Aug 3 August Saint-Gaudens, Irish-born American sculptor (Mrs Henry Adams, Saint Gaudens Double Eagle 1907 $20 gold piece), dies at 59 Aug 5 Gentil Theodoor Antheunis, Flemish poet and songwriter, dies at 66 Aug 15 Joseph Joachim, German violinist (Hungarian Concerto), dies at 76 Aug 16 James Hector, Scottish geologist (b. 1834) Aug 18 John Kerr, Scottish physicist and pioneer in the field of electro-optics (electro-visually Kerr-effect), dies at 82 Aug 24 Pieter Lodewijk Tak, Dutch journalist (The Chronicle; Het Volk), and politician, dies of heart failure at 58 Jul 1907 Famous Deaths by Year Sep 1907 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Drug Overdose Gunshot Wound Murder Plane Crash Suicide
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