A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on July 14 throughout history.
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Bastille Day - the French Revolution begins with the storming of the Bastille prison in Paris, now celebrated as France's National Day
US Sedition Act prohibits "any false, scandalous, and malicious writing" about the government
First public demonstration of ice made via refrigeration by Florida physician John Gorrie
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany.
BSD is released by Lynne Jolitz and William Jolitz, starting the open source operating system revolution. Linus Torvalds releases Linux soon afterwards.
Easy Rider is a 1969 American road drama film written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern. It was produced by Fonda and directed by Hopper.
"La Marseillaise" is the national anthem of France. It was written in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg after the declaration of war by the First French Republic against Austria,...
51st Tour de France: Jacques Anquetil of France wins 4th consecutive Tour and is first to claim 5 titles
Duke Philip the Good (33) weds Isabella of Portugal (32) by proxy (he in Burgundy, she in Portugal)
British PM Robert Peel (32) weds Sir John Floyd's daughter Julia at St George's, Hanover Square in London
1st Filipino President Emilio Aguinaldo (61) weds second wife Maria Agoncillo (51) at Barasoain Church in Malolos, Bulacan
American actor Michael Biehn (30) divorces American actress Carlene Olson (32) after 7 years of marriage
King Otto II and his Frankish army defeated in pitched battle with Muslim army of al-Qasim at Cape Colonna, Southern Italy
Bayeux Tapestry likely first goes on display to decorate the nave during the consecration of Notre-Dame of Bayeux Cathedral in Bayeux, Normandy [1]
Philip II (21 August 1165 – 14 July 1223), also known as Philip Augustus (French: Philippe Auguste), was King of France from 1180 to 1223.
Battle at Vitkov Zizka's hill (Prague): Taboriets beat Bohemia
English Jesuit priest Edmund Campion arrested for sedition in Anglican England (later hung, drawn and quartered)
Henry Purcell (rare: ; c. 10 September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer and organist of the middle Baroque era.
The Darien scheme begins with five ships, bearing about 1,200 people, departing Leith for the Isthmus of Panama
Battle of Aland, Russian fleet overpowers larger Swedish naval force
The de Portolá Expedition establishes a base in California and sets out to find the Port of Monterey (now Monterey, California)
Mission San Antonio de Padua is a Spanish mission established by the Franciscan order in present-day Monterey County, California, near the present-day town of Jolon.
First direct US federal tax on states enacted to finance military buildup; dwellings, land, and slaves are subject to tariff
Date planned for the slave revolt in Charleston, South Carolina, by Denmark Vesey and Peter Poyas; plot already uncovered in June
Switzerland signs boundaries for fugitives
In the Act of March 3, 1845, the United States Congress standardized postal rates throughout the nation at 5¢ for a normal-weight letter transported up to 300 miles and 10¢ for a letter transported...
Commodore Perry requests trade relations with Japan
General McDowell advances toward Fairfax Courthouse, Virginia with 40,000 troops
Battle of Falling Waters, Maryland (Beaver Creek)
Helena () is the capital city of the U.S. state of Montana and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County. Helena was founded as a gold camp during the Montana gold rush, and established on October...
English mountaineer Edward Whymper leads the first expedition to climb the Matterhorn; four die on the descent
Alvin J. Fellows of New Haven, Connecticut, patents the tape measure
British battleship HMS Thunderer boiler explodes during full-power sea trial near Portsmouth, England; 45 sailors killed and 40 injured
The Pittsburgh railroad strike of 1877 occurred in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as part of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877.
The Temple Street Cable Railway begins cable car service in Los Angeles, California
American John T. Smith patents corkboard
St Mark's Campanile (Italian: Campanile di San Marco, Venetian: Canpanièl de San Marco) is the bell tower of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy.
46 inches of rain begins to fall in Baguio, Philippines
Kenneth McArthur runs an Olympic record marathon in 2:36:54.8
13.2 inches (33.6 cm) of rainfall at Effingham, South Carolina (state record until 1999)
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti convicted of killing their shoe company's paymaster and sentenced to death, in Dedham Massachusetts
First commercial airplane flight in Hawaii
Belgian Chamber rules Dutch language for education in Flanders
°F (47°C) is recorded in Orogrande, New Mexico, setting a state record, which is later broken on June 27, 1994
Indiana ( IN-dee-AN-ə) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and...
