Historical Events
- Adolph Sutro's ornate Cliff House in San Francisco destroyed by fire
- Ocean liner RMS Lusitania begins her maiden voyage sailing from Liverpool to New York City
Famous Birthdays
- Ahmet Adnan Saygun, Turkish composer, born in İzmir, Ottoman Empire (d. 1991)
Famous Deaths
- Sully Prudhomme, French poet and the 1st winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1901, dies at 68
Died in 1907 1907 Highlights
About September 7, 1907
Calendar: Gregorian
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 116 years, 10 months and 5 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Virgo