What Happened In April 1907 In History

Historical Events for April, 1907

• 15th » Triangle Fraternity was founded at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
• 17th » The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day.
• 24th » Hersheypark, founded by Milton S. Hershey for the exclusive use of his employees, is opened.
• 30th » Honolulu, Hawaii becomes an independent city.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1907

• 2nd » Luke Appling, American baseball player and manager (d. 1991)
• 3rd » Iron Eyes Cody, American actor (d. 1999)
• 4th » Robert Askin, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of New South Wales (d. 1981)
• 11th » Paul Douglas (actor) named Paul Douglas, American actor (d. 1959)
• 11th » Ivor Spencer-Thomas, Welsh farmer and businessman (d. 2001)
• 12th » Felix de Weldon, Austrian-American sculptor, designed the Marine Corps War Memorial (d. 2003)
• 12th » Hardie Gramatky, American author and painter (d. 1979)
• 13th » Harold Stassen, American academic and politician, 25th Governor of Minnesota (d. 2001)
• 14th » François Duvalier, Haitian politician, 40th President of Haiti (d. 1971)
• 15th » Nikolaas Tinbergen, Dutch ethologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine called Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1988)
• 16th » Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Canadian inventor and businessman (d. 1964)
• 16th » August Eigruber, Austrian-German politician (d. 1947)
• 18th » Miklós Rózsa, Hungarian-American composer and conductor (d. 1995)
• 19th » Alan Wheatley, English actor (d. 1991)
• 20th » Augoustinos Kantiotes, Greek bishop (d. 2010)
• 21st » Wade Mainer, American singer and banjo player (d. 2011)
• 22nd » Ivan Yefremov, Russian paleontologist and author (d. 1972)
• 23rd » Lee Miller, American photographer and model (d. 1977)
• 23rd » Fritz Wotruba, Austrian sculptor, designed the Wotruba Church (d. 1975)
• 24th » William Sargant, English psychiatrist (d. 1988)
• 29th » Tino Rossi, French singer and actor (d. 1983)
• 29th » Fred Zinnemann, Austrian-American director and producer (d. 1997)

Famous Deaths for April 1907

• 23rd » Alferd Packer, American prospector (b. 1842)

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