Timeline August 1907

Events in August 1907 5

• 1831 – 1907 Joseph Joachim (1831-1907) Died 15 August 1907, aged 76 Hungarian-born violinist and composer regarded as one of the most significant of the nineteenth century, closely associated with Johannes Brahms, who dedicated his Violin Concerto to him. He led the Berlin Hochschule fur Musik and shaped generations of violinists. He died in Berlin.
• 1907 US Championships 1907 Men: Bill Larned · Women: Evelyn Sears
• 1907 French bombardment of Casablanca French warships shell the Moroccan port amid colonial unrest Following the killing of European workers during unrest in Casablanca, French naval forces bombarded the city in August 1907 and landed troops to occupy it. The intervention marked a major step toward the French colonization of Morocco. It provoked protest from Germany, heightening pre-war tensions between the two powers.
• 1907 Anglo-Russian Convention signed Britain and Russia divide spheres of influence in Asia, forming the Triple Entente The agreement settled long-standing rivalry between the British and Russian empires by dividing Persia, Afghanistan, and Tibet into spheres of influence. Combined with earlier Anglo-French and Franco-Russian alliances, it completed the Triple Entente that would face the Central Powers in the First World War. It was signed in Saint Petersburg on 31 August 1907.
• 1907 The Triple Entente is complete Saint Petersburg, Russia An Anglo-Russian convention over Persia and Afghanistan joined the last piece. Germany now saw itself encircled, a belief that made its generals argue for war sooner rather than later.