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Born on Friday February 8, 1907
- Adriana Antonia Pijnenburg, Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1993)
- Albertus Snijders, Hardenberg († 1907)
- Anna Aleida Hofstetter, Onstwedde, Nederland († 1977)
- Alfons van der Voort, Mol, Belgium († 1996)
- Adele van Zwanenburg, Rotterdam
- Knoop, Sint Nicolaasga, Nederland († 1907)
- Anna Schoutens, Rotterdam,Gemeente Rotterdam,South Holland,Netherlands
- Agnes Gijsberts, Geldrop, Netherlands († 1908)
- Abraham de Groot, Hillegersberg (Rotterdam), Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Alpherie Lagasse, Rhode Island, Verenigde Staten
Died on Friday February 8, 1907
- Adrianus Johannes de Kok (73), Willemstad
- Gerritsma (0)
- Aart Spies (1), Rhenen
- Amandus Franciscus LAUWERS (84), Langemark,8920,Flandre Occidentale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Andrea Niewzwaag (29), Groningen
- Adriana Graaf de (72), Oud en nieuw Gastel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adriana de Graaf (70), Oud en Nieuw Gastel, Noord Brabant, Nederland
- adriana de Graaf (70), oud gastel
- Aletta Wolters (17), Jaarsveld
- Amelia Smet (68), Clinge (NL)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 8, 1907 at Delpher
Born on February 8
- 1899 » Lonnie Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1970)
- 1903 » Greta Keller, Austrian-American singer and actress († 1977)
- 1903 » Tunku Abdul Rahman, 1st Prime Minister of Malaysia († 1990)
- 1906 » Chester Carlson, American physicist and lawyer, invented Xerography († 1968)
- 1909 » Elisabeth Murdoch, Australian philanthropist († 2012)
- 1911 » Elizabeth Bishop, American poet and author († 1979)
- 1913 » Betty Field, American actress († 1973)
- 1913 » Danai Stratigopoulou, Greek singer-songwriter († 2009)
- 1914 » Bill Finger, American author and screenwriter, co-created Batman († 1974)
- 1915 » Georges Guétary, Egyptian-French singer, dancer, and actor († 1997)
Died on February 8
- 1907 » Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom, Dutch chemist and academic (b. 1854)
- 1910 » Hans Jæger, Norwegian philosopher and activist (b. 1854)
- 1914 » Dayrolles Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 4th Baron Ventry, Irish hereditary peer (b. 1828)
- 1915 » François Langelier, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 10th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1838)
- 1921 » George Formby Sr, English actor and singer (b. 1876)
- 1921 » Peter Kropotkin, Russian zoologist, geographer, and philologist (b. 1842)
- 1928 » Theodor Curtius, German chemist (b. 1857)
- 1932 » Yordan Milanov, Bulgarian architect, designed the Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church (b. 1867)
- 1935 » Eemil Nestor Setälä, Finnish linguist and politician, Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs (b. 1864)
- 1936 » Charles Curtis, American lawyer and politician, 31st Vice President of the United States (b. 1860)
Names that were popular for boys in 1907
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Wilhelmus
- Dirk
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Arie
Names that were popular for girls in 1907
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Geertruida
- Neeltje
- Helena
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1907
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
- June 14 » The National Association for Women's Suffrage succeeds in getting Norwegian women the right to vote in parliamentary elections.
- July 21 » The passenger steamer SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the steam schooner San Pedro off Shelter Cove, California, killing 88 people.
- July 29 » Sir 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 and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement.
- August 17 » Pike Place Market, a popular tourist destination and registered historic district in Seattle, opened.
- September 30 » The McKinley National Memorial, the final resting place of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley and his family, is dedicated in Canton, Ohio.
- October 9 » Las Cruces, New Mexico is incorporated.
Weather February 8, 1907
The temperature on February 8, 1907 was between -7.5 °C and 0.5 °C and averaged -4.3 °C. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.