July 14 - Definition and Overview

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.
• 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, Illinois, Richard Speck murders eight student nurses in their dormitory.
• 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
• 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, statesman and cardinal (d. 1661)
• 1857 - Emmeline Pankhurst, suffragette (d. 1928)
• 1860 - Owen Wister, author, "The Virginian" (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, animator (d. 2001)
• 1912 - Northrop Frye, educator, literary critic (d. 1991)
• 1912 - Woody Guthrie, folk musician. (d. 1967)
• 1913 - Gerald Ford, American president
• 1916 - Natalia Ginzburg, writer (d. 1991)
• 1918 - Ingmar Bergman, film and theatre director
• 1918 - Arthur Laurents, playwright, novelist, and director
• 1919 - Lino Ventura, actor (d. 1987)
• 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
• 1967 - Robin Ventura, baseball player
• 1977 - Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden

Deaths

• 1223 - Philip II of France, King of France
• 1742 - Richard Bentley, English Classical scholar
• 1881 - Billy the Kid, outlaw (b. 1860)
• 1887 - Alfred Krupp (Alfried Felix Alwyn Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach), German munitions manufacturer
• 1904 - Anton Chekhov - Russian playwright and short story writer
• 1965 - Adlai Stevenson, US presidential candidate
• 1984 - Philippe Wynne, musician (b. 1941)
• 1994 - César Tovar, Major League Baseball player (b. 1940)
• 1999 - Gar Samuelson, musician (Megadeth)
• 2000 - William Roscoe Estep, Baptist historian and professor of Church history emeritus at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (b. 1920)
• 2002 - Joaquin Balaguer, Dominican political leader
• 2002 - Qiqi, the longest-living captive Chinese River Dolphin
• 2003 - André Claveau, French singer, Eurovision Song Contest winner
• 2003 - Tex Schramm, former Dallas Cowboys president and 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

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