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What happened in history on this day: July 14?
On July 14 in ...
- 1093 - Death of St. Ulrich von Zell in the Black Forest (born 1029 in Regensburg (Germany)).
- 1486 - Birth of Andrea del Sarto Italy, painter (Recollets).
- 1602 - Birth of Guilio Mazarini in Rome, Italy; French cardinal, French first Minister (1642-61).
- 1714 - Battle of Aland, Russian fleet overpowers larger Swedish fleet.
- 1771 - Mission San Antonio de Padua founded in California.
- 1789 - Citizens of Paris, France, join mutinying soldiers in storming the Bastille prison, releasing prisoners, executing govenor.
- 1798 - First direct US federal tax on the states: on dwellings, land and slaves.
- 1798 - Sedition Act prohibits "false, scandalous and malicious" writing.
- 1845 - First postmasters' provisional stamps issued, New York City, New York, USA.
- 1847 - In Braunau, Bohemia, a 37-pound iron meteorite smashes through the roof of a house.
- 1850 - First public demonstration of ice made by refrigeration.
- 1853 - US Commodore Matthew Perry requests trade relations with Japan.
- 1853 - US President Franklin Pierce opens first industrial exposition (New York).
- 1858 - Birth of Emmeline Pankhurst in England; founder (Women's Social and Political Union).
- 1865 - First ascent of Matterhorn mountain.
- 1868 - Tape measure enclosed in a circular case is patented, by AJ Fellows, in Connecticut, USA.
- 1869 - Birth of Owen Wister; US novelist (The Virginian).
- 1874 - Birth of 'Abbas II, last khedive (Ottoman viceroy) of Egypt (1892-1914).
- 1880 - Birth of Donald Meek in Glasgow, Scotland; actor (Stage Fair, Stagecoach).
- 1889 - Second Socialist International is founded in Paris, France.
- 1890 - Birth of Ossip Zadkine; sculptor (The Destroyed City).
- 1893 - A Charlois discovers asteroid #370 Modestia.
- 1893 - Birth of Spencer Williams in Vidalia, Louisiana, USA; actor (Andy - Amos 'n' Andy).
- 1894 - Death of Patrick E. Prendergast by hanging, for the assassination of former Chicago mayor Carter H. Harrison.
- 1895 - Birth of Cliff Edwards AKA Ukulele Ike in Hannibal, Missouri, USA; singer (54th Street Revue).
- 1895 - Birth of Frank Raymond Leavis; British literary critic (Culture and Environment).
- 1899 - In Cook Inlet, Alaska, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurs.
- 1901 - Birth of George Tobias in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Abner Kravitz - Bewitched).
- 1903 - Birth of Irving Stone; US author (Love is Eternal, Lust for Life).
- 1903 - Birth of Ken Murray in New York City, New York, USA; comedian (Ken Murray Show, Judy Garland Show).
- 1904 - Birth of Isaac Bashevis Singer; Yiddish novelist (Enemies - Nobel Prize 1978).
- 1906 - Birth of Tom Carvel; ice cream mogul (Carvels).
- 1909 - Birth of Annabella [Suzanne G Charpentier] in Paris, France; actress (Dinner at the Ritz).
- 1910 - Birth of William Hanna in Melrose, New Mexico, USA; cartoonist (Hanna-Barbera, The Flintstones TV show, Quick Draw McGraw TV show, Huckleberry Hound TV show, The Jetsons TV show, Magilla Gorilla TV show, Jonny Quest TV show, Scooby Doo: Where are You TV show).
- 1911 - Birth of Terry-Thomas in England; actor (It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World).
- 1912 - Birth of Woodrow Wilson Guthrie AKA Woody Guthrie in Okemah, Oklahoma, USA; folk singer and songwriter ("This Land Is Your Land", "So Long, It's Been Good To Know You").
- 1913 - Birth of Leslie Lynch King, Junior AKA Gerald Rudolph Ford in Omaha, Nebraska, USA; 41st US Vice President (1973-74), 38th US President (Republican-1974-77).
- 1914 - First patent for liquid-fueled rocket design granted, to Dr Robert Hutchins Goddard.
- 1916 - Saint Louis Browns' Ernie Koob pitches all 17 innings in a 0-0 tie versus Boston Red Sox.
