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Born on Wednesday May 29, 1907
Died on Wednesday May 29, 1907

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 29, 1907 at Delpher


Born on May 29
  • 1902 » Harry Kadwell, Australian rugby league player and coach († 1999)
  • 1903 » Bob Hope, English-American actor, singer, and producer († 2003)
  • 1904 » Hubert Opperman, Australian cyclist and politician († 1996)
  • 1905 » Sebastian Shaw, English actor, director, and playwright († 1994)
  • 1906 » T. H. White, Indian-English author († 1964)
  • 1907 » Hartland Molson, Canadian captain and politician († 2002)
  • 1908 » Diana Morgan, Welsh-English playwright and screenwriter († 1996)
  • 1910 » Ralph Metcalfe, American sprinter and politician († 1978)
  • 1913 » Tony Zale, American boxer († 1997)
  • 1914 » Stacy Keach Sr., American actor († 2003)

Died on May 29

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

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.
  • July 29 » Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9 and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement.
  • August 9 » The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England.
  • August 15 » Ordination in Constantinople of Fr. Raphael Morgan, the first African-American Orthodox priest, "Priest-Apostolic" to America and the West Indies.
  • September 7 » Cunard Line's RMSLusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
  • 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.
  • December 17 » Ugyen Wangchuck is crowned first King of Bhutan.
Weather May 29, 1907

The temperature on May 29, 1907 was between 2.6 °C and 14.2 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.

Source: KNMI