July 14 in history
Events on July 14
Notable events that happened on July 14 in past years.
- 2019
A GippsAero GA8 Airvan crashes in Umeå, Sweden, killing all nine aboard.
Wikipedia article: GippsAero GA8 Airvan - 2013
Dedication of the statue of Rachel Carson, a sculpture of the environmentalist, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
Wikipedia article: Statue of Rachel Carson - 2001
Rus Flight 9633 crashes during takeoff from Chkalovsky Airport, killing all 10 people on board.
Wikipedia article: Rus Flight 9633 - 1960
Jane Goodall arrives at the Gombe Stream Reserve in present-day Tanzania to begin her study of chimpanzees in the wild.
Wikipedia article: Jane Goodall - 1957
Rawya Ateya takes her seat in the National Assembly of Egypt, thereby becoming the first female parliamentarian in the Arab world.
Wikipedia article: Rawya Ateya - 1948
Palmiro Togliatti, leader of the Italian Communist Party, is shot and wounded near the Italian Parliament.
Wikipedia article: Palmiro Togliatti - 1933
In a decree called the Gleichschaltung, Adolf Hitler abolishes all German political parties except the Nazis.
Wikipedia article: Gleichschaltung - 1915
Beginning of the McMahon–Hussein Correspondence between Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca and the British official Henry McMahon concerning the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire.
Wikipedia article: McMahon–Hussein correspondence - 1902
The Campanile in St Mark's Square, Venice collapses, also demolishing the loggetta.
Wikipedia article: St Mark's Campanile - 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.
Wikipedia article: Chicago Fire of 1874 - 1808
The Finnish War: the Battle of Lapua is fought.
Wikipedia article: Finnish War - 1790
Inaugural Fête de la Fédération is held to celebrate the unity of the French people and the national reconciliation.
Wikipedia article: Fête de la Fédération - 1769
An expedition led by Gaspar de Portolá leaves its base in San Diego and sets out to find the Port of Monterey (now Monterey, California).
Wikipedia article: Portolá expedition - 1430
Joan of Arc, taken by the Burgundians in May, is handed over to Pierre Cauchon, the bishop of Beauvais.
- 982
King Otto II and his Frankish army are defeated by the Muslim army of al-Qasim at Cape Colonna, Southern Italy.
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