What Happened In September 1907 In History

Historical Events for September, 1907

• 26th » New Zealand and Dominion of Newfoundland named Newfoundland each become dominions within the British Empire.
• 29th » The cornerstone is laid at Washington National Cathedral in the U.S. capital.
• 30th » McKinley National Memorial, the final resting place of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley and his family, is dedicated in Canton, Ohio.

Famous Birthdays on September in 1907

• 1st » Walter Reuther, American union leader, founded United Auto Workers (d. 1970)
• 1st » Miriam Seegar, American actress (d. 2011)
• 3rd » Loren Eiseley, American anthropologist, philosopher, and author (d. 1977)
• 4th » Reggie Nalder, Austrian-American actor (d. 1991)
• 5th » Sunnyland Slim, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1995)
• 5th » Layne Britton, American makeup artist and actor (d. 1993)
• 8th » William Wentworth (Australian politician) or William Wentworth, Australian economist and politician, 11th Minister for Human Services (Australia) e.g Australian Minister for Human Services (d. 2003)
• 9th » Leon Edel, American author and critic (d. 1997)
• 10th » Alva R. Fitch, American general (d. 1989)
• 11th » Lev Oborin, Russian pianist and educator (d. 1974)
• 12th » Louis MacNeice, Irish poet and playwright (d. 1963)
• 15th » Gunnar Ekelöf, Swedish poet and author (d. 1968)
• 15th » Fay Wray, Canadian-American actress (d. 2004)
• 17th » Warren E. Burger, American lawyer and judge, 15th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1995)
• 18th » Leon Askin, Austrian actor (d. 2005)
• 18th » Edwin McMillan, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)
• 19th » Lewis F. Powell, Jr., American lawyer and jurist (d. 1998)
• 22nd » Maurice Blanchot, French philosopher and author (d. 2003)
• 22nd » Philip Fotheringham-Parker, English race car driver (d. 1981)
• 22nd » Hermann Schlichting, German engineer and academic (d. 1982)
• 23rd » Albert Ammons, American pianist (d. 1949)
• 23rd » Anne Desclos, French journalist and author (d. 1998)
• 23rd » Nicola Moscona, Greek opera singer (d. 1975)
• 23rd » Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza (d. 1976)
• 24th » Ben Oakland, American pianist, composer, and songwriter (d. 1979)
• 26th » Anthony Blunt, English historian and spy (d. 1983)
• 26th » Bep van Klaveren, Dutch boxer (d. 1992)
• 27th » Maurice Blanchot, French philosopher and theorist (d. 2003)
• 27th » Bernard Miles, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1991)
• 28th » Heikki Savolainen (gymnast) named Heikki Savolainen, Finnish gymnast and physician (d. 1997)
• 28th » Bhagat Singh, Indian activist (d. 1931)
• 29th » Gene Autry, American singer and actor (d. 1998)
• 29th » George W. Jenkins, American businessman, founded Publix (d. 1996)

Famous Deaths for September 1907

• 4th » Edvard Grieg, Norwegian pianist and composer (b. 1843)
• 6th » Sully Prudhomme, French poet and author, Nobel Prize in Literature named Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1839)
• 7th » Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu, Romanian philologist, journalist, and playwright (b. 1838)
• 9th » Ernest Wilberforce, English bishop (b. 1840)
• 17th » Ignaz Brüll, Czech-Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1846)

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