- 1917 - Birth of Douglas Edwards in Ada, Oklahoma, USA; broadcast newsman (CBS radio, CBS Evening News (1948-1962), FYI).
- 1918 - Birth of Arthur Laurents in New York City, New York, USA; playwright (West Side Story, Gypsy).
- 1918 - Birth of Ernst Ingmar Bergman in Uppsala, Sweden; director (Cries and Whispers).
- 1918 - Birth of Jay Wright Forrester; invented random-access magnetic core memory.
- 1919 - Birth of Lino Ventura in Italy; actor (Happy New Year, Pain in the A--).
- 1923 - Birth of Dale Robertson in Harrah, Oklahoma, USA; actor (Death Valley Days, Walter - Dynasty, Tales of Wells Fargo).
- 1923 - Birth of Frances Lear in Larchmont, New York, USA; woman's magazine publisher (Lears).
- 1926 - Birth of Harry Dean Stanton; actor (Alien, Cool Hand Luke, Big Love, Dead Man's Walk).
- 1927 - Birth of John Chancellor in Chicago, Illinois, USA; news anchor (NBC, Voice of America).
- 1928 - Birth of Nancy Olson in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; actress (Absent-Minded Professor, Pollyanna, Paper Dolls, Kingston: Confidential).
- 1928 - Birth of Pierre Olaf in Cauderan, France; actor (Kraft Music Hall).
- 1930 - Birth of Polly Bergen in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; actress (Rhoda - Winds of War, Baby Talk), singer.
- 1931 - Birth of Donald Eugene Webb in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; murderer (FBI Most Wanted List).
- 1931 - Birth of Robert Stephens in Bristol, England; actor (Uncle Kurt - Holocaust).
- 1932 - Birth of Roosevelt Grier in Cuthbert, Georgia, USA; NFL player (New York Giants), actor (Movin' On).
- 1933 - Birth of Robert Bourassa in Montréal, Quebec, Canada; premier of Québec (1970-76, 1985-).
- 1933 - Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Children is passed in Germany, allowing sterilization based on hereditary disease, and euthanasia of "life unworthy of life".
- 1934 - Birth of Del Reeves AKA Franklin Delano Reeves in Sparta, North Carolina, USA; country singer and songwriter ("Girl on the Billboard" (1965), Del Reeves Country Carnival TV show).
- 1934 - 116 degrees F (47 degrees C), Orogrande, New Mexico (state record).
- 1934 - Birth of Leo Joseph Koury in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; murderer (FBI Most Wanted List).
- 1934 - C Jackson discovers asteroids #1325 Inanda and #1326 Losaka.
- 1934 - New York Times (erronously) declares Babe Ruth 700 home run record to stand for all time.
- 1934 - Philadelphia Phillies score 11 runs in an inning, beat Cincinnati Reds 18-0.
- 1936 - Birth of Gloria Lambert in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; singer (Sing Along With Mitch).
- 1936 - Birth of Robert F Overmyer in Lorain, Ohio, USA; Colonel US Marine Corp/astronaut (STS 5, STS 51B).
- 1938 - Howard Hughes sets a new record by completing a 91-hour airplane flight around the world.
- 1943 - Birth of Lynn Loring in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Patty - Fair Exchange, Barbara - FBI, Return to Peyton Place).
- 1946 - Cleveland Indians' Lou Boudreau hits four doubles and home run but Boston Red Sox win 11-10 on Ted Williams' 3 homeruns with 8 RBIs.
- 1947 - Birth of Steve Stone in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball).
- 1948 - Birth of Tommy Matola; rock manager/CEO (CBS records).
- 1950 - RE Wayne awarded first Distinguished Flying Cross in Korea.
- 1951 - First color telecast of a sporting event (CBS, horse race).
- 1951 - Citation becomes first horse to win $1,000,000 in races.
- 1952 - Birth of Chris Cross; rock singer ("Arthur", Ultravox).
- 1952 - Birth of Eric Laneuville in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; actor, director (Larry - Room 222, St. Elsewhere).
- 1952 - Birth of Jerry Houser in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Slapshot, Summer of '42, Class of '44, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, Tale-Spin, Danger Rangers).
