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Born on Friday January 4, 1907
- Adriana Robbers, Leiden
- Alida Maria Mathilda (Alie) Ruhé, Sloten, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2003)
- Albert Dijkema, Annen, Anloo, Drenthe, Nederland
- Aaltje van de Belt, Veeningen Zuidwolde († 1907)
- Schulte, Amsterdam († 1907)
- Aaltje Belt van de, Fort, Drenthe, Nederland († 1907)
- - Haan, Schaesberg, Limburg, Nederland († 1907)
- Alfons Frans Gerebernus Laenen, Olen, België
- Albert van de Belt, Zuidwolde ( Dr ) († 1907)
- Adrianus Hendricus Antonius van Engelen, Tilburg († 1942)
Died on Friday January 4, 1907
- - Haan (0), Schaesberg, Limburg, Nederland
- Adriaan Overbeke (83), Burgh
- Anna Kornelia Schrauwen (41), Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adrianus B Plasmeijer (44)
- Adrianus Plasmeijer (44)
- Adriana Klavers (76), Raamsdonk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Albert Klazes Bouma (65), St. Annaparochie
- Adriaan Overbeeke (83), Burgh, Zeeland, Nederland
- Angelina Horemans (76), Noorderwijk, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Alfons Maria van Bunder (0), Temse
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 4, 1907 at Delpher
Born on January 4
- 1896 » André Masson, French painter and illustrator († 1987)
- 1896 » Everett Dirksen, American politician († 1969)
- 1897 » Chen Cheng, Chinese politician, Vice President of the Republic of China († 1965)
- 1900 » James Bond, American ornithologist and zoologist († 1989)
- 1901 » C. L. R. James, Trinidadian journalist and theorist († 1989)
- 1902 » John A. McCone, American businessman and politician, 6th Director of Central Intelligence († 1991)
- 1905 » Sterling Holloway, American actor († 1992)
- 1913 » Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan ruler († 2007)
- 1916 » Lionel Newman, American pianist and composer († 1989)
- 1916 » Robert Parrish, American actor and director († 1995)
Died on January 4
- 1891 » Antoine Labelle, Canadian priest (b. 1833)
- 1896 » Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German bishop and academic (b. 1821)
- 1900 » Stanisław Mieroszewski, Polish-born politician, writer, historian and member of the Imperial Council of Austria (b. 1827)
- 1901 » Nikolaos Gyzis, Greek painter and academic (b. 1842)
- 1904 » Anna Winlock, American astronomer and academic (b. 1857)
- 1910 » Léon Delagrange, French pilot and sculptor (b. 1873)
- 1912 » Clarence Dutton, American geologist and soldier (b. 1841)
- 1919 » Georg von Hertling, German academic and politician, 7th Chancellor of the German Empire (b. 1843)
- 1920 » Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish author and playwright (b. 1843)
- 1924 » Alfred Grünfeld, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1852)
Names that were popular for boys in 1907
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Wilhelmus
- Dirk
- Hendrikus
- Arie
- Gerardus
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.
- February 5 » Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic.
- July 7 » Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. staged his first Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City.
- August 3 » Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.
- October 22 » A run on the stock of the Knickerbocker Trust Company sets events in motion that will spark the Panic of 1907.
- December 6 » A coal mine explosion at Monongah, West Virginia, kills 362 workers.
- December 11 » The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.
Weather January 4, 1907
The temperature on January 4, 1907 was between -0.4 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.