About the day » Thursday August 15, 1907Calender converter

• Alfons Victor Alaerts, Langdorp, Vlaams-Brabant, België († 1909)
• Adriana Elizabeth Weening, Zoetermeer, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1915)
• * Aaltje Maria Jongebreur, Schiedam
• Aaltje Lena Buwalda, Nieuweschans, Groningen, Nederland († 1993)
• Albertus Johannes Waaijer, Rotterdam
• * Antonius Franciscus van Neerven, Deurne
• Adriana Maria van Baaren, Willige Langerak, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1995)
• Aletta Elizabeth Siebert, Melsetter, Rhodesia († 1996)
• Adriana van den Heuvel, Hardinxveld-Giessendam
• Adriana Maria van Baaren, Willige Langerak

• Bond I'on Simons (53), Charleston, South Carolina
• Christina Carolina Kistermann (87), Vaals, Limburg, Netherlands
• Anna Maria Josephina Willems (0), Velp, North Brabant, Netherlands
• Catharina Regina WYGAERDEN (28), Oud-Turnhout,2360,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE
• Arie den Dunne (73), Aalsmeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• * Maria Kooijman (52), Giessendam
• Antje Hamstra (82)
• Anton Nicgorski (75), Roggenhausen, Neidenburg, Ostpreußen
• Arend Hazelaar (74), Brummen
• Berend Koekkoek (70), Weesp

• 1900 » Estelle Brody, American silent film actress († 1995)
• 1900 » Jack Tworkov, Polish-American painter and educator († 1982)
• 1901 » Arnulfo Arias Madrid, 21st president of the republic of Panamá († 1988)
• 1901 » Pyotr Novikov, Russian mathematician and theorist († 1975)
• 1902 » Jan Campert, Dutch journalist and critic († 1943)
• 1904 » George Klein, Canadian inventor, invented the motorized wheelchair († 1992)
• 1909 » Hugo Winterhalter, American composer and bandleader († 1973)
• 1912 » Julia Child, American chef and author († 2004)
• 1912 » Wendy Hiller, English actress († 2003)
• 1914 » Paul Rand, American graphic designer and art director († 1996)

• 1907 » Joseph Joachim, Hungarian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1831)
• 1909 » Euclides da Cunha, Brazilian sociologist and journalist (b. 1866)
• 1917 » Thomas J. Higgins, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1831)
• 1925 » Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter and educator (b. 1878)
• 1928 » Anatole von Hügel, Italian ethnologist and academic, co-founded St Edmund's College, Cambridge (b. 1854)
• 1935 » Paul Signac, French painter and author (b. 1863)
• 1935 » Wiley Post, American pilot (b. 1898)
• 1935 » Will Rogers, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (b. 1879)
• 1936 » Grazia Deledda, Italian novelist and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1871)
• 1942 » Mahadev Desai, Indian activist and author (b. 1892)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacobus
10. Adrianus
11. Jacob
12. Wilhelmus
13. Dirk
14. Hendrikus
15. Arie
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Jacoba
11. Petronella
12. Aaltje
13. Grietje
14. Geertruida
15. Neeltje
16. Helena

• 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.
• May 23 » The unicameral Parliament of Finland gathers for its first plenary session.
• June 22 » The London Underground's Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway opens.
• August 17 » Pike Place Market, a popular tourist destination and registered historic district in Seattle, opened.
• September 29 » The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C.
• October 9 » Las Cruces, New Mexico is incorporated.
• December 11 » The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.

The temperature on August 15, 1907 was between 12.0 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.