The Parliament of Finland approved the Prohibition Act, but the law was not implemented because it was not ratified by Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. Date: October 31, 1907 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 31 📅 Events on this day in 1907 📅 On This Day (Today)
Fifteen people are killed in Hungary when gendarmes opened fire on a crowd gathered at a church consecration. Date: October 27, 1907 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 27 📅 Events on this day in 1907 📅 On This Day (Today)
A run on the stock of the Knickerbocker Trust Company sets events in motion that will spark the Panic of 1907. Date: October 22, 1907 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 22 📅 Events on this day in 1907 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 1907 Qaratog earthquake hits the borders of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, killing between 12,000 and 15,000 people. Date: October 21, 1907 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 21 📅 Events on this day in 1907 📅 On This Day (Today)
Marconi begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service. Date: October 17, 1907 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 17 📅 Events on this day in 1907 📅 On This Day (Today)
The McKinley National Memorial, the final resting place of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley and his family, is dedicated in Canton, Ohio. Date: September 30, 1907 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 30 📅 Events on this day in 1907 📅 On This Day (Today)
The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C. Date: September 29, 1907 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 29 📅 Events on this day in 1907 📅 On This Day (Today)
Four months after the 1907 Imperial Conference, New Zealand and Newfoundland are promoted from colonies to dominions within the British Empire. Date: September 26, 1907 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 26 📅 Events on this day in 1907 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City. Date: September 7, 1907 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅 Events on this day in 1907 📅 On This Day (Today)
Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Anglo-Russian Convention, by which the UK recognizes Russian preeminence in northern Persia, while Russia recognizes British preeminence in southeastern Persia and Afghanistan. Both powers pledge not to interfere in Tibet. Date: August 31, 1907 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 31 📅 Events on…