Centuries: Year in Review 20th Century (19th century - 20th century - 21st century)
Decades: 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s - 1910s - 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
Years: 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 - 1912 - 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917
Births
- February 11 - Roy Fuller English poet/novelist.
- February 11 - Rudolf Firkusny Napajedla, Czechoslovakian, pianist.
- July 14 - Woody Guthrie, folk musician.
Deaths
Events
- February 12 - Arizona admitted to the United States of America as the 48th state
- April 15 - Sinking of the S.S. Titanic.
- In Japanese History, end of the /Meiji period.
- In Japanese History, beginning of the /Taisho period.
- Physics - Nils Gustaf Dalén
- Chemistry - not awarded
- Medicine - Alexis Carrel
- Literature - Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann
- Peace - [[Elihu Root]