- 1952 - Birth of Stan Shaw in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Mississippi, Roots: The Next Generation, Heaven and Hell: North and South Book III).
- 1953 - First American national monument dedicated to a Negro-George Washington Carver.
- 1953 - King Faisal of Iraq and other family members are killed.
- 1953 - National League beats American League 5-1 in 20th All Star Game (Crosley Field, Cincinnati, Ohio).
- 1954 - 117 degrees F (47 degrees C), East St. Louis, Illinois (state record).
- 1954 - 118 degrees F (48 degrees C), Warsaw and Union, Missouri (state record).
- 1954 - The US Treasury Department declares all US gold coins made prior to April 5, 1933 are legal to own.
- 1955 - Two killed, many dazed when lightning strikes Ascott racetrack, England.
- 1956 - Boston Red Sox' pitcher Mel Parnell no-hits Chicago White Sox, 4-0.
- 1957 - Soviet steamer Eshghbad sinks in Caspian Sea, drowning 270.
- 1958 - Iraqi army overthrows monarchy; republic replaces Hashemite dynasty. King Faisal II, Prime Minister of Iraq, assassinated at Baghdad.
- 1959 - First atomic-powered cruiser, the Long Beach, christened at Quincy, Massachusetts, USA.
- 1960 - Fire rages through a Guatemala City, Guatemala insane asylum, killing 225, severly injuring 300.
- 1961 - Birth of Jackie Earle Haley in Northridge, California, USA; actor (Breaking Away, Wait Till Your Father Gets Home, Valley of the Dinosaurs).
- 1962 - Atlanta Brave's Hank Aaron hits home run number 500.
- 1965 - US Mariner IV, first Mars probe, passes at 6,100 miles (9,800 km).
- 1966 - Birth of Ellen Reid; keyboardist (Crash Test Dummies).
- 1966 - Birth of Tonya Donelly; singer, guitarist (Belly).
- 1966 - Birth of Matthew Fox; actor (Lost, Party of Five).
- 1967 - Houston Astros' Eddie Matthews hits his 500th home run off San Francisco Giants' Juan Marichal.
- 1967 - US Treasury begins removing silver coins from circulation from bags of mixed coins coming into Federal Reserve banks, and discontinues fixed price of silver at $1.293 per ounce.
- 1967 - Surveyor 4 launched to Moon; explodes just before landing.
- 1968 - Atlanta Braves' Hank Aaron hits his 500th home run off San Francisco Giants' Mike McCormick.
- 1968 - Houston Astros' Don Wilson strikes-out 18, beats Cincinnati Reds 6-1.
- 1968 - Death of Westbrook Van Voorhis at age 64 of cancer; radio announcer (The March of Time on radio and as a movie short).
- 1969 - "Futbol War" between El Salvador and Honduras begins.
- 1970 - Birth of Missy Gold in Great Falls, Montana, USA; actress (Katie - Benson).
- 1970 - National League wins 8th straight All Star Game, 5-4 in 12 innings (Riverfront, Cincinnati).
- 1970 - Death of Preston Foster at age 69; actor (Waterfront TV show, Gunslinger TV show).
- 1970 - Death of James Thomas Mangan at age 73; founder of the Nation of Celestial Space.
- 1972 - L Zhuravleva discovers asteroids #1959 Karbyshev and #2423 Ibarruri.
- 1973 - Death of Clarence White in a car accident; guitarist (The Byrds).
- 1973 - Phil Everly storms off stage declaring an end to the Everly Brothers.
- 1974 - Janice Ott and Denise Naslund disappear from Lake Sammamish, Washington (Ted Bundy victms).
- 1975 - Birth of Tameka Cottle; singer (Xscape).
- 1975 - Birth of taboo; musician (Black Eyed Peas.
- 1976 - In Indonesia, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurs. Death toll approximately 563, and causes considerable damage on the island of Bali.
- 1976 - Jimmy Carter wins Democratic presidential nomination in New York.
- 1976 - The House of Commons in Canada votes to abolish capital punishment.
- 1977 - Birth of Princess Victoria Ingrid Alicéa Désirée, heir apparent of Sweden.
- 1977 - N Chernykh discovers asteroids #2286 Fesenkov, #2492 Kutuzov.
