* 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 – 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 )

Commercial mayonnaise sold in jars originated in Philadelphia in 1907 when Amelia Schlorer decided to start selling her own mayonnaise recipe originally used in salads sold in the family grocery store.

Six successive wins at the start of the 1907 season saw St Kilda make the finals for the first time, qualifying third with nine wins and eight losses.

Construction began in Westchester County in 1907, making it the earliest limited-access automobile highway to start construction.

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Durant went back to Detroit to start General Motors ( GM ) Holding Company at the suggestion of his partner McLaughlin, CEO of General Motors of Canada ( founded November 20, 1907 ).

In May 1907, Peddie received considerable treatment for the knee injury and was back in the team at the start of the 1907-08 season.

The NTNBC was incorporated on May 21, 1907 but classes did not start until the fall of 1908.

Mark Rolle in 1907, Bicton House became the main residence of the 21st Baron Clinton until his death in 1957, where much grand entertaining occurred until the start of World War II and where a herd of 150 deer were kept in the park.

In 1907, he invented the first practical and reliable outboard motor, which was built of steel and brass, and had a crank on the flywheel to start the two-cycle engine.

PH East ( who had also been an engineer in the Egyptian Government Service from 1907 to 1926 ) and OL Prowde joined Sir Murdoch MacDonald in a partnership in January 1927, marking the start of a new era.

Bradford was formed as Bradford Northern in 1907 as a split from Bradford Park Avenue A. F. C., a founder of the Northern Union which switched to playing Association Football, and renamed Bradford Bulls in 1996 at the start of the Super League.

Between 1907 and the start of World War I, Marianne enjoyed a rise in status as an intellectual and scholar as she published " The Question of Divorce " ( 1909 ), " Authority and Autonomy in Marriage " and " On the Valuation of Housework " ( both in 1912 ), and " Women and Objective Culture " ( 1913 ).

Mr Arthur Chaimberlain of Kynochs visited South Africa in 1907 ( 1908 ) to find a place to start another factory.

In 1907 he returned to Germany and in 1914 enlisted in the army at the start of World War I.

In 1905, the Lumières ended their production of actualities, and within the next couple of years, major producers such as Edison and Biograph began to abandon the actuality genre ; by 1907, American Biograph was no longer making them, and new start up companies such as Kalem never produced them at all, concentrating instead on fiction films with actors.

He was hesitant to start the 1907 season as he wanted to row the following summer and was concerned about playing professionals on other hockey teams, which would not allow him to compete in other sports as the rules stated.

In early 1907 Harry N. Allen, incensed after being charged five dollars ($ 113. 66 in 2010 ) for a journey of, decided " to start a service in New York and charge so-much per mile.

Castilleja was founded in 1907 by Mary Ishbel Lockey, who was encouraged by Stanford University's first President-David Starr Jordan-to start a school that would offer girls a comprehensive, college preparatory education.