July 14

"Quatorze Juillet" (Fourteenth of July in ) is, the French national holiday celebrating the storming of the Bastille in 1789 during the.

Events

 * - In, becomes  upon the death of his father,.
 * - The begins with five ships, bearing about 1,200 people, departing  for the.
 * - The establishes a base in California, and sets out to find the Port of Monterey (now ).
 * - Foundation of the in modern  by the  friar.
 * - : Citizens of  and free seven prisoners.
 * - : Citizens of celebrate the constitutional monarchy and national reconciliation in the.
 * - The drive, a supporter of the , out of ,.
 * - The becomes  making it a  to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the.
 * - The was founded at the.
 * - The first  is celebrated in the  by   and  of  and  of the, members of the . It would be the foundation of the present-day.
 * - First ascent of the by  and party, four of whom died on the descent.
 * - in,  collapses, also demolishing the.
 * - : In, all are outlawed except the.
 * - : takes command of the  consisting of,  and  troops.
 * - In, becomes the first  in honor of a.
 * -, leader of the , is shot near to the.
 * - The of the  suffers extremely hot weather, with the temperature reaching 118° F (48° C) in  and, and 117° F (47° C) in , setting new all-time state record high temperatures.
 * - : In the  is overthrown by s and  becomes the nation's new leader.
 * - flyby of  takes the first close-up photos of another planet.
 * - In, murders eight student nurses in their.
 * 1966  - A fire at a mental hospital in  kills 225.
 * - : After loses a soccer game against, rioting breaks out in Honduras against Salvadoran migrant workers. Of the 300,000 Salvadoran workers in Honduras, tens of thousands are expelled, prompting a brief Salvadoran invasion of Honduras. The  works out a cease-fire on , taking effect on.
 * 1969  -, namely the $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 bills, are officially withdrawn from circulation by the  due to "lack of use," leaving the $100 bill as the largest unit of circulating United States currency.
 * - bombs a popular cinema in, . Afterwards a declaration is issued, demanding withdrawal of  troops from the country.
 * - elects the  bringing in  as, and thus breaking nine years of  governance under . It was this government that introduced the world's first and only nuclear free legislation.
 * - 's automobile plant in, - the first auto assembly plant operated by a non- car manufacturer in the  - closes after little more than a decade of operation. The plant built 's  model in its first six years, then produced the  and some  models until its closing.
 * - A major fire consumes an entire city block in tourist destination, destroying the "" and several other local businesses and attractions in the process.
 * - The format was named.
 * -, the principal instigator of the , was arrested with 369 of his followers and charged with.
 * - During celebrations,   escapes an assassination attempt unscathed.
 * - Europe holds a two minute silence at 12:00 BST in remembrance of the bombings of ,
 * - The verdict in the was delivered-  were relegated,,  and  were spared relegation.
 * - withdraws from the.