- 1979 - Death of George De Witt at age 56 of a heart attack; game show host (Name that Tune TV show, Be Our Guest TV show, Seven at Eleven TV show, All in One TV show).
- 1984 - Death of Kenny Delmar at age 74; actor, announcer (Senator Claghorn - Fred Allen Show radio show), comedian (School House).
- 1985 - Kathy Baker beats Judy Clark to win golf's US Women's Open.
- 1985 - Last USFL game-Baltimore Stars defeats Oakland Invaders, 28-24.
- 1986 - Jane Geddes beats Sally Little to win golf's US Women's Open.
- 1986 - NASA releases plan to implement recommendations of Rogers commission.
- 1986 - Richard W Miller becomes first FBI agent convicted of espionage.
- 1987 - Greyhound Bus company buys Trailways Bus for US$80 million.
- 1987 - National League defeats American League, 2-0 in 13, in 58th All-Star Game in Oakland, California.
- 1987 - Taiwan ends 37 years of martial law.
- 1988 - 200,000 demonstrate in Soviet Armenia for incorporation of Nagorno-Karabak.
- 1988 - Mike Schmidt passes Mickey Mantle with his 537th home run into 7th place.
- 1988 - Volkswagen closes its Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania plant after 10 years of operation (the first factory built by a non-American automaker in the U.S.).
- 1989 - (to July 16) At the annual G-7 Summit, leaders call for restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions.
- 2000 - Tokyo Disneyland welcomes its 250 millionth guest.
- 2002 - Death of Joaquín Balaguer, President of the Dominican Republic (born 1906).
- 2002 - During Bastille Day celebrations, French President Jacques Chirac escapes an assassination attempt unscathed.
- 2003 - Washington Post columnist Robert Novak publishes the name of Valerie Plame, blowing her cover as a US Central Intelligence Agency operative. The Central Intelligence Agency leak scandal begins.
- 2006 - A meteor explodes over the Oslo Fjord, Norway, depositing numerous meteorites over the area.
- 2007 - Following a presidential decree, Russia withdraws from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe.
- 2007 - Death of John Ferguson, Canadian professional hockey player, coach and executive (born 1938).
- 2008 - American Anheuser-Busch accepts a US$52 billion takeover bid from Belgium-based InBev, creating the world's largest beer maker and placing the U.S. company into foreign hands. The cash offer, once approved by regulators, would be the largest cash transaction in history, and the second-biggest ever foreign takeover of a U.S. company.
- 2008 - Standard & Poor's 500 stock market index has its worst single day fall since its creation in 1989.
- 2009 - The European Parliament elects former Polish Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek as the chamber's president. Buzek received 555 votes in a first ballot of 736 members.
- 2010 - Heavy rain across southern and central China triggers landslides killing at least 37, with another 40 people missing.
- 2010 - (to July 15) In Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, a 1925 $500 Dominion of Canada note, one of eight known, graded AU-50 by PMG, sells at auction for $205,000.
- 2011 - The United Nations admits the Republic of South Sudan as its 193rd member nation.
- 2015 - Iran agrees to long-term limits of its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.
- 2015 - NASA's New Horizons spacecraft performs a close flyby of Pluto, becoming the first spacecraft in history to visit the distant world.
- 2016 - Tunisian-born Mahamed Lahouaiei Bouhlel drives a rented truck for 17km over a promenade in Nice, France, killing 84.
- 2017 - Death of Pedro Richter Prada, 115th Prime Minister of Peru (born 1921).
- 2020 - US President Donald Trump signs the Hong Kong Autonomy Act, authorizing sanctions on those involved in "extinguishing Hong Kong's freedom", and ruling that Hong Kong is no longer a separate economic entity from the People's Republic of China.
- 2021 - Death of Mamnoon Hussain, 12th President of Pakistan (born 1940).
- 2022 - Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in Singapore, tenders his resignation by email.
- 2022 - Death of Jak Knight at age 28 by suicide in Los Angeles, California, USA; comedian (Black-ish TV show, Big Mouth TV show, Bust Down TV show, Pause With Sam Jay TV show).
- 2022 - Death of Ivana Trump at age 73; first wife of Donald Trump.
- 2023 - Death of Nick Benedict at age 77 in Arizona, USA; actor (All My Children TV show, The Young and the Restless TV show).
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