July 14

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, Philip II of France.
• 1789 – French Revolution: Citizens of Paris storm the Bastille and free seven prisoners.
• 1791 – The Priestley Riots drive Joseph Priestley, a supporter of the French Revolution, out of 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.
• 1827 – The first Roman Catholic Mass is celebrated in the Hawaiian Islands by Fathers Abraham Armand and Alexis Bachelot of France and Patrick Short of the United Kingdom, members of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. It would be the foundation of the present-day Diocese of Honolulu.
• 1933 – Gleichschaltung: In Germany, all political parties are outlawed except the Nazi Party.
• 1940 – World War II: Andrew George Latta McNaughton takes command of the 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 takes the first close-up photos of another planet.
• 1966 – In Chicago, Richard Speck murders eight student nurses in their dormitory.
• 1966 – A fire at a mental hospital in Guatemala City kills 225.
• 1984 – New Zealand elects the Fourth Labour Government bringing in David Lange as Prime Minister of New Zealand, and thus breaking nine years of National party governance under Robert Muldoon
• 1992 – A major fire consumes an entire city block in tourist destination Gatlinburg, Tennessee, destroying the "Ripley's Believe It Or Not!" Museum and several other local businesses and attractions in the process.
• 2000 – George Speight, the principal instigator of the Fiji coup of 2000, was arrested with 369 of his followers and charged with treason.
• 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, French statesman and cardinal (d. 1661)
• 1610 – Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1670)
• 1829 – Edward White Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1896)
• 1857 – Emmeline Pankhurst, suffragette (d. 1928)
• 1860 – Owen Wister, American author (d. 1938)
• 1862 – Gustav Klimt, painter and graphic artist (d. 1918)
• 1868 – Gertrude Bell, archaeologist, writer, spy and administrator known as the "Uncrowned Queen of Iraq" (d. 1926)
• 1904 – Isaac Bashevis Singer, author (d. 1991)
• 1910 – William Hanna, American animator (d. 2001)
• 1912 – Northrop Frye, American literary critic (d. 1991)
• 1912 – Woody Guthrie, American folk musician. (d. 1967)
• 1913 – Gerald Ford, American president
• 1916 – Natalia Ginzburg, writer (d. 1991)
• 1918 – Ingmar Bergman, Swedish film and theatre director
• 1918 – Arthur Laurents, playwright, novelist, and director
• 1919 – Lino Ventura, actor (d. 1987)
• 1921 – Leon Garfield, children's author (d. 1996)
• 1926 – Harry Dean Stanton, actor
• 1927 – John Chancellor, television commentator (d. 1996)
• 1938 – Jerry Rubin, 60s activist (d. 1994)
• 1939 – George E. Slusser, scholar, professor & writer
• 1939 – Karel Gott, Czech singer
• 1941 – Maulana Karenga, author & activist
• 1942 – Javier Solana, EU foreign policy chief
• 1946 – John Wood, actor
• 1967 – Robin Ventura, baseball player
• 1977 – Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden

Deaths

• 664 – Deusdedit of Canterbury, Archbishop of Canterbury
• 1223 – King Philip II of France (b. 1165)
• 1270 – Boniface of Savoy, Archbishop of Canterbury
• 1742 – Richard Bentley, English classical scholar
• 1834 – Edmond Charles Genêt, French ambassador to the United States during the French Revolution
• 1881 – Billy the Kid, American outlaw (b. 1860)
• 1887 – Alfred Krupp, German munitions manufacturer
• 1904 – Anton Chekhov, Russian playwright and short story writer
• 1954 – Jacinto Benavente, Spanish writer (b. 1866)
• 1965 – Adlai Stevenson, U.S. presidential candidate
• 1984 – Philippe Wynne, musician (b. 1941)
• 1984 – Ernest Tidyman, American writer (d. 1984)
• 1994 – César Tovar, Major League Baseball player (b. 1940)
• 1999 – Gar Samuelson, musician (Megadeth)
• 2000 – William Roscoe Estep, Baptist historian (b. 1920)
• 2002 – Joaquín Balaguer, Dominican political leader
• 2002 – Qiqi, longest-living captive Chinese river dolphin
• 2003 – André Claveau, French singer, Eurovision Song Contest winner
• 2003 – Tex Schramm, American football general manager

Holidays and observances

• France and all French dependencies – Bastille Day
• Iraq – National Day
• Kiribati – Independence Day, 3rd day, not a holiday
• Sweden – Birthday of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, an official flag day

External links

• BBC: On This Day

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