On This Day July 14th

  OTD

July 14th is the one-hundred-ninety-third day of the year, and there are 170 days remaining until the end of the year.

 

Events

982 – King Otto II and his Frankish army are defeated by the Muslim army of al-Qasim at Cape Colonna, Southern Italy.

1430 – Joan of Arc, taken by the Burgundians in May, is handed over to Pierre Cauchon, the bishop of Beauvais.

1769 – An expedition led by Gaspar de Portolá leaves its base in California and sets out to find the Port of Monterey (now Monterey, California).

1789 – Storming of the Bastille in Paris. This event escalates the widespread discontent into the French Revolution. Bastille Day is still celebrated annually in France.

1798 – The Sedition Act of 1798 became law in the United States, making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the United States government.

1874 – The Chicago Fire of 1874 burns down 47 acres of the city, destroying 812 buildings, killing 20, and resulting in the fire insurance industry demanding municipal reforms from Chicago's city council.

1911 – Harry Atwood, an exhibition pilot for the Wright brothers, is greeted by President Taft after he lands his airplane on the South Lawn of the White House, having flown from Boston.

1943 – In Diamond, Missouri, the George Washington Carver National Monument became the first United States National Monument in honor of an African American.

1951 – Ferrari takes their first Formula One Grand Prix victory at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

1983 – Mario Bros. is released in Japan, beginning the famous Super Mario Bros franchise.

 

Birthdays

1785 – Mordecai Manuel Noah, American journalist, playwright, and diplomat (d. 1851)

1801 – Johannes Peter Müller, German physiologist and anatomist (d. 1858)

1861 – Kate M. Gordon, American activist (d. 1931)

1862 – Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter and illustrator (d. 1918)

1894 – Dave Fleischer, American animator, director, and producer (d. 1979)

1912 – Woody Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1967)[55]

1913 – Gerald Ford, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 38th President of the United States (d. 2006)

1918 – Fred Baur, American chemist and founder of Pringles (d. 2008)

1918 – Ingmar Bergman, Swedish director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2007)

1945 – Jim Gordon, American rock drummer and convicted murderer (d. 2023)

1988 – Conor McGregor, Irish mixed martial artist

 

Highlighted Holiday

BASTILLE DAY

Bastille Day, also known as 'Fête Nationale' in France, commemorates the fall of the Bastille and the monarchy on July 14, 1789. The Bastille, originally a fortress and later a state prison, became a symbol of the end of the monarchical regime. The holiday officially became a thing in 1880 and has since been celebrated with military parades, fireworks, speeches, and public displays, marking the downfall of the strict monarchical rule. Former French colonies and countries with friendly relations with France also celebrate it. French Polynesia does its own thing, with dancing, singing, and entertainment performances happening throughout July.

 

Holidays And Observance.

Barn Day

Bastille Day

International Nude Day

National Grand Marnier Day

National Macaroni and Cheese Day

National Tape Measure Day

Pandemonium Day

Shark Awareness Day

Victims of the Nice, France Attack Day

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