Due to beanball wars, Spalding advertises batting helmets with earflaps
6,000 Lithuanian Jews are exterminated at Viszalsyan Camp by German Einsatzgruppen SS with the assistance of local collaborators
First transport of Amsterdam Jews to Westerbork
Attempt to liberate prisoners in Amsterdam fails; John Post arrested
USS South Dakota, hull number BB-57, was the lead vessel of the four South Dakota-class fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1930s.
Cleveland's Lou Boudreau hits four doubles and a home run, but the Red Sox win 11-10 on Ted Williams' three home runs with eight RBIs
R.E. Wayne is awarded the first Distinguished Flying Cross in Korea
First color telecast of a sporting event (CBS - horse race)
American ocean liner SS United States crosses Atlantic Ocean, returning to New York in a westward record time of 84 hours and 12 minutes [1]
East St. Louis or East Saint Louis, also known as ESTL, is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. It is across the Mississippi River from downtown St.
Two killed and many dazed by lightning strikes at Ascot racecourse in England
Fenway Park is a ballpark in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, close to Kenmore Square. Since 1912, it has been the home field of Major League Baseball's (MLB) Boston Red Sox.
Soviet steamer "Eshghbad" sinks in Caspian Sea, drowning 270
Iraqi Army brigadier Abd al-Karim Qasim forms a military government after overthrowing the Iraqi monarchy in the 14 July Revolution
USS Long Beach (CLGN-160 CGN-9) was a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser in the United States Navy and the world's first nuclear-powered surface combatant.
Fire rages through a Guatemala City insane asylum killing 225 and severely injuring 300
Martti Miettunen's first cabinet was the 46th government of Republic of Finland. Cabinet's time period was from July 14, 1961 to April 13, 1962. It was a minority government.
Borehole for Mont Blanc tunnel finished
Australian Ron Clarke runs world record in the 10,000 meters (27:39.4)
Richard Benjamin Speck (December 6, 1941 – December 5, 1991) was an American mass murderer who killed eight student nurses in their South Deering, Chicago, residence by stabbing, strangling, slashing...
Houston Astro Eddie Mathews hits his 500th home run off SF Giant Juan Marichal
Henry Louis Aaron (February 5, 1934 – January 22, 2021), nicknamed "Hammer" or "Hammerin' Hank", was an American professional baseball right fielder who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball...
Jean Westwood is first woman to head Democratic National Committee
Theodore Robert Bundy was an American serial killer who kidnapped, raped and murdered dozens of young women and girls between 1974 and 1978.
Disney Springs is an outdoor shopping, dining, and entertainment complex at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, near Orlando.
The following is a list of border incidents involving North and South Korea since the Korean Armistice Agreement of July 27, 1953, ended large scale military action of the Korean War.
USSR performs nuclear test
Kevin Wade's "Key Exchange" premieres in London
Mario Bros. is a 1983 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for arcades. It was designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Gunpei Yokoi, Nintendo's chief engineer.
Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Offutt AFB, Neb
An ETA bomb attack in Madrid kills 10 and injures 60
,000 demonstrate in Soviet Armenia for incorporation of Nagorno-Karabak
Mike Schmidt passes Mickey Mantle with his 537th home run into seventh place
"Howard Stern's Summer Show" premieres on WWOR-TV (NYC)
Failed military coup in Mali
Aeroflot starts non-stop flights between Moscow and NY
Gas explosion at an old age home in Milan kills 27
LA Dodger Ramón Martinez no-hits the Florida Marlins 7-0
John Karl Wetteland is an American former baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).
Bomb in Algiers kills 21 and wounds 40
Violence erupts in Richmond, South Africa, reflecting underlying political tensions between supporters of the ANC and Inkatha Freedom Party
Floods on the Japanese island of Kyushu kill 20 and displace 250,000
After 7 days, Israel has struck Gaza 1320 times, while Gaza has fired 940 rockets at Israel
Iran's nuclear program, one of the most scrutinized in the world, has sparked intense international concern.
