About the day » Wednesday May 8, 1907Calender converter

• Adrianus Michaël van der Sanden, Hoogeloon, Hapert en Casteren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1907)
• Aloys Jozef Maria Hermans, Vaals († 1955)
• Abraham Harryvan
• Adrianus Cornelis Maria van Ierland, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1968)
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• Aartje Bastiaantje Cornelia Pieternella Vos, Rotterdam († 2000)
• Alida Hendrina van den Heuvel, Almkerk en Uitwijk
• Albert van Ommen, Oldebroek († 1933)
• Albertus Teunus de Vries, Veenoord (Emmen) († 1970)
• Adrianus Luijben

• Berendina Maria ten Hove (0), Hengelo (0v)
• Abraham Rison (19), Wageningen, Gld, The Netherlands
• Anna de Boer (0), Hedel, Nederland
• Anna Maria Theresia FLEEGE (66), Menominee, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States
• Akke Maria Smith (0), Diemen
• Anna Maria Dorethea van Simmeren (63), Bergen op Zoom, N-Br, NL
• Aaltje Christiaans Edeler (86), Siddeburen (gem. Midden-Groningen)
• Hendriks, Chaam
• Anna Adilia Vermeulen (55), Noorderwijk
• antje roselaar (64), beemster

• 1903 » Fernandel, French actor and singer († 1971)
• 1903 » Mary Stewart, Baroness Stewart of Alvechurch, British politician and educator († 1984)
• 1904 » John Snagge, English journalist († 1996)
• 1905 » Red Nichols, American cornet player, composer, and bandleader († 1965)
• 1906 » Roberto Rossellini, Italian director and screenwriter († 1977)
• 1910 » Andrew E. Svenson, American author and publisher († 1975)
• 1910 » George Male, English footballer († 1998)
• 1910 » Mary Lou Williams, American pianist and composer († 1981)
• 1911 » Robert Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1938)
• 1911 » Wilhelm Friedrich de Gaay Fortman, Dutch jurist and politician, Dutch Minister of The Interior († 1997)

• 1880 » Gustave Flaubert, French novelist (b. 1821)
• 1891 » Helena Blavatsky, Russian-English mystic and author (b. 1831)
• 1891 » John Robertson, English-Australian politician, 5th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1816)
• 1893 » Manuel González Flores, Mexican general and president, 1880–1884 (b. 1833)
• 1903 » Paul Gauguin, French painter and sculptor (b. 1848)
• 1907 » Edmund G. Ross, American soldier and politician, 13th Governor of New Mexico Territory (b. 1826)
• 1925 » John Beresford, Irish polo player (b. 1847)
• 1936 » Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher (b. 1880)
• 1941 » Natalie, queen consort of Serbia (b. 1859)
• 1941 » Tore Svennberg, Swedish actor and director (b. 1858)

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.
• January 14 » An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.
• August 15 » Ordination in Constantinople of Fr. Raphael Morgan, the first African-American Orthodox priest, "Priest-Apostolic" to America and the West Indies.
• October 9 » Las Cruces, New Mexico is incorporated.
• October 21 » The 1907 Qaratog earthquake hits the borders of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, killing between 12,000 and 15,000 people.
• December 6 » A coal mine explosion at Monongah, West Virginia, kills 362 workers.
• December 21 » The Chilean Army commits a massacre of at least 2,000 striking saltpeter miners in Iquique, Chile.

The temperature on May 8, 1907 was between 6.5 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 4.1 mm of rain. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.