Elsewhere in 1907

January 6 — The first Montessori school and daycare center for working class children opens in Rome

January 6 — The first Montessori school and daycare center for working class children opens in Rome

March - The 1907 Romanian Peasants' Revolt results in possibly as many as 11,000 deaths

March – The 1907 Romanian Peasants’ Revolt results in possibly as many as 11,000 deaths

April 17 — The first Minas Geraes-class battleship is laid down for Brazil, by Armstrong Whitworth on the River Tyne, in England, triggering the South American dreadnought race.

April 17 — The first Minas Geraes-class battleship is laid down for Brazil, by Armstrong Whitworth on the River Tyne, in England, triggering the South American dreadnought race.

June 10—August 10 — The Peking to Paris motor race is won by Prince Scipione Borghese, driving a 7-litre Itala

June 10—August 10 — The Peking to Paris motor race is won by Prince Scipione Borghese, driving a 7-litre Itala

June 15 — The Second Hague Peace Conference opens

June 15 — The Second Hague Peace Conference opens

June 26 — Bolsheviks attack a cash-filled bank coach in the centre of Tiflis, Georgia, killing 40 people

June 26 — Bolsheviks attack a cash-filled bank coach in the centre of Tiflis, Georgia, killing 40 people

July 21 — The SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the lumber schooner San Pedro, off Shelter Cove, California, resulting in 88 deaths

July 21 — The SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the lumber schooner San Pedro, off Shelter Cove, California, resulting in 88 deaths

August 29 — The partially completed superstructure of the Quebec Bridge collapses entirely, claiming the lives of 76 workers

August 29 — The partially completed superstructure of the Quebec Bridge collapses entirely, claiming the lives of 76 workers

December 6 — A coal mine explosion kills 362 workers in Monongah, West Virginia

December 6 — A coal mine explosion kills 362 workers in Monongah, West Virginia

December 17 — Ugyen Wangchuck becomes the first Druk Gyalpo (king of Bhutan).jpg

December 17 — Ugyen Wangchuck becomes the first Druk Gyalpo (king of Bhutan)

December 21 — In Chile, soldiers fire at striking mineworkers gathered in the Santa María School in Iquique. Over 2,000 are killed.

December 21 — In Chile, soldiers fire at striking mineworkers gathered in the Santa María School in Iquique. Over 2,000 are killed.

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