Civilians killed in Afghan war reach record high with 1,692 killed in the first six months of 2018, says UN
New study shows Andean condor, world's heaviest bird, can fly for 5 hours without flapping its wings (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
Drug overdose deaths in the US rose by 30% to a record 93,000 in 2020, according to the CDC [1]
Chandrayaan-3 (CHUN-drə-YAHN ) is the third mission in the Chandrayaan programme, a series of lunar-exploration missions developed by ISRO.
Evian Championship Women's Golf, Evian Resort GC: Japan's Ayaka Furue eagles the final hole to defeat Stephanie Kyriacou of Australia by 1 stroke for her first major title
American billionaire Alice Walton opens the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine in Arkansas, United States, and covers tuition for the first five graduating classes [1]
Ante Pavelić, Croatian croatian fascist politician and dictator, known for croatian fascist politician and dictator, was born on 1889-07-14.
Gerald Ford is born
Ingmar Bergman, Swedish filmmaker, known for swedish filmmaker, was born on 1918-07-14. Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film and theatre director and screenwriter.
Harry Dean Stanton, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1926-07-14. Harry Dean Stanton (July 14, 1926 – September 15, 2017) was an American actor.
Jane Lynch, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1961-07-14. Jane Marie Lynch is an American actress, comedian, and singer.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, English actress, screenwriter and producer, known for english actress, screenwriter and producer, was born on 1986-07-14.
Woody Guthrie, American musician, known for american singer-songwriter, was born on 1912-07-14.
Dan Reynolds, American musician, known for american singer and songwriter, was born on 1988-07-14. Daniel Coulter Reynolds is an American singer, songwriter, and musician.
Conor McGregor, Irish athlete, known for irish mixed martial artist, was born on 1989-07-14. Conor Anthony McGregor is an Irish professional mixed martial artist.
John William Friso, Dutch prince of orange, dutch prince, known for prince of orange, dutch prince, died on 1711-07-14.
Billy the Kid outlaw and gunfighter, known for american outlaw and gunfighter, died on 1881-07-14. Henry McCarty (September 17 or November 23, 1859 – July 14, 1881), alias William H.
Paul Kruger, South African african politician, known for south african politician, died on 1904-07-14.
King Otto II and his Frankish army defeated in pitched battle with Muslim army of al-Qasim at Cape Colonna, Southern Italy
Bayeux Tapestry likely first goes on display to decorate the nave during the consecration of Notre-Dame of Bayeux Cathedral in Bayeux, Normandy [1]
Philip II (21 August 1165 – 14 July 1223), also known as Philip Augustus (French: Philippe Auguste), was King of France from 1180 to 1223.
Battle at Vitkov Zizka's hill (Prague): Taboriets beat Bohemia
Duke Philip the Good (33) weds Isabella of Portugal (32) by proxy (he in Burgundy, she in Portugal)
English Jesuit priest Edmund Campion arrested for sedition in Anglican England (later hung, drawn and quartered)
Henry Purcell (rare: ; c. 10 September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer and organist of the middle Baroque era.
The Darien scheme begins with five ships, bearing about 1,200 people, departing Leith for the Isthmus of Panama
John William Friso, Dutch prince of orange, dutch prince, known for prince of orange, dutch prince, died on 1711-07-14.
Battle of Aland, Russian fleet overpowers larger Swedish naval force
The de Portolá Expedition establishes a base in California and sets out to find the Port of Monterey (now Monterey, California)
Mission San Antonio de Padua is a Spanish mission established by the Franciscan order in present-day Monterey County, California, near the present-day town of Jolon.
Bastille Day - the French Revolution begins with the storming of the Bastille prison in Paris, now celebrated as France's National Day
"La Marseillaise" is the national anthem of France. It was written in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg after the declaration of war by the First French Republic against Austria,...
US Sedition Act prohibits "any false, scandalous, and malicious writing" about the government
First direct US federal tax on states enacted to finance military buildup; dwellings, land, and slaves are subject to tariff
British PM Robert Peel (32) weds Sir John Floyd's daughter Julia at St George's, Hanover Square in London
Date planned for the slave revolt in Charleston, South Carolina, by Denmark Vesey and Peter Poyas; plot already uncovered in June
Switzerland signs boundaries for fugitives
In the Act of March 3, 1845, the United States Congress standardized postal rates throughout the nation at 5¢ for a normal-weight letter transported up to 300 miles and 10¢ for a letter transported...
