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What Happened on September 7, 1907

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