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Born on Wednesday May 1, 1907
Died on Wednesday May 1, 1907

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 1, 1907 at Delpher


Born on May 1
  • 1905 » Henry Koster, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1988)
  • 1906 » Horst Schumann, German SS officer and physician († 1983)
  • 1907 » Hayes Alvis, American bassist († 1972)
  • 1907 » Kate Smith, American singer and actress († 1986)
  • 1908 » Giovannino Guareschi, Italian journalist and author († 1968)
  • 1908 » Morris Kline, American mathematician and academic († 1992)
  • 1909 » Endel Puusepp, Estonian-Soviet military pilot and politician († 1996)
  • 1909 » Yiannis Ritsos, Greek poet and playwright († 1990)
  • 1910 » Behice Boran, Turkish sociologist and politician († 1987)
  • 1910 » Raya Dunayevskaya, Ukrainian-American philosopher and activist († 1987)

Died on May 1

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.
  • March 24 » The first issue of the Georgian Bolshevik newspaper Dro is published.
  • July 21 » The passenger steamer SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the steam schooner San Pedro off Shelter Cove, California, killing 88 people.
  • August 9 » The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England.
  • August 17 » Pike Place Market, a popular tourist destination and registered historic district in Seattle, opened.
  • October 27 » Fifteen people are killed in Hungary when a gunman opens fire on a crowd gathered at a church consecration.
  • November 9 » The Cullinan Diamond is presented to King Edward VII on his birthday.
Weather May 1, 1907

The temperature on May 1, 1907 was between 2.6 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 19.5 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.

Source: KNMI