First public demonstration of ice made via refrigeration by Florida physician John Gorrie
Commodore Perry requests trade relations with Japan
General McDowell advances toward Fairfax Courthouse, Virginia with 40,000 troops
Battle of Falling Waters, Maryland (Beaver Creek)
Helena () is the capital city of the U.S. state of Montana and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County. Helena was founded as a gold camp during the Montana gold rush, and established on October...
English mountaineer Edward Whymper leads the first expedition to climb the Matterhorn; four die on the descent
Alvin J. Fellows of New Haven, Connecticut, patents the tape measure
British battleship HMS Thunderer boiler explodes during full-power sea trial near Portsmouth, England; 45 sailors killed and 40 injured
The Pittsburgh railroad strike of 1877 occurred in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as part of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877.
Billy the Kid outlaw and gunfighter, known for american outlaw and gunfighter, died on 1881-07-14. Henry McCarty (September 17 or November 23, 1859 – July 14, 1881), alias William H.
The Temple Street Cable Railway begins cable car service in Los Angeles, California
Ante Pavelić, Croatian croatian fascist politician and dictator, known for croatian fascist politician and dictator, was born on 1889-07-14.
American John T. Smith patents corkboard
St Mark's Campanile (Italian: Campanile di San Marco, Venetian: Canpanièl de San Marco) is the bell tower of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy.
Paul Kruger, South African african politician, known for south african politician, died on 1904-07-14.
46 inches of rain begins to fall in Baguio, Philippines
Kenneth McArthur runs an Olympic record marathon in 2:36:54.8
Woody Guthrie, American musician, known for american singer-songwriter, was born on 1912-07-14.
Gerald Ford is born
13.2 inches (33.6 cm) of rainfall at Effingham, South Carolina (state record until 1999)
Ingmar Bergman, Swedish filmmaker, known for swedish filmmaker, was born on 1918-07-14. Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film and theatre director and screenwriter.
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti convicted of killing their shoe company's paymaster and sentenced to death, in Dedham Massachusetts
Harry Dean Stanton, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1926-07-14. Harry Dean Stanton (July 14, 1926 – September 15, 2017) was an American actor.
First commercial airplane flight in Hawaii
1st Filipino President Emilio Aguinaldo (61) weds second wife Maria Agoncillo (51) at Barasoain Church in Malolos, Bulacan
Belgian Chamber rules Dutch language for education in Flanders
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany.
°F (47°C) is recorded in Orogrande, New Mexico, setting a state record, which is later broken on June 27, 1994
Indiana ( IN-dee-AN-ə) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and...
Due to beanball wars, Spalding advertises batting helmets with earflaps
6,000 Lithuanian Jews are exterminated at Viszalsyan Camp by German Einsatzgruppen SS with the assistance of local collaborators
First transport of Amsterdam Jews to Westerbork
Attempt to liberate prisoners in Amsterdam fails; John Post arrested
USS South Dakota, hull number BB-57, was the lead vessel of the four South Dakota-class fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1930s.
Cleveland's Lou Boudreau hits four doubles and a home run, but the Red Sox win 11-10 on Ted Williams' three home runs with eight RBIs
R.E. Wayne is awarded the first Distinguished Flying Cross in Korea
First color telecast of a sporting event (CBS - horse race)
American ocean liner SS United States crosses Atlantic Ocean, returning to New York in a westward record time of 84 hours and 12 minutes [1]
East St. Louis or East Saint Louis, also known as ESTL, is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. It is across the Mississippi River from downtown St.
Two killed and many dazed by lightning strikes at Ascot racecourse in England
Fenway Park is a ballpark in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, close to Kenmore Square. Since 1912, it has been the home field of Major League Baseball's (MLB) Boston Red Sox.
Soviet steamer "Eshghbad" sinks in Caspian Sea, drowning 270
Iraqi Army brigadier Abd al-Karim Qasim forms a military government after overthrowing the Iraqi monarchy in the 14 July Revolution
USS Long Beach (CLGN-160 CGN-9) was a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser in the United States Navy and the world's first nuclear-powered surface combatant.
