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 (Poesies, first Nobel Prize for Literature 1901), dies at 68
About September 7, 1907
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 116 years and 14 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Virgo
