What Happened In July 1907 - Historical Events 1907 July

Historical Events for July, 1907

7th » Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. staged his first Ziegfeld Follies e.g Follies on the roof of the Bowery Theatre known as New York Theater in New York City.
21st » The passenger steamer SS Columbia (1880) called SS 'Columbia' collides with the steam schooner 'San Pedro' off Shelter Cove, California, causing the 'Columbia' to sink killing 88 people.
29th » Sir Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell called Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9, 1907, and is regarded as the foundation of the Scout

1st » Bill Stern, American actor and sportscaster (d. 1971)
4th » John Anderson (athlete) or John Anderson, American discus thrower (d. 1948)
4th » Gordon Griffith, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1958)
4th » Howard Taubman, American author and critic (d. 1996)
6th » Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter (d. 1954)
6th » George Stanley, Canadian soldier, historian, and author, designed the flag of Canada (d. 2002)
7th » Robert A. Heinlein, American author and screenwriter (d. 1988)
8th » George W. Romney, American businessman and politician, 43rd Governor of Michigan (d. 1995)
9th » Eddie Dean (singer) known as Eddie Dean, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1999)
10th » Blind Boy Fuller, American singer and guitarist (d. 1941)
13th » George Weller, American author, playwright, and journalist (d. 2002)
16th » Frances Horwich, American educator and television host (d. 2001)
16th » Barbara Stanwyck, American actress and singer (d. 1990)
19th » Isabel Jewell, American actress and singer (d. 1972)
28th » Earl Tupper, American inventor and businessman, founded Tupperware Brands (d. 1983)
29th » Melvin Belli, American lawyer and actor (d. 1996)
31st » Roy Milton, American singer, drummer, and bandleader (d. 1983)

6th » August Johann Gottfried Bielenstein, German linguist and theologian (b. 1826)
13th » Henrik Sillem, Dutch target shooter (b. 1866)
14th » William Henry Perkin, English chemist (b. 1838)
17th » Hector Malot, French author (b. 1830)