July 14: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. The phrase "Quatorze Juillet" (Fourteenth of July in French) has great significance in France as a reference to the celebration of the storming of the Bastille in 1789 during the French Revolution.

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.
• 1902 - The Campanile in St Mark's Square, Venice collapses, also demolishing the logetta.
• 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.
• 1943 - In Joplin, Missouri, George Washington Carver National Monument becomes the first United States National Monument in honor of an African American.
• 1954 - The central region of the United States suffers extremely hot weather, with the temperature reaching 118° F (48° C) in Warsaw and Union, Missouri, and 117° F (47° C) in East St. Louis, Illinois, setting new all-time state record high temperatures.
• 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.
• 1966 - A fire at a mental hospital in Guatemala City kills 225.
• 1967 - Eddie Mathews becomes the seventh member of the 500 home run club with a home run at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California.
• 1968 - Hank Aaron becomes the eighth member of the 500 home run club with a home run at Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
• 1981 - MCLN bombs a popular cinema in Bangui, Central African Republic. Afterwards a declaration is issued, demanding withdrawal of French troops from the country.
• 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.
• 2005 - São Paulo FC becomes Libertadores Cup 2005 champions. They won the tournament for the third time in their history.

• 1454 - Poliziano, Florentine humanist (d. 1494)
• 1602 - Jules Mazarin, French statesman and cardinal (d. 1661)
• 1608 - George Goring, Lord Goring, English royalist soldier (d. 1657)
• 1610 - Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1670)
• 1634 - Pasquier Quesnel, French Jansenist theologian (d. 1719)
• 1671 - Jacques D'Allonville, French astronomer and mathematician (d. 1732)
• 1675 - Claude Alexandre de Bonneval, French soldier (d. 1747)
• 1676 - Caspar Abel, German theologian, historian, and poet (d. 1763)
• 1696 - William Oldys, English antiquarian and bibliographer (d. 1761)
• 1721 - John Douglas, Scottish Anglican bishop and man of letters (d. 1807)
• 1743 - Gavrila Romanovich Derzhavin, Russian poet (d. 1816)
• 1801 - Johannes Peter Müller, German physiologist (d. 1858)
• 1816 - Arthur de Gobineau, French philosopher (d. 1882)
• 1829 - Edward White Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1896)
• 1857 - Emmeline Pankhurst, English suffragette (d. 1928)
• 1859 - Willy Hess, German violinist (d. 1928)
• 1860 - Owen Wister, American author (d. 1938)
• 1862 - Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter and graphic artist (d. 1918)
• 1868 - Gertrude Bell, English archaeologist, writer, spy, and administrator (d. 1926)
• 1885 - King Sisavang Vong of Laos (d. 1959)
• 1891 - Alexander M. Volkov, Russian novelist and mathematician (d. 1977)
• 1904 - Isaac Bashevis Singer, Polish Yiddish author (d. 1991)
• 1906 - Tom Carvel, Greek-born businessman and inventor (d. 1990)
• 1910 - William Hanna, American animator (d. 2001)
• 1912 - Northrop Frye, Canadian literary critic (d. 1991)
• 1912 - Woody Guthrie, American folk musician (d. 1967)
• 1913 - Gerald Ford, President of the United States
• 1918 - Ingmar Bergman, Swedish film and theatre director
• 1918 - Arthur Laurents, American playwright, novelist, and director
• 1919 - Lino Ventura, Italian-born actor (d. 1987)
• 1921 - Leon Garfield, English children's author (d. 1996)
• 1921 - Geoffrey Wilkinson, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1923 - Dale Robertson, American actor
• 1924 - James W. Black, Scottish pharmacologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• 1926 - Harry Dean Stanton, American actor
• 1927 - John Chancellor, American television commentator (d. 1996)
• 1930 - Polly Bergen, American actress, singer, and entrepreneur
• 1932 - Roosevelt Grier, American football player, actor, and minister
• 1937 - Yoshiro Mori, Japanese politician
• 1938 - Jerry Rubin, American activist (d. 1994)
• 1939 - Karel Gott, Czech singer
• 1939 - George E. Slusser, American scholar and writer
• 1941 - Maulana Karenga, American author and activist
• 1941 - Andreas Khol, Austrian politician
• 1942 - Javier Solana, Spanish European Union foreign policy chief
• 1946 - John Wood, Australian actor
• 1950 - Gwen Guthrie, American singer (d. 1999)
• 1951 - Erich Hallhuber, German actor (d. 2003)
• 1956 - Ran Andrews, Canadian painter
• 1961 - Jackie Earle Haley, American actor
• 1966 - Charles Edward Ambler, British noble
• 1967 - Robin Ventura, baseball player
• 1971 - Bubba Ray Dudley, American professional wrestler
• 1977 - Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
• 1986 - Ed Francis, American television prospect
• 1988 - James Vaughan, English footballer

• 664 - Deusdedit of Canterbury, Archbishop of Canterbury
• 1223 - King Philip II of France (b. 1165)
• 1270 - Boniface of Savoy, Archbishop of Canterbury
• 1274 - Saint Bonaventure (b. 1221)
• 1575 - Richard Taverner, English Bible translator
• 1614 - Camillus de Lellis, Italian saint (b. 1550)
• 1671 - Méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (b. 1599)
• 1723 - Claude Fleury, French historian (b. 1640)
• 1742 - Richard Bentley, English classical scholar (b. 1662)
• 1766 - František Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (b. 1674)
• 1774 - James O'Hara, 2nd Baron Tyrawley and Kilmaine, British field marshal (b. 1682)
• 1780 - Charles Batteux, French philosopher (b. 1713)
• 1789 - Jacques de Flesselles, French provost (assassinated) (b. 1721)
• 1790 - Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon, Austrian field marshal (b. 1717)
• 1827 - Augustin-Jean Fresnel, French physicist (b. 1788)
• 1834 - Edmond Charles Genêt, French ambassador to the United States during the French Revolution (b. 1763)
• 1850 - August Neander, German theologian (b. 1789)
• 1881 - Billy the Kid, American outlaw (b. 1860)
• 1887 - Alfred Krupp, German munitions manufacturer (b. 1812)
• 1904 - Paul Kruger, Boer resistance leader (b. 1824)
• 1907 - William Henry Perkin, English chemist and inventor (b. 1838)
• 1917 - Anne Louise Germaine de Staël, Swiss author (b. 1866)
• 1954 - Jacinto Benavente, Spanish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)
• 1965 - Adlai Stevenson, U.S. Presidential candidate (b. 1900)
• 1968 - Konstantin Georgiyevich Paustovsky, Russian writer (b. 1892)
• 1984 - Ernest Tidyman, American writer (b. 1928)
• 1984 - Philippe Wynne, American musician (b. 1941)
• 1994 - César Tovar, Venezuelan Major League Baseball player (b. 1940)
• 1998 - Dick McDonald, American fast food entrepreneur (b. 1909)
• 1999 - Gar Samuelson, American musician (Megadeth)
• 2000 - William Roscoe Estep, American Baptist historian (b. 1920)
• 2002 - Joaquín Balaguer, President of the Dominican Republic (b. 1906)
• 2003 - André Claveau, French singer (b. 1911)
• 2003 - Tex Schramm, American football general manager (b. 1920)

• 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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