What Happened in June 1907

Historical Events

Typhoid Mary Identified

Jun 15 Researcher George Soper publishes the results of his investigation into recent typhoid outbreaks in the New York area and announces that Mary Mallon [Typhoid Mary] is the likely source of the outbreak

Jun 15 The 2nd Hague Peace Conference meets in an attempt to stop the arms race; Germany resists, but conference does make important rules around the rights of neutral powers

Nicolas II Dissolves Second Duma

Jun 16 Tsar Nicolas II of Russia dissolves the Second Duma (parliament) and issues an edict that will increase representation of propertied classes while reducing that of peasants, workers and national minorities

Jun 20 1st Portland Rose festival held in Portland, Oregon
Jun 21 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: Frenchman Arnaud Massy wins by 2 strokes from J.H. Taylor; first non-Briton to win Open Championship
Jun 21 E. W. Scripps founds United Press Associations in the US
Jun 21 US Open Men's Golf, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Alec Ross of Scotland posts 4 sub-80 rounds to win his only major title, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Gilbert Nicholls
Jun 26 Bolsheviks overthrows transport in Tiflis

Senators' Record Steal

Jun 28 MLB Washington Senators steal a record 13 bases off of New York Highlanders catcher Branch Rickey

Baseball Player and Sports Executive Branch Rickey

Events in 1907

Famous Birthdays

Jun 1 Frank Whittle, English RAF engineer air officer and inventor of the turbojet engine, born in Coventry, England (d. 1996) [1]
Jun 2 Dorothy West, American writer of the Haarlem Renaissance (The Living is Easy), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1998)
Jun 3 Antonio Emmanvilovich Spadavecchia, Russian composer, born in Odessa (d. 1988)
Jun 4 (Catherine) Rosalind Russell, American stage and screen actress (His Girl Friday; Auntie Mame; Gypsy), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 1976)
Jun 4 Jacques Roumain, Haitian writer (Gouverneurs de la Rosée), born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti (d. 1944)
Jun 4 Marjan Kozina, Slovene composer, born in Novo mesto, Slovenia (d. 1966)
Jun 4 Patience Strong [Winifred Emma May], English poet and journalist, born in Catford, London (d. 1990)
Jun 5 Rolf Bongs, German writer, born in Dusseldolf (d. 1981)
Jun 5 Rudolf Peierls, German-British physicist (atomic bomb), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1995)
Jun 6 Bill Dickey, American Baseball HOF catcher (11 × MLB All-Star; 7 × World Series; NY Yankees) and manager (NY Yankees), born in Bastrop, Louisiana (d. 1993)
Jun 10 Fairfield Porter, American painter, born in Winnetka, Illinois (d. 1975)
Jun 11 Anton Hildebrand, Dutch children's book writer (Man in the Moon), born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1977)
Jun 11 Marino Barreto, Cuban pianist and singer, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1995)
Jun 11 Paul Mellon, American philanthropist (Washington National Gallery of Art), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1999)
Jun 12 Giorgio Nataletti, Italian composer, born in Rome, Italy (d. 1972)
Jun 14 Chico Landi, Brazilian auto racer (6 x F1 GP; first Brazilian to driver in a F1 GP, and to score points; Mil Milhas Brasil 1960), born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 1989)

Jun 14 Nicolas Bentley, British writer and illustrator, born in London (d. 1978)
Jun 14 René Char, French poet and painter, born in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France (d. 1988)
Jun 15 James Robertson Justice, British actor (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Moby-Dick), born in Lewisham, London, England (d. 1975)
Jun 16 Jack Albertson, American actor (Chico and the Man, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory), born in Malden, Massachusetts (d. 1981)
Jun 16 John Hadfield, British author and publisher (Love on a Branch Line), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1999)
Jun 17 Charles Eames, American designer and architect, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1978)
Jun 17 Maurice Cloche, French film director and screenwriter, born in Commercy, Meuse, France (d. 1990)
Jun 18 Benny Payne, American jazz pianist (Cab Calloway; Billy Daniels Show), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1986)
Jun 18 Froelich Rainey, American anthropologist and quiz moderator (What in the World), born in Black River Falls, Wisconsin (d. 1992)
Jun 19 Clarence Wiseman, 10th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1985)
Jun 19 George de Mestral, Swiss engineer (invented Velcro), born in Colombier, Switzerland (d. 1990)
Jun 20 Jimmy Driftwood, American folk songwriter and musician, born in Mountain View, Arkansas (d. 1998)
Jun 21 William Shea, American lawyer (instrumental in NY Mets establishment; Shea Stadium), born in New York City (d. 1991)
Jun 23 Dercy Gonçalves, Brazilian comedienne (d. 2008)
Jun 23 Eddie Pola [Sidney Edward Pollacsek], American radio and TV producer, and lyricist ("The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year"; "I Love The Way You Say Goodnight"), born in New York City (d. 1995)

Jun 24 Arseny Tarkovsky, Russian poet (d. 1989)
Jun 24 José de Lima Siqueira, Brazilian conductor, and composer, born in Conceição, State of Paraíba, Brazil (d. 1985)
Jun 24 Rollie Hemsley, American baseball catcher (5-time MLB All Star), born in Syracuse, Ohio (d. 1972)
Jun 25 J. Hans D. Jensen, German physicist (atomic nucleus-Nobel 1963), born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1973)
Jun 26 Debs Garms, American baseball utility (World Series 1944 St. Louis Cardinals; NL batting champion 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Bangs, Texas (d. 1984)
Jun 27 John McIntire, American actor (Naked City, Wagon Train, Virginian), born in Spokane, Washington (d. 1991)
Jun 27 Valerie Cossart, British actress (Hartmans), born in London, England (d. 1994)
Jun 28 Paul-Emile Victor, French pole explorer (La civilisation du phoque), born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1995)
Jun 29 Paul O'Dwyer, Irish-American politician and President of City Council (D-NYC), born in Bohola, County Mayo, Ireland (d. 1998)
Jun 30 Roman Shukhevych, Ukrainian nationalist and military leader, born in Krakovets, Galicia, Austria–Hungary (d. 1950)

Born in 1907

Famous Deaths

Jun 4 Agathe Backer Grøndahl, Norwegian pianist, composer, and teacher, dies at 59
Jun 11 John Tyler Morgan, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 82
Jun 14 Adolf Daens, Belgian priest, politician and founder of the Daensist movement, dies at 69
Jun 14 Bob McLeod, Australian cricket medium pace bowler (6 Tests, 12 wickets, BB 5/53; Victoria), dies at 39
Jun 15 William Le Baron Jenney, American architect (father of skyscraper), dies at 74
Jun 21 Lena Rice, Irish tennis player (Wimbledon 1890), dies of tuberculosis at 41
Jun 27 Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American educator and the co-founder and first president of Radcliffe College, dies at 84

What Happened in 1907

Great White Fleet
December 16, 1907

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