GippsAero GA8 Airvan
2019
A GippsAero GA8 Airvan crashes in Umeå, Sweden, killing all nine aboard..
July-14
Historical Events on July 14
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2016 Nice truck attack
A man ploughs a truck into a Bastille Day celebration in Nice, France, killing 86 people and injuring another 434 before being shot by police.
2016
NASA
NASA's New Horizons probe performs the first flyby of Pluto, and thus completes the initial survey of the Solar System.
2015
Statue of Rachel Carson
Dedication of statue of Rachel Carson, a sculpture named for the environmentalist, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
2013
Jacques Chirac
French president Jacques Chirac escapes an assassination attempt from Maxime Brunerie during a Bastille Day parade at Champs-Élysées.
2002
Rus Flight 9633
2001
Rus Flight 9633 crashes during takeoff from Chkalovsky Airport, killing all 10 people on board..
Mario Bros.
Mario Bros. is released in Japan, beginning the popular Super Mario Bros franchise.
1983
Mariner 4
Mariner 4 flyby of Mars takes the first close-up photos of another planet. The photographs take approximately six hours to be transmitted back to Earth.
1965
Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall arrives at the Gombe Stream Reserve in present-day Tanzania to begin her study of chimpanzees in the wild.
1960
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 1-11
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 1-11 ditches off Polillo Island in the Philippines, killing one person and injuring 44.
1960
14 July Revolution
1958
In the 14 July Revolution in Iraq, the monarchy is overthrown by popular forces led by Abd al-Karim Qasim, who becomes the nation's new leader..
Rawya Ateya
Rawya Ateya takes her seat in the National Assembly of Egypt, thereby becoming the first female parliamentarian in the Arab world.
1957
Scuderia Ferrari
Ferrari take their first Formula One grand prix victory at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
1951
Korean War
Korean War: beginning of the Battle of Taejon.
1950
Palmiro Togliatti
Palmiro Togliatti, leader of the Italian Communist Party, is shot and wounded near the Italian Parliament.
1948
Diamond, Missouri
1943
In Diamond, Missouri, the George Washington Carver National Monument becomes the first United States National Monument in honor of an African American..
Wardha
In the Wardha session of Congress, the "Quit India" resolution is approved, authorising Mahatma Gandhi to campaign for India's independence from Britain.
1942
Gleichschaltung
In a decree called the Gleichschaltung, Adolf Hitler abolishes all German political parties except the Nazis.
1933
Nazi eugenics
Nazi eugenics programme begins with the proclamation of the Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring requiring the compulsory sterilization of any citizen who suffers from alleged genetic disorders.
1933
Battle of Delville Wood
Battle of Delville Wood begins as an action within the Battle of the Somme, lasting until 3 September 1916.
1916
McMahon–Hussein correspondence
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..
Harry Atwood
Harry Atwood, an exhibition pilot for the Wright brothers, is greeted by President Taft after he lands his aeroplane on the South Lawn of the White House, having flown from Boston.
1911
Agustín Lizárraga
Peruvian explorer and farmer Agustín Lizárraga discovers Machu Picchu, the "Lost City of the Incas".
1902
St Mark's Campanile
The Campanile in St Mark's Square, Venice collapses, also demolishing the loggetta.
1902
Eight-Nation Alliance
Armies of the Eight-Nation Alliance capture Tientsin during the Boxer Rebellion.
1900
Billy the Kid
1881
American outlaw Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in the Maxwell House at Fort Sumner, New Mexico..
Chicago Fire of 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.
1874
First ascent of the Matterhorn
The first ascent of the Matterhorn is completed by Edward Whymper and his party, four of whom die on the descent.
1865
World's fair
Opening of the first major US world's fair, the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in New York City.
1853
Finnish War
The Finnish War: the Battle of Lapua is fought.
1808
Alien and Sedition Acts
1798
The Sedition Act of 1798 becomes law in the United States making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the United States government..
Priestley Riots
Beginning of Priestley Riots (to 17 July) in Birmingham targeting Joseph Priestley as a supporter of the French Revolution.
1791
Fête de la Fédération
Inaugural Fête de la Fédération is held to celebrate the unity of the French people and the national reconciliation.
1790
Storming of the Bastille
Storming of the Bastille in Paris. This event escalates the widespread discontent into the French Revolution. Bastille Day is still celebrated annually in France.
1789
Mission San Antonio de Padua
Foundation of the Mission San Antonio de Padua in modern California by the Franciscan friar Junípero Serra.
1771
Portolá expedition
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)..
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Anglo-Spanish War: English and Dutch troops sack the Spanish city of Cádiz before leaving the next day.
1596
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc, taken by the Burgundians in May, is handed over to Pierre Cauchon, the bishop of Beauvais.
1430
Battle of Vítkov Hill
Battle of Vítkov Hill, decisive victory of Czech Hussite forces commanded by Jan Žižka against Crusade army led by Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor.
1420
Louis VIII of France
Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Philip II.
1223
Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor
982
King Otto II and his Frankish army are defeated by the Muslim army of al-Qasim at Cape Colonna, Southern Italy..