About the day » Wednesday May 8, 1907Calender converter

• Anna Angela Geres († 1994)
• Agatha Maria de Does, Zeist († 1926)
• Abraham Harryvan
• Alberta Maria Crooijmans, Helmond
• Anaise Honorina Augusta Dobbelaere, Gent († 1986)
• Albertus (Walter) Kleverlaan, Egmond Binnen († 1973)
• Agatha Ignatia Boomars, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1908)
• Adrianus Luijben
• Adrianus Wilhelmus Van Ostaijen, Roosendaal († 1985)
• Albertus Johannes Hendrikus Bexkens, Ledeacker († 1988)

• Anna Catharina Franken, Haaren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aaltje Christiaans EDELER (86), Siddeburen, Slochteren, 2360, Groningen, Nederland
• Aaltje Edeler (86), Siddeburen, Groningen, Nederland
• Allegonda van Os (69), Balgoij, Wijchen, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Aaltje Christiaans Edeler (86), Siddeburen (gem. Midden-Groningen)
• Alida Adriana Rila (61), Rotterdam
• Alegonda van Os (69), Balgoij (Wijchen)
• Augustinus van de Sande, Boxtel, NL
• BARKUM B DILS (75)
• Adriana Alida Ket (86), Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

• 1903 » Fernandel, French actor and singer († 1971)
• 1903 » Mary Stewart, Baroness Stewart of Alvechurch, British politician and educator († 1984)
• 1904 » John Snagge, English journalist († 1996)
• 1905 » Red Nichols, American cornet player, composer, and bandleader († 1965)
• 1906 » Roberto Rossellini, Italian director and screenwriter († 1977)
• 1910 » Andrew E. Svenson, American author and publisher († 1975)
• 1910 » George Male, English footballer († 1998)
• 1910 » Mary Lou Williams, American pianist and composer († 1981)
• 1911 » Robert Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1938)
• 1911 » Wilhelm Friedrich de Gaay Fortman, Dutch jurist and politician, Dutch Minister of The Interior († 1997)

• 1880 » Gustave Flaubert, French novelist (b. 1821)
• 1891 » Helena Blavatsky, Russian-English mystic and author (b. 1831)
• 1891 » John Robertson, English-Australian politician, 5th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1816)
• 1893 » Manuel González Flores, Mexican general and president, 1880–1884 (b. 1833)
• 1903 » Paul Gauguin, French painter and sculptor (b. 1848)
• 1907 » Edmund G. Ross, American soldier and politician, 13th Governor of New Mexico Territory (b. 1826)
• 1925 » John Beresford, Irish polo player (b. 1847)
• 1936 » Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher (b. 1880)
• 1941 » Natalie, queen consort of Serbia (b. 1859)
• 1941 » Tore Svennberg, Swedish actor and director (b. 1858)

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

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

• 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.
• 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 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 9 » Las Cruces, New Mexico is incorporated.
• 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.

The temperature on May 8, 1907 was between 6.5 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 4.1 mm of rain. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.