1207

Events 
 Stephen Langton consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury June 17 by Pope Innocent III.
 Pope Innocent III declares for Philip of Swabia as Holy Roman Emperor, a reversal of his previous support for Otto IV.
 King John issued letters patent creating the new Borough of Liverpool

 Births 
 September 8 – King Sancho II of Portugal
 September 30 – Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, Persian poet and Sufi mystic (died 1273)
 October 1 – King Henry III of England (died 1272)
 Henry II, Duke of Brabant (died 1248)
 Elisabeth of Hungary, daughter of Andrew II of Hungary and saint (died 1231)
 Philip I of Savoy (died 1285)

 Deaths 
 January 4 – Simon II, Duke of Lorraine
 June 17 – Daoji, Chinese buddhist monk (born 1130)
 Amaury of Bene, heretic
 Kaloyan, Tsar of Bulgaria
 Xin Qiji, Chinese poet (born 1140)

 Monarchs/Presidents 
 France – Philippe II, Auguste King of France (reigned from 1180 to 1223)
 Mongol Empire – Genghis Khan, Mongol Khan (from 1206 to 1227)
 Venice – Pietro Ziani Doge of Venice (ruled from 1205 to 1229)
 England – John King of England (reigned from 1199 to 1216)
 Latin Empire of Constantinople – Henry of Flanders (reigned from 1205 to 1216)
 Pope – Innocent III (pope from 1198 to 1216)