What Happened In December 1907 In History

Historical Events for December, 1907

• 6th » A Monongah Mining disaster called coal mine explosion at Monongah, West Virginia, kills 362 workers.
• 8th » King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Monarchy of Sweden e.g Swedish throne.
• 10th » The worst night of the Brown Dog affair called Brown Dog riots in London, when 1,000 medical students clash with 400 police officers over the existence of a memorial for animals that have been vivisected.
• 11th » The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.
• 17th » Ugyen Wangchuck is crowned first King of Bhutan
• 19th » 239 coal miners die in a mine explosion in Jacobs Creek (Pennsylvania) named Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania.
• 21st » The Chilean Army Santa María School massacre e.g commits a massacre of at least 2,000 striking Sodium nitrate e.g saltpeter miners in Iquique, Chile.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1907

• 5th » Giuseppe Occhialini, Italian-French physicist and academic (d. 1993)
• 7th » Fred Rose (politician) or Fred Rose, Polish-Canadian politician and spy (d. 1983)
• 10th » Rumer Godden, English author and poet (d. 1998)
• 10th » Lucien Laurent, French footballer and coach (d. 2005)
• 12th » Roy Douglas, English pianist and composer
• 15th » Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect, designed the United Nations Headquarters and the Cathedral of Brasília (d. 2012)
• 16th » Barbara Kent, Canadian-American actress (d. 2011)
• 18th » Bill Holland, American race car driver (d. 1984)
• 18th » Lawrence Lucie, American guitarist (Mills Blue Rhythm Band) (d. 2009)
• 19th » Jimmy McLarnin, Irish-American boxer (d. 2004)
• 20th » Paul Francis Webster, American songwriter (d. 1984)
• 22nd » Peggy Ashcroft, English actress (d. 1991)
• 23rd » Manuel Lopes, Cape Verdean author and poet (d. 2005)
• 23rd » James Roosevelt, American general and politician (d. 1991)
• 23rd » Avraham Stern, Polish Zionism called Zionist leader (d. 1942)
• 24th » I. F. Stone, American journalist and author (d. 1989)
• 25th » Cab Calloway, American singer-songwriter and bandleader (d. 1994)
• 25th » Mike Mazurki, Ukrainian-American wrestler and actor (d. 1990)
• 25th » Glenn McCarthy, American businessman, founded the Shamrock Hotel (d. 1988)
• 26th » Albert Gore, Sr., American lawyer and politician (d. 1998)
• 27th » Sebastian Haffner, German journalist and author (d. 1999)
• 27th » Mary Howard (romance novelist) or Mary Howard, English author (d. 1991)
• 27th » Conrad L. Raiford, American baseball player and activist (d. 2002)
• 27th » Willem van Otterloo, Dutch conductor and composer (d. 1978)

Famous Deaths for December 1907

• 8th » Oscar II of Sweden (b. 1829)
• 17th » William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, Irish-Scottish physicist and engineer (b. 1824)
• 21st » Klara Hitler, mother of Austrian-born German dictator Adolf Hitler (b. 1860)

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