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December 8, 1907
On December 8, 1907, king Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.
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Featured · December 8, 1907
King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.
Gustaf V was King of Sweden from 8 December 1907 until his death in 1950. He was the eldest son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Sophia of Nassau, a half-sister of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Reigning from the death of his father Oscar II in 1907 to his own death nearly 43 years later, he holds the record of being the oldest monarch of Sweden, dying at the age of 92.
Around 1907
The year in brief
1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1907th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 907th year of the 2nd millennium, the 7th year of the 20th…
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On December 8, 1907
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1907 King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne. King of Sweden from 1907 to 1950
Gustaf V was King of Sweden from 8 December 1907 until his death in 1950. He was the eldest son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Sophia of Nassau, a half-sister of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Reigning from the death of his father Oscar II in 1907 to his own death nearly 43 years later, he holds the record of being the oldest monarch of Sweden, dying at the age of 92.
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- April 17 The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day.
- August 1 The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement.
- August 15 Ordination in Constantinople of Fr. Raphael Morgan, the first African-American Orthodox priest, "Priest-Apostolic" to America and the West Indies.
- August 17 Pike Place Market, one of the oldest continuously operated public farmers' markets in the U.S. and a popular tourist attraction, opens in Seattle, Washington.
- August 29 The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.
- August 3 Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4 million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.
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