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Born on Monday October 21, 1907
Died on Monday October 21, 1907

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 21, 1907 at Delpher


Born on October 21
  • 1898 » Eduard Pütsep, Estonian wrestler and actor († 1960)
  • 1900 » Andrée Boisson, French Olympic fencer († 1973)
  • 1907 » Nikos Engonopoulos, Greek painter and poet († 1985)
  • 1908 » Niyazi Berkes, Cypriot-English sociologist and academic († 1988)
  • 1911 » Mary Blair, American illustrator and animator († 1978)
  • 1912 » Alfredo Pián, Argentinian race car driver († 1990)
  • 1912 » Don Byas, American saxophonist and educator († 1972)
  • 1912 » Georg Solti, Hungarian-English conductor and director († 1997)
  • 1914 » Martin Gardner, American mathematician and author († 2010)
  • 1915 » Owen Bradley, American country music record producer († 1998)

Died on October 21

Names that were popular for boys in 1907
  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
Names that were popular for girls in 1907
  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

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.
  • April 17 » The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day.
  • July 21 » The passenger steamer SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the steam schooner San Pedro off Shelter Cove, California, killing 88 people.
  • 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.
  • November 7 » Jesús García saves the entire town of Nacozari de García by driving a burning train full of dynamite six kilometers (3.7 miles) away before it can explode.
  • November 9 » The Cullinan Diamond is presented to King Edward VII on his birthday.
Weather October 21, 1907

The temperature on October 21, 1907 was between 10.7 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 6.9 mm of rain. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.

Source: KNMI