What happened in 1907

18 entries recorded for 1907, listed by date. That was 119 years ago.

1907 at a glance

January 6
Maria Montessori
Historical event
Italian educator Maria Montessori opened her first school and day-care centre for working-class children in Rome, employing a philosophy of education that now bears her name.
January 14
1907 Kingston earthquake
Historical event
An earthquake registering 6.2 Mw struck Kingston, Jamaica, resulting in approximately 1,000 deaths.
January 29
Charles Curtis
Historical event
Charles Curtis (pictured) of Kansas, a citizen of the Kaw Nation, became the first Native American U.S. Senator.

February 9
Mud March (suffragists)
Historical event
More than 3,000 women in London participated in the Mud March (pictured), the first large procession organised by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies.
February 15
Gentlemen's Agreement of 1907
Historical event
Japan and the United States signed a gentleman's agreement whereby the former would not permit further emigration to the U.S., while the latter would not limit Japanese immigration.

April 17
Brazilian battleship Minas Geraes
Historical event
Minas Geraes (pictured), the first of three Brazilian dreadnought battleships, was laid down, sparking a vastly expensive South American naval arms race with Argentina and Chile.

June 13
Workers' Federation of Chile
Historical event
The Workers' Federation of Chile declares a general strike in solidarity with an ongoing rail workers' strike.
June 26
Vladimir Lenin
Historical event
Organized by Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin, among others, Bolshevik revolutionaries robbed a bank stagecoach in Tiflis, present-day Georgia.

July 7
Folies Bergère
Historical event
Inspired by the Folies Bergère of Paris, American impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. (pictured) staged the first of his Ziegfeld Follies.

August 17
Pike Place Market
Historical event
Pike Place Market (pictured), one of the oldest continuously operated public farmers' markets in the U.S. and a popular tourist attraction, opened in Seattle, Washington.

September 8
Gertrude Stein
Historical event
Gertrude Stein meets her life partner and muse, Alice B. Toklas in Paris.
September 26
Colony of New Zealand
Historical event
The British colony of New Zealand officially became a dominion to reflect its political independence since the 1850s.

October 22
Bank run
Historical event
A bank run forced New York's Knickerbocker Trust Company to suspend operations, triggering the Panic of 1907 (pictured).

December 6
Monongah mining disaster
Historical event
A mine explosion in Monongah, West Virginia, killed 362 people and led to the establishment of the United States Bureau of Mines.
December 10
Brown Dog affair
Historical event
During the Brown Dog affair, protesters marched through London and clashed with police officers in Trafalgar Square over the existence of a memorial for animals that had been vivisected.
December 11
Parliament House, Wellington
Historical event
The original Parliament House in Wellington, New Zealand, was destroyed by fire (pictured).
December 28
Huia
Historical event
The last confirmed sighting of the now-extinct huia occurred in the Tararua Range on New Zealand's North Island.
December 31
Times Square Ball
Historical event
New York City held its first annual ball drop event in Times Square as part of New Year's Eve celebrations.

This site records 18 entries for 1907, including Maria Montessori on January 6. They are listed below by date.

119 years ago, counting from 2026. Anyone born in 1907 turns 119 this year.

1907 falls in the 20th century, in the 1900s.

Greatest Generation (1901–1927). Grew up in the Depression and fought in the Second World War.

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