* 1907 – Felix de Weldon, Austrian sculptor ( d. 2003 )

* 1907 – Hardie Gramatky, American author and animator ( d. 1979 )

* 1907 – Honolulu, Hawaii becomes an independent city.

* 1907 – László Heller, Hungarian engineer ( d. 1980 )

* 1907 – The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England, United Kingdom.

* 1907 – Basil Spence, Scottish architect, designed the Coventry Cathedral ( d. 1976 )

Monty Noble led Australia to victory in both 1907 – 08 and 1909.

* 1907 – Mary Hamman, American writer ( d. 1984 )

* 1907 – The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement.

* 1907 – Eric Shipton, English mountaineer ( d. 1977 )

* 1907 – Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $ 29. 4 million for illegal rebating to freight carriers ; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.

* 1907 – Lawrence Brown, American trombonist and composer ( d. 1988 )

* 1907 – Ernesto Geisel, Brazilian military leader and politician, 29th President of Brazil ( d. 1996 )

* 1979 – Angelos Terzakis, Greek writer ( b. 1907 )

* 1907 – Albert Kotin, American painter ( d. 1980 )

* 1907 – Benny Carter, American musician, composer, and bandleader ( d. 2003 )

* 1907 – Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Canadian inventor and businessman, invented the snowmobile ( d. 1964 )

* 1907 – August Eigruber, Austrian war criminal ( d. 1947 )

* 1907 – Ordination in Constantinople of Fr.

* 1907 – Pike Place Market, a popular tourist destination and registered historic district in Seattle, Washington, opened.

* 1860 – Klara Hitler, Austrian mother of Adolf Hitler ( d. 1907 )

* 1866 – Henrik Sillem, Dutch sports shooter ( d. 1907 )

* 1907 – Joe Besser, American actor and comedian ( d. 1988 )

* 1907 – Benjamin Henry Sheares, Singaporean politician, 2nd President of Singapore ( d. 1981 )

* 1907 – Archie League, American air traffic controller ( d. 1986 )

The name Red Sox, chosen by owner John I. Taylor after the 1907 season, refers to the red hose in the team uniform beginning.

John I. Taylor had said in December 1907 that the Pilgrims “ sounded too much like homeless wanderers .”

* John Joseph Ford ( 1907 – 1982 ), American jurist who served on Los Angeles County Courts ( 1943 – 59 ) and California Second District Court of Appeal ( 1959 – 77 ); elevated to Presiding Justice in 1966

* John Young ( building contractor ) ( 1827 – 1907 ), Australian building contractor

* John Zachary Young ( 1907 – 1997 ), English zoologist

* 1997 – John Zachary Young, English zoologist ( b. 1907 )

* John Grimes Walker ( 1835 – 1907 ), United States Navy admiral

Another hypothesis for the origin of the term dates back to 1907, " when John Brandtjen convinced two young machinists from Oslo, Norway named Abel and Eneval Kluge to service and install presses for his fledgling printing equipment firm " ( see external link, history of the Kluge Platen Press ).

* 1907 – John Wayne, American actor ( d. 1979 )

Michael Foot's elder brothers were Sir Dingle Foot MP ( 1905 – 1978 ), a Liberal and subsequently Labour MP ; Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon ( 1907 – 1990 ), a Governor of Cyprus, a representative of the United Kingdom at the United Nations from 1964 to 1970, and father to campaigning journalist Paul Foot ( 1937 – 2004 ) and charity worker Oliver Foot ( 1946 – 2008 ); and Liberal politician John Foot, Baron Foot ( 1909 – 1999 ).

* 1907 – John Stuart Hindmarsh, British racing driver and aviator ( d. 1938 )

* John Alexander Dowie ( 1848 – 1907 )

* May 22 – John Marley, American actor ( b. 1907 )

** John McIntire, American actor ( b. 1907 )

* June 11 – John Wayne, American actor ( The Searchers, True Grit ) ( b. 1907 )

** John Hewitt, Northern Irish poet ( b. 1907 )

Jason and Medea by John William Waterhouse ( 1907 )

John Herbert Dillinger, Jr. was born on June 22, 1903, in the Oak Hill section of Indianapolis, Indiana, the younger of two children born to John Wilson Dillinger ( July 2, 1864 – November 3, 1943 ) and Mary Ellen " Mollie " Lancaster ( 1860 – 1907 ).

Famous illustrators for British editions include: Arthur Boyd Houghton, John Tenniel, John Everett Millais and George John Pinwell for Dalziel's Illustrated Arabian Nights Entertainments, published in 1865 ; Walter Crane for Aladdin's Picture Book ( 1876 ); Albert Letchford for the 1897 edition of Burton ’ s translation ; Edmund Dulac for Stories from the Arabian Nights ( 1907 ), Princess Badoura ( 1913 ) and Sindbad the Sailor & Other Tales from the Arabian Nights ( 1914 ).

Saint Raphael Kalinowski ( 1835 – 1907 ) was the first friar to be sainted in the Order since co-founder Saint John of the Cross.

A major early work on this group is F. DuCane Godman's Monograph of the Petrels, five fascicles, 1907 — 1910., with portraits of figures by John Gerrard Keulemans.