What are the important events that happened on July 14? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
July 14: Facts & Myths About This Day
July 14 is the 196th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 170 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is July 1, 2024 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 28,681,920 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectaenneacontahexagon’ day.
Cancer is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 199 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,223 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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July 14 Historical Events
1223 –
Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Philip II of France.
1769 –
An expedition led by Gaspar de Portolà establishes a base in California and sets out to find the Port of Monterey (now Monterey, California).
1771 –
Foundation of the Mission San Antonio de Padua in modern California by the Franciscan friar Junípero Serra.
1789 –
Alexander Mackenzie finally completes his journey to the mouth of the great river he hoped would take him to the Pacific, but which turns out to flow into the Arctic Ocean. Later named after him, the Mackenzie is the second-longest river system in North America.
1791 –
The Priestley Riots drive Joseph Priestley, a supporter of the French Revolution, out of Birmingham, England.
1877 –
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 begins in Martinsburg, West Virginia, US, when Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers have their wages cut for the second time in a year.
1911 –
Harry Atwood, an exhibition pilot for the Wright Brothers lands his airplane at the South Lawn of the White House. He is later awarded a Gold medal from President Taft for this feat.
1969 –
Football War: after Honduras loses a soccer match against El Salvador, riots break out in Honduras against Salvadoran migrant workers.
1992 –
386BSD is released by Lynne Jolitz and William Jolitz beginning the Open Source Operating System Revolution. Linus Torvalds releases his Linux soon afterwards.
2002 –
French President Jacques Chirac escapes an assassination attempt unscathed during Bastille Day celebrations.
Who were born on July 14?
1671 –
Jacques D'Allonville, French astronomer and mathematician (d. 1732)
1675 –
Claude Alexandre de Bonneval, French soldier (d. 1747)
1859 –
Willy Hess, German violinist (d. 1928)
1928 –
Nancy Olson, American actress
1941 –
Maulana Karenga, American writer and political activist, the creator of Kwanzaa
1960 –
Jane Lynch, American actress, comedian and singer
1966 –
Brian Selznick, American author and illustrator
1967 –
Jeff Jarrett, American professional wrestler
1973 –
Paul Methric, American rapper
1981 –
Lee Mead, English actor
Who died on July 14?
1614 –
Camillus de Lellis, Italian saint (b. 1550)
1704 –
Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia, regent of Russia (b. 1657)
1789 –
Jacques de Flesselles, French provost (b. 1721)
1904 –
Paul Kruger, South African Boer resistance leader, 5th President of the South African Republic (b. 1824)
1918 –
Quentin Roosevelt, American aviator, son of Theodore Roosevelt (b. 1897)
1925 –
Pancho Villa, Filipino boxer (b. 1901)
1968 –
Konstantin Georgiyevich Paustovsky, Russian writer (b. 1892)
1975 –
Madan Mohan, Indian film music director (b. 1924)
1998 –
Richard McDonald, American fast food pioneer (b. 1909)
2010 –
Mădălina Manole, Romanian pop recording artist (b. 1967)
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