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In the year 1907

787 Notable birthdays

Oscar Niemeyer

Brazilian architect (1907–2012).

Born December 15th, 1907 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]

Died December 5th, 2012 at 104 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Dub Taylor

American actor (1907-1994).

Born February 26th, 1907 in Richmond.

Died October 3rd, 1994 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Baldur von Schirach

German nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1907-1974).

Born May 9th, 1907 in Berlin. [ref]

Died August 8th, 1974 at 67 years old in Kröv. [ref]

Jacques Tati

French filmmaker (1907-1982).

Born October 9th, 1907 in Le Pecq.

Died November 5th, 1982 at 75 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris (pulmonary embolism).

Dixie Dean

English footballer (1907–1980).

Born January 22nd, 1907 in Birkenhead.

Died March 1st, 1980 at 73 years old in Liverpool (myocardial infarction).

Sister Lúcia

Portuguese nun, one of the three children who have witnessed marian apparitions in fátima, portugal, in 1917.

Born March 22nd, 1907 in Povoação de Aljustrel.

Died February 13th, 2005 at 97 years old in Coimbra.

James Robertson Justice

British actor.

Born June 15th, 1907 in Lewisham. [ref]

Died July 2nd, 1975 at 68 years old in Romsey.

Ayub Khan

President of pakistan from 1958 to 1969.

Born May 14th, 1907 in Rehana.

Died April 19th, 1974 at 66 years old in Rawalpindi (cardiac arrest).

Jimmie Foxx

American baseball player (1907–1967).

Born October 22nd, 1907 in Sudlersville.

Died July 21st, 1967 at 59 years old in Miami (choking).

Peggy Ashcroft

British actress (1907-1991).

Born December 22nd, 1907 in Surrey.

Died June 14th, 1991 at 83 years old in London (stroke).

Yoshiko Kawashima

Japanese spy in china (1907-1948).

Born May 24th, 1907 in Beijing.

Died March 25th, 1948 at 40 years old in Beijing (ballistic trauma).

Frank Whittle

British royal air force engineer air officer.

Born June 1st, 1907 in Coventry.

Died August 9th, 1996 at 89 years old in Columbia (lung cancer).

John Marley

American actor (1907-1984).

Born October 17th, 1907 in New York City.

Died May 22nd, 1984 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (surgical complications).

William Steig

American cartoonist, children's illustrator and writer (1907–2003).

Born November 14th, 1907 in New York City, Brooklyn.

Died October 3rd, 2003 at 95 years old in Boston.

Erich Mielke

German politician (1907-2000).

Born December 28th, 1907 in Berlin.

Died May 21st, 2000 at 92 years old in Berlin.

Sukhdev Thapar

Indian revolutionary.

Born May 15th, 1907 in Ludhiana.

Died March 23rd, 1931 at 23 years old in Lahore (hanging).

Alan Reed

American actor.

Born August 20th, 1907 in New York City.

Died June 14th, 1977 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Shivakumara Swamiji

Indian saint (1907–2019).

Born April 1st, 1907 in Magadi.

Died January 21st, 2019 at 111 years old in Tumkur. [ref]

James M. Gavin

Former lieutenant general, united states army (1907–1990).

Born March 22nd, 1907 in Brooklyn.

Died February 23rd, 1990 at 82 years old in Baltimore.

Le Duan

General secretary of the communist party of vietnam (1907-1986).

Born April 7th, 1907 in Quảng Trị.

Died July 10th, 1986 at 79 years old in Hanoi (disease).

Lewis F. Powell Jr.

American jurist (1907–1998); us supreme court justice from 1972 to 1987.

Born September 19th, 1907 in Suffolk.

Died August 25th, 1998 at 90 years old in Richmond (pneumonia).

John Bowlby

British psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (1907–1990).

Born February 26th, 1907 in London.

Died September 2nd, 1990 at 83 years old in Isle of Skye.

Joseph Kearns

American actor (1907-1962).

Born February 12th, 1907 in Salt Lake City.

Died February 17th, 1962 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).

Leon Askin

Actor (1907–2005).

Born September 18th, 1907 in Vienna. [ref]

Died June 3rd, 2005 at 97 years old in Vienna.

Franz Jägerstätter

Austrian martyr and conscientious objector.

Born May 20th, 1907 in Sankt Radegund. [ref]

Died August 9th, 1943 at 36 years old in Brandenburg-Görden Prison (guillotine). [ref]

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