14 July
July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining.
Events
- 1223 - In France, Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father.
- 1789 - French Revolution: Parisians storm the Bastille Prison in Paris and free seven political prisoners.
- 1791 - The Priestley Riots in Birmingham, England.
- 1798 - The Sedition Act becomes United States law making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the United States government.
- 1933 - In Germany, all political parties are outlawed except the Nazi Party.
- 1940 - World War II: Andrew George Latta McNaughton takes command 7th Army Corps consisting of British, Canadian and New Zealand troops.
- 1951 - In Joplin, Missouri, George Washington Carver National Monument becomes the first United States National Monument in honor of an African American.
- 1958 - Iraqi Revolution: In Iraq the monarchy is overthrown by Arab nationalists and Abdul Karim Kassem becomes the nation's new leader.
- 1965 - Mariner 4 flyby of Mars.
- 1966 - In Chicago, Illinois, Richard Speck murders eight student nurses in their dormitory.
- 2001 - The International Olympic Committee votes for Beijing to be the host of the 2008 Olympics. This is the first time that China had been bestowed this honor.
- 2002 - During Bastille Day celebrations, Jacques Chirac escapes an assassination attempt unscathed.
Births
- 1602 - Jules Mazarin, statesman and cardinal (+ 1661)
- 1860 - Owen Wister, author, "The Virginian" (+ 1938)
- 1862 - Gustav Klimt, painter and graphic artist (+ 1918)
- 1868 - Gertrude Bell, archaeologist, writer, spy and administrator known as the "Uncrowned Queen of Iraq" (+ 1926)
- 1904 - Isaac Bashevis Singer, author (+ 1991)
- 1910 - William Hanna, animator (+ 2001)
- 1912 - Woody Guthrie, folk musician. (+ 1967)
- 1912 - Northrop Frye, educator, literary critic (+ 1991)
- 1913 - Gerald Ford, American president
- 1916 - Natalia Ginzburg, writer (+ 1991)
- 1918 - Ingmar Bergman, film and theatre director
- 1918 - Arthur Laurents, playwright, novelist, and director
- 1919 - Lino Ventura, actor (+ 1987)
- 1926 - Harry Dean Stanton, actor
- 1927 - John Chancellor, television commentator (+ 1996)
- 1938 - Jerry Rubin, 60s activist (+ 1994)
- 1977 - Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
Deaths
Holidays and observances
See Also:
July 13 - July 15 - June 14 - August 14 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Referenced By
Bibliotheque Nationale | Bibliotheque Nationale de France | Bibliothèque Nationale | Bibliothèque Nationale de France | Christian Gottlob Heine | Christian Gottlob Heyne | December 2003 | Eagle class patrol craft | Eorcenberht of Kent | Eugenio Pacelli | Federal councillors of Switzerland | François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers | French Guiana/Government | French Guinea/Government | George Goring | George Goring, Lord Goring | HMAS Parramatta | Herbert Wohlfarth | Jay Forrester | Jay W. Forrester | Jay Wright Forrester | Joseph Taylor Robinson | Katsura Taro | Katsura cabinet | List of Lords Lieutenant of Ireland | List of individuals executed in Alabama | List of individuals executed in California | List of individuals executed in South Dakota | List of members of the Swiss Federal Council | Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Eugenio Pacelli | Matterhorn | Member of the Swiss Federal Council | Members of the Swiss Federal Council | Mont Cervin | Monte Cervino | Mori Yoshiro | National Library of France | Operation Fustian | Patrick J. Kennedy | Patrick J. Kennedy (II) | Pius XII | Politics of French Guiana | Pope Pius XII | Princess Alice of Battenberg | Princess Andrew of Greece | Princess Louise Marguerite of Prussia | San Fermín | Sibyl Hathaway | Soviet submarine B-427 | Soviet submarine Scorpion | SuperStar | Sybil Hathaway | Sybil Mary Collings Beaumont | Taro Katsura | Terry-Thomas | U-429 | USS Admiralty Islands | USS Admiralty Islands (CVE-99) | USS Amsterdam (CL-59) | USS Arkansas (BB-33) | USS Austin (LPD-4) | USS Brooklyn (CL-40) | USS Buffalo (1892) | USS Dolphin (brig) | USS Essex (CV-9) | USS Essex (CVA-9) | USS Essex (CVS-9) | USS Grayling (SS-209) | USS Herring | USS Herring (SS-233) | USS Houston (CA-30) | USS Illinois (BB-7) | USS Independence (CVL-22) | USS Iowa (BB-61) | USS Kansas (BB-21) | USS Katahdin (1861) | USS Macedonian | USS Massachusetts (BB-59) | USS Oriskany | USS Oriskany (CV-34) | USS Oriskany (CVA-34) | USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) | USS Princeton (CVL-23) | USS Quincy (CA-39) | USS Randolph (CV-15) | USS Randolph (CVA-15) | USS Randolph (CVS-15) | USS Sailfish (AGSS-572) | USS Sailfish (SS-572) | USS Sailfish (SSR-572) | USS Saipan (CVL-48) | USS Samuel Eliot Morison | USS Samuel Eliot Morison (FFG-13) | USS Santa Fe (CL-60) | USS Scamp (SS-277) | USS South Dakota (BB-57) | USS Swordfish (SSN-579) | USS Tallahassee (CL-61) | USS Texas (BB-35) | USS Tunny (APSS-282) ...
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