Fire rages through a Guatemala City insane asylum killing 225 and severely injuring 300
Martti Miettunen's first cabinet was the 46th government of Republic of Finland. Cabinet's time period was from July 14, 1961 to April 13, 1962. It was a minority government.
Jane Lynch, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1961-07-14. Jane Marie Lynch is an American actress, comedian, and singer.
Borehole for Mont Blanc tunnel finished
51st Tour de France: Jacques Anquetil of France wins 4th consecutive Tour and is first to claim 5 titles
Australian Ron Clarke runs world record in the 10,000 meters (27:39.4)
Richard Benjamin Speck (December 6, 1941 – December 5, 1991) was an American mass murderer who killed eight student nurses in their South Deering, Chicago, residence by stabbing, strangling, slashing...
Houston Astro Eddie Mathews hits his 500th home run off SF Giant Juan Marichal
Henry Louis Aaron (February 5, 1934 – January 22, 2021), nicknamed "Hammer" or "Hammerin' Hank", was an American professional baseball right fielder who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball...
Easy Rider is a 1969 American road drama film written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern. It was produced by Fonda and directed by Hopper.
Jean Westwood is first woman to head Democratic National Committee
Theodore Robert Bundy was an American serial killer who kidnapped, raped and murdered dozens of young women and girls between 1974 and 1978.
Disney Springs is an outdoor shopping, dining, and entertainment complex at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, near Orlando.
The following is a list of border incidents involving North and South Korea since the Korean Armistice Agreement of July 27, 1953, ended large scale military action of the Korean War.
USSR performs nuclear test
Kevin Wade's "Key Exchange" premieres in London
Mario Bros. is a 1983 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for arcades. It was designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Gunpei Yokoi, Nintendo's chief engineer.
Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Offutt AFB, Neb
An ETA bomb attack in Madrid kills 10 and injures 60
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, English actress, screenwriter and producer, known for english actress, screenwriter and producer, was born on 1986-07-14.
American actor Michael Biehn (30) divorces American actress Carlene Olson (32) after 7 years of marriage
,000 demonstrate in Soviet Armenia for incorporation of Nagorno-Karabak
Mike Schmidt passes Mickey Mantle with his 537th home run into seventh place
Dan Reynolds, American musician, known for american singer and songwriter, was born on 1988-07-14. Daniel Coulter Reynolds is an American singer, songwriter, and musician.
Conor McGregor, Irish athlete, known for irish mixed martial artist, was born on 1989-07-14. Conor Anthony McGregor is an Irish professional mixed martial artist.
"Howard Stern's Summer Show" premieres on WWOR-TV (NYC)
Failed military coup in Mali
BSD is released by Lynne Jolitz and William Jolitz, starting the open source operating system revolution. Linus Torvalds releases Linux soon afterwards.
Aeroflot starts non-stop flights between Moscow and NY
Gas explosion at an old age home in Milan kills 27
LA Dodger Ramón Martinez no-hits the Florida Marlins 7-0
John Karl Wetteland is an American former baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).
Bomb in Algiers kills 21 and wounds 40
Violence erupts in Richmond, South Africa, reflecting underlying political tensions between supporters of the ANC and Inkatha Freedom Party
Floods on the Japanese island of Kyushu kill 20 and displace 250,000
After 7 days, Israel has struck Gaza 1320 times, while Gaza has fired 940 rockets at Israel
Iran's nuclear program, one of the most scrutinized in the world, has sparked intense international concern.
Civilians killed in Afghan war reach record high with 1,692 killed in the first six months of 2018, says UN
New study shows Andean condor, world's heaviest bird, can fly for 5 hours without flapping its wings (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
Drug overdose deaths in the US rose by 30% to a record 93,000 in 2020, according to the CDC [1]
Chandrayaan-3 (CHUN-drə-YAHN ) is the third mission in the Chandrayaan programme, a series of lunar-exploration missions developed by ISRO.
Evian Championship Women's Golf, Evian Resort GC: Japan's Ayaka Furue eagles the final hole to defeat Stephanie Kyriacou of Australia by 1 stroke for her first major title
American billionaire Alice Walton opens the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine in Arkansas, United States, and covers tuition for the first five graduating classes [1]