Timeline Sunday 12 May 1907

Events on Sunday 12 May 1907 2

• 1848 – 1907 Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848-1907) Died 12 May 1907, aged 59 French novelist best known for A Rebours (Against Nature), a landmark of the Decadent movement, and for his later conversion to Catholicism reflected in works like La-Bas. He died in Paris after a long illness. His writing influenced Oscar Wilde and the wider fin de siecle aesthetic movement.
• 1907 – 2003 Katharine Hepburn Actress, 1907-2003 - four Academy Awards, still the record Katharine Hepburn was one of the defining stars of American cinema, with a career spanning 60 years and a record four Academy Awards for Best Actress. Known for her independence and refusal to conform to Hollywood convention, her films included 'The Philadelphia Story', 'The African Queen' and 'On Golden Pond'.