Births

 * -, Florentine humanist (d. )
 * -, French statesman and cardinal (d. )
 * -, English royalist soldier (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, French Jansenist theologian (d. )
 * -, French astronomer and mathematician (d. )
 * -, French soldier (d. )
 * -, German theologian, historian, and poet (d. )
 * -, English antiquarian and bibliographer (d. )
 * -, Scottish Anglican bishop and man of letters (d. )
 * -, Russian poet (d. )
 * -, German physiologist (d. )
 * -, French philosopher (d. )
 * -, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. )
 * -, English suffragette (d. )
 * -, German violinist (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, Austrian painter and graphic artist (d. )
 * -, Newspaper publisher and politician (d. )
 * -, English archaeologist, writer, spy, and administrator (d. )
 * - Khedive (d. )
 * - King of Laos (d. )
 * -, Russian novelist and mathematician (d. )
 * -, Newspaper publisher and politician (d. )
 * -, Spanish anarchist (d. )
 * -, American politician and baseball commissioner (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, British composer (d. )
 * -, Polish Yiddish author (d. )
 * -, Greek-born businessman and inventor (d. )
 * -, Brazilian racing driver (d. )
 * -, American animator (d. )
 * -, British actor (d. )
 * -, Canadian literary critic (d. )
 * 1912  -, American folk musician (d. )
 * -, 38th President of the United States (d. )
 * -, Swedish film and theatre director (d. )
 * 1918  -, American playwright, novelist, and director
 * -, Italian-born actor (d. )
 * -, English children's author (d. )
 * 1921  -, English chemist, Nobel laureate (d. )
 * -, American fighter pilot (d. )
 * 1922  -, Nazi concentration camp guard
 * -, American actor
 * -, Scottish pharmacologist, Nobel laureate
 * -, American actor
 * -, American television commentator (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, American football player and actor
 * -, Quebec politician (d. )
 * -, Japanese politician
 * -, American activist (d. )
 * -, Czech singer
 * 1939  -, American actor
 * 1939  -, American scholar and writer
 * -, American author and activist
 * 1941  -, Austrian politician
 * -, Spanish European Union foreign policy chief
 * -, English novelist
 * -, baseball player
 * -, American actor
 * 1946  -, Australian actor
 * -, U.S. Army officer
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, German actor (d. )
 * -, American evangelist
 * 1952  -, American film producer
 * -, Czech actor
 * -, American screenwriter, television producer and novelist.
 * -, American actress
 * 1960  -, Australian politician
 * -, American actor
 * -, American newspaper columnist
 * -, Russian musician
 * -, British noble
 * 1966  -, American musician
 * 1966  -, Canadian musician
 * 1966  -, American actor
 * 1966  -, American author and illustrator
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * 1967  -, American baseball player
 * 1967  -, politician
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * 1971  -, American wrestling commentator
 * 1971  -, French Canadian singer
 * -, Australian actress
 * -, Bulgaria-born Turkish weightlifter
 * 1973  -, American bagpipe player
 * 1973  -, Spanish actress
 * -, English comedian and actor
 * -, American rapper
 * 1975  -, baseball player
 * -, English cricketer
 * -, baseball player
 * -, Australian Rugby player
 * -, English actor
 * -, Canadian Musician in
 * -, Australian TV personality
 * -, Animated character
 * -, American TV personality
 * -, English footballer
 * -, English footballer
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor

Deaths

 * - King (b. )
 * - Saint (b. )
 * - Duke
 * -, English Bible translator
 * -, Italian saint (b. )
 * -, English classical scholar (b. )
 * -, French historian (b. )
 * -, English classical scholar (b. )
 * -, Czech architect (b. )
 * -, British field marshal (b. )
 * -, French philosopher (b. )
 * -, French provost (assassinated) (b. )
 * 1789  -, governor of the , murdered during the  (b.)
 * -, Austrian field marshal (b. )
 * -, Swiss author (b. )
 * -, French physicist (b. )
 * -, French ambassador to the United States during the French Revolution (b. )
 * -, German theologian (b. )
 * -, English Methodist chapel builder (b. )
 * -, American outlaw (b. ?)
 * -, German munitions manufacturer (b. )
 * -, Boer resistance leader (b. )
 * -, English chemist and inventor (b. )
 * -, French dancer and choreographer (b. )
 * -, French cyclist (b. )
 * -, Czech painter, decorative artist (b. )
 * -, Spanish writer, laureate (b. )
 * -, U.S. Presidential candidate (b. )
 * -, Romanian writer (b. )
 * -, Russian writer (b. )
 * -, American Air Force general (b. )
 * -, Film's Melodious Music director (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * 1984  -, American musician (b. )
 * -, British educator (b. )
 * -, French singer and songwriter (b. )
 * -, Venezuelan player (b. )
 * -, driver (b. )
 * -, American fast food entrepreneur (b. )
 * -, American drummer (b. )
 * -, American Baptist historian (b. )
 * 2000  -, Chilean cartoonist (b. )
 * 2000  -, American actress (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, American football general manager (b. )
 * 2003  -, Hungarian novelist (b. )
 * 2003  -, French Canadian economist (b. )
 * -, English Nurse, physician, and writer (b. )
 * -, former professional hockey player (b. 1938)
 * 2003  -, French Canadian economist (b. )
 * -, English Nurse, physician, and writer (b. )
 * -, former professional hockey player (b. 1938)

Holidays and observances

 * and all -.
 * -, 3rd day, not a holiday.
 * - Birthday of, an.

Liturgical feasts

 * , bishop, confessor,
 * , priest, confessor (died 1614), patron saints of sick care
 * , martyr at Poitiers
 * , bishop, martyr ;
 * , confessor
 * , confessor (at Trier, or Bourges) Trier, Bourges, Sens
 * (died 743)
 * , bishop (of Bayeux) (Translation)
 * , confessor
 * , martyrs
 * (us) (died 1093)
 * , (Translation)
 * , confessor
 * , virgin
 * (us) (died 1093)
 * , (Translation)
 * , confessor
 * , virgin