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

Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 116 years, 7 months and 20 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Virgo