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Born on Sunday October 20, 1907
- Albert van der Lee, Vreeland, Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Aleida van der Zande, Ermelo († 1908)
- van der Boor, Dordrecht († 1907)
- Adriana Gorter, Maasluis († 1984)
- Aaltje COPINGA, Doezum (Grootegast) Groningen Netherlands († 1909)
- Schumer, Magele, gemeente den Ham († 1907)
- Aaltjen Hissink, Hengelo (Noordink)
- Adriana Theodora de Graaff, Kamerik
- Aaltje Gerdina DE BIE, Doorn Utrecht Netherlands
- Adrianus Schouten Verhoog, Rotterdam
Died on Sunday October 20, 1907
- Adriaantje Boslooper (68), Serooskerke Schouwen
- Adrianus WAAIJERS (72), Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
- Annetje Groenhuizen (71), Veenendaal, Nederland
- Amanda Elizabeth Fisher (46)
- Adriaantje Bosloper (68), Serooskerke gem. Sch. Duiveland Zld. Nederland
- Barend van Otterlo (0), Viersen (Duitsland)
- Adrianus Verharen (73), Vught
- Alberdina Jekel (1), Groningen, Netherlands
- Catharina Helena Kemmink (59), Utrecht
- Schumer (0), Magele, gemeente den Ham
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 20, 1907 at Delpher
Born on October 20
- 1901 » Frank Churchill, American film composer († 1942)
- 1904 » Anna Neagle, English actress, singer, and producer († 1986)
- 1904 » Enolia McMillan, American educator and activist († 2006)
- 1904 » Tommy Douglas, Scottish-Canadian minister and politician, 7th Premier of Saskatchewan († 1986)
- 1907 » Arlene Francis, American actress and television personality († 2001)
- 1908 » Stuart Hamblen, American singer-songwriter, actor, and radio show host († 1989)
- 1909 » Carla Laemmle, American actress and photographer († 2014)
- 1909 » Yasushi Sugiyama, Japanese painter († 1993)
- 1910 » Chen Liting, Chinese director and playwright († 2013)
- 1912 » Ruhi Su, Turkish singer-songwriter († 1985)
Died on October 20
- 1880 » Lydia Maria Child, American journalist, author, and activist (b. 1802)
- 1883 » George Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall (b. 1797)
- 1890 » Richard Francis Burton, English-Italian geographer and explorer (b. 1821)
- 1894 » James Anthony Froude, English historian, novelist, biographer and editor (b. 1818)
- 1900 » Naim Frashëri, Albanian poet and translator (b. 1846)
- 1908 » Vaiben Louis Solomon, Australian politician, 21st Premier of South Australia (b. 1853)
- 1910 » David B. Hill, American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of New York (b. 1843)
- 1926 » Eugene V. Debs, American union leader and politician (b. 1855)
- 1928 » Jack Peddie, Scottish footballer (b. 1876)
- 1935 » Arthur Henderson, Scottish-English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1863)
Names that were popular for boys in 1907
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Antonius
- Gerrit
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Joseph
- Jacob
Names that were popular for girls in 1907
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Catharina
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Antonia
- Christina
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.
- May 23 » The unicameral Parliament of Finland gathers for its first plenary session.
- July 21 » The passenger steamer SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the steam schooner San Pedro off Shelter Cove, California, killing 88 people.
- August 29 » The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.
- November 9 » The Cullinan Diamond is presented to King Edward VII on his birthday.
- December 14 » The Thomas W. Lawson, the largest ever ship without a heat engine, runs aground and founders near the Hellweather's Reef within the Isles of Scilly in a gale. The pilot and 15 seamen die.
- December 31 » The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square (then known as Longacre Square) in Manhattan.
The weather on Sunday October 20, 1907
The temperature on October 20, 1907 was between 9.7 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI