &ndash 26 August 1850) was King of the French from 1830 to 1848 in what was known as the 1817)
• February 20 - Henri Moissan, French chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Ferdinand Frederick Henri Moissan ( September 28, 1852 &ndash February 20, 1907) was a French Chemist who won the The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1852)
• February 26 - C. W. Alcock, English footballer, journalist, and football promoter (b. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Charles William Alcock ( December 2, 1842 – February 26, 1907) was an influential English sportsman and administrator 1842)
• March 10 - George Douglas-Pennant, 2nd Baron Penrhyn, industrialist (b. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing George Sholto Gordon Douglas-Pennant 2nd Baron Penrhyn ( 30 September 1836 - 10 March, 1907) was a landowner who played a prominent part in the 1836)
• March 11 - Jean Casimir-Perier, President of France (b. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Jean Paul Pierre Casimir-Perier (8 November 1847 - 11 March 1907 was a French Politician, fifth president of the French Third Republic. 1847)
• March 19 - Thomas Bailey Aldrich, American poet and novelist (b. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Thomas Bailey Aldrich ( 11 November 1836 – 19 March 1907) was a Poet, Novelist, traveler and editor born in 1836)
• March 23 - Konstantin Pobedonostsev, statesman (b. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Konstantin Petrovich Pobedonostsev ( Константин Петрович Победоносцев in Russian) ( May 21, 1827 - March 1827)
• May 12 - Joris-Karl Huysmans, French author (b. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Charles-Marie-Georges Huysmans ( February 5, 1848 – May 12, 1907) was a French Novelist who published his works as 1848)
• May 26 - Ida Saxton McKinley, former U. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Ida Saxton McKinley ( June 8, 1847 &ndash May 26, 1907) wife of William McKinley, was First Lady of the United States S. First Lady & widow of President William McKinley (b. William McKinley Jr ( January 29, 1843 September 14, 1901) was the twenty-fifth President of the United States, and the last 1847)
• June 6 - J. A. Chatwin, architect (b. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year J A Chatwin (Julius Alfred Chatwin FRIBA, RBS, FSAScot ( 24 April 1830 - 6 June 1907) was a designer 1830)
• June 25 - John Hall, Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Sir John Hall (c December 18, 1824  &ndash June 25, 1907) was born in Kingston upon Hull, England, and later 1824)

July - December

• July 13 - Heinrich Kreutz, astronomer (b. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Heinrich Carl Friedrich Kreutz ( September 8 1854 &ndash July 13 1907) was a German Astronomer, most notable for his studies 1854)
• August - Dinqinesh Mercha, empress consort of Ethiopia (b. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Dinqinesh Mercha (1815 - August 1907 was Empress-Consort of Emperor Tekle Giyorgis II of Ethiopia. 1815)
• August 15 - Joseph Joachim, Austrian violinist (b. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Joseph Joachim (June 28 1831 &ndash August 15 1907 (ˈjoʊɑːxɪːm was a Hungarian Violinist, conductor, Composer and teacher 1831)
• August 16 - James Hector, Scottish geologist (b. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Sir James Hector (March 16 1834 &ndash November 6 1907 was a Scottish Geologist, naturalist, and surgeon who accompanied the Palliser 1834)
• August 25 - Mary Elizabeth Coleridge, British poet and novelist (b. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Mary Elizabeth Coleridge ( 23 September, 1861 – 25 August, 1907) was a British Novelist and Poet, who also 1861)
• August 30 - Ilia Chavchavadze, Georgian writer and saint of the Georgian Orthodox Church (b. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and St Ilia the Righteous, born Prince Ilia Ch’avch’avadze, known as Ilia Ch’avch’avadze (ილია ჭავჭავაძე ( &ndash) was a 1837)
• September 4 - Edvard Grieg, Norwegian composer (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself 1843)
• September 6 - Sully Prudhomme, French writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started René-François-Armand (Sully Prudhomme ( Paris, France, March 16, 1839 - Châtenay-Malabry, France, September The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1839)
• September 9 - Ernest Roland Wilberforce, English bishop (b. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Ernest Roland Wilberforce ( 22 January 1840, Brighstone, Isle of Wight – 9 September 1907, Bembridge, Isle 1840)
• September 19 - Jakobus Morenga, Namibian rebel leader (b. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Jakobus Morenga, also "Jacobus" known as the "black Napoleon," born c c. 1875)
• November 16 - Robert I, Duke of Parma, last ruling Duke of Parma (b. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Robert I (Italian Roberto I Carlo Luigi Maria di Borbone Duca di Parma e Piacenza; July 9, 1848 &ndash November 16, 1907) was the 1848)
• November 28 - Stanisław Wyspiański, Polish writer, painter, and architect (b. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Stanisław Wyspiański was born on the 15th of January 1869 and died on the 28th of November 1907 in Kraków. 1869)
• December 8 - King Oscar II of Sweden (b. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Early life At his birth in Stockholm Oscar Frederik was created Duke of Östergötland. 1829)
• December 15 - Carola of Vasa, queen consort of Saxony (b. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Princess Carola of Sweden or of Vasa ( Caroline Friederike Franziska Stephanie Amelie Cecilie) ( 5 August, 1833 at Schonbrunn &ndash 1833)
• December 17 - Lord Kelvin, Irish-born physicist and engineer (b. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila William Thomson 1st Baron Kelvin (or Lord Kelvin) OM, GCVO, PC, PRS, FRSE, (26 June 1824 &ndash 17 December 1907 1824)
• December 21 - Klara Hitler, mother of Adolf Hitler (b. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Klara Hitler, born Klara Pölzl ( August 12, 1860 - December 21, 1907) was the mother of Adolf Hitler by her husband 1860)

Nobel prizes

• Physics - Albert Abraham Michelson
• Chemistry - Eduard Buchner
• Medicine - Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran
• Literature - Rudyard Kipling
• Peace - Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Louis Renault

Notes and References

Table of contents

Contents 1 Events of 1907 1.1 January - February 1.2 March - April 1.3 May - June 1.4 July - August 1.5 September - October 1.6 November - December 1.7 Undated 1.8 Ongoing 2 Births 2.1 January-February 2.2 March-April 2.3 May-June 2.4 July-August 2.5 September-October 2.6 November-December 3 Deaths 3.1 January - June 3.2 July - December 4 Nobel prizes 5 Notes and References 6 Table of contents

Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Albert Abraham Michelson ( December 19, 1852 &ndash May 9, 1931) was a Polish - American Physicist known The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Eduard Buchner (May 20 1860 &ndash August 13 1917 was a German chemist and zymologist, the winner of the 1907 Nobel Prize in Chemistry The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran ( June 18, 1845 &ndash May 18, 1922) was a French Physician. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Joseph Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936 was an English Author and poet The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Ernesto Teodoro Moneta ( Milan September 20, 1833 &ndash February 10, 1918) was an Italian journalist who fought in the Louis Renault ( May 21, 1843 – February 8, 1918) was a French jurist and educator the cowinner in 1907 (with Ernesto

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