July 1907 calendar

Events

• 03 Jul 1907 Pope decree forbids modernization of theology
• 04 Jul 1907 Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
• 08 Jul 1907 Florenz Ziegfeld staged his first Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City.
• 18 Jul 1907 French troops occupy Casablanca
• 21 Jul 1907 The SS ''Columbia'' sinks after colliding with the lumber schooner ''San Pedro'' off Shelter Cove, California, U.S.A., resulting in 88 deaths.
• 23 Jul 1907 7th Davis Cup: Australasia beats British Isles in Wimbledon (3-2)
• 25 Jul 1907 Korea becomes a protectorate of Japan.
• 29 Jul 1907 1st helicopter ascent in Douai, France

Famous Birthday

• Frida Kahlo

  Mexican artist about whom everything was high drama.

• Annabella (actress)
• Barbara Stanwyck

  American actress nominated four times for the Oscar, for "Stella Dallas," 1937, "Ball Of Fire," 1941, "Double Indemnity," 1944 and "Sorry,...

• Robert Heinlein

  American science fiction writer, often called the "dean of science fiction writers.

• Pierre Angénieux
• Isabel Jewell

  American film, stage and TV actress.

• André Frénaud

  French poet, philologist, existentialist, teacher.

• Len Harvey

  British boxer and championship title holder.

• Melvin Belli

  American attorney from 1933, noted for being colorful and compelling in the courtroom.

• Bill Stern

  Rochester, New York -- Sportscaster (Saturday Night Fights).

• Helene Johnson

  Poet.

• Elliott Sullivan

  San Antonio, Texas -- Actor (Sergeant).

• M C Frida Kahlo

  Mexican painter / Wife of Diego Rivera.

• Paterson Fraser

  British air marshal.

• Istvan Pelle

  Hungary -- Gymnist (1932 Olympics - Gold Medalist).

• Gene Gutche

  Composer.

• Denis Rickett

  Private Secretary to Clement Attlee.

• Hugh Charles

  Songwriter / impressario.

• Annabella

  French actress, known primarily in Europe.

• Elspeth Josceline Huxley

  English author.

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Famous Deaths

• James McGranahan

  Composer, dies at 67.

• Maria Anna Mahler

  Gustav Mahlers eldest daughter, dies at 5.

• Hector H Malot

  French lawyer / Author (Alone in the World), dies at 77.

• William Henry Perkin

  English chemist and inventor (Born 1838).

• August Johann Gottfried Bielenstein

  German linguist and theologian (Born 1826).

• Hector Malot

  French writer (Born 1830).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan - And a Little Bit More
2. Billy Murray - He Goes to Church on Sunday
3. Vess Ossman - Maple Leaf Rag
4. Ada Jones & Billy Murray - It's Nice to Have a Sweetheart
5. Byron G. Harlan - Nobody's Little girl