July 14 facts for kids

July 14 is a special day in history, packed with important events, famous births, and notable deaths. From big revolutions to amazing discoveries and the start of popular video games, this date has seen a lot! It's a day celebrated in some countries, like France, and marks many moments that changed the world.

Important Events in History

Before 1600

• 982 – A big battle happened at Cape Colonna in Southern Italy. King Otto II and his Frankish army were defeated by a Muslim army.
• 1223 – Louis VIII became the King of France after his father, Philip II, passed away.
• 1420 – The Battle of Vítkov Hill took place. Czech Hussite forces, led by Jan Žižka, won a major victory against a Crusade army.
• 1430 – Joan of Arc, a famous French hero, was handed over to Bishop Pierre Cauchon after being captured.
• 1596 – During the Anglo-Spanish War, English and Dutch troops attacked and took over the Spanish city of Cádiz. They left the next day.

1601 to 1900

• 1769 – An expedition led by Gaspar de Portolá started from San Diego. Their goal was to find the Port of Monterey in what is now California.
• 1771 – The Mission San Antonio de Padua was founded in modern California by a Franciscan friar named Junípero Serra.
• 1789 – A very famous event, the Storming of the Bastille, happened in Paris. This moment helped kick off the French Revolution. Today, Bastille Day is still celebrated every year in France.
• 1790 – The first Fête de la Fédération was held. This celebration was all about bringing the French people together and healing the country.
• 1798 – The Sedition Act of 1798 became law in the United States. This law made it a crime to write or say false things about the US government.
• 1853 – The first major US world's fair, called the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations, opened in New York City.
• 1865 – The Matterhorn mountain was climbed for the first time by Edward Whymper and his team. Sadly, four of them died on the way down.
• 1874 – The Chicago Fire of 1874 burned down a large part of the city, destroying many buildings and causing deaths. This led to big changes in fire safety in Chicago.
• 1881 – The famous American outlaw Billy the Kid was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in New Mexico.
• 1900 – Armies from eight different nations captured Tientsin during the Boxer Rebellion in China.

1901 to Today

• 1902 – Peruvian explorer Agustín Lizárraga discovered Machu Picchu, often called the "Lost City of the Incas."
• 1902 – The Campanile (a bell tower) in St Mark's Square, Venice, collapsed.
• 1911 – Pilot Harry Atwood landed his airplane on the White House lawn after flying from Boston. He was greeted by President Taft.
• 1933 – Adolf Hitler made a decree called the Gleichschaltung. This law banned all German political parties except the Nazis.
• 1942 – In India, the "Quit India" resolution was approved. This allowed Mahatma Gandhi to lead a campaign for India's independence from Britain.
• 1943 – The George Washington Carver National Monument became the first US National Monument honoring an African American.
• 1951 – Ferrari won their very first Formula One grand prix race at Silverstone in the UK.
• 1957 – Rawya Ateya became the first female parliament member in the Arab world when she took her seat in Egypt's National Assembly.
• 1958 – In the 14 July Revolution in Iraq, the monarchy was overthrown. Abd al-Karim Qasim became the new leader.
• 1960 – Jane Goodall arrived at the Gombe Stream Reserve in Tanzania. She began her famous study of chimpanzees in their natural home.
• 1965 – The Mariner 4 probe flew past Mars. It took the first close-up photos of another planet, which took hours to send back to Earth.
• 1983 – The video game Mario Bros. was released in Japan. This was the beginning of the super popular Super Mario Bros game series.
• 2002 – French president Jacques Chirac survived an assassination attempt during a Bastille Day parade.
• 2015 – NASA's New Horizons probe made the first flyby of Pluto. This completed the first survey of all the major bodies in our Solar System.

People Born on This Day

Before 1600

• 926 – Murakami, an emperor of Japan.
• 1454 – Poliziano, an Italian poet and scholar.

1601 to 1900

• 1602 – Cardinal Jules Mazarin, an Italian-French cardinal and a very important minister in France.
• 1743 – Gavrila Derzhavin, a Russian poet and politician.
• 1801 – Johannes Peter Müller, a German physiologist and anatomist.
• 1862 – Florence Bascom, an American geologist and educator.
• 1862 – Gustav Klimt, a famous Austrian painter.
• 1868 – Gertrude Bell, an English archaeologist and political officer.
• 1878 – Donald Meek, a Scottish-American actor.
• 1894 – Dave Fleischer, an American animator and director who co-created many famous cartoons.
• 1898 – Happy Chandler, an American politician who was also the second Commissioner of Baseball.

1901 to Today

• 1910 – William Hanna, an American animator and director. He co-founded Hanna-Barbera, known for cartoons like Tom and Jerry.
• 1912 – Woody Guthrie, a legendary American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
• 1913 – Gerald Ford, who became the 38th President of the United States.
• 1918 – Fred Baur, an American chemist who helped create Pringles chips.
• 1918 – Ingmar Bergman, a famous Swedish director and screenwriter.
• 1921 – Geoffrey Wilkinson, an English chemist who won a Nobel Prize.
• 1926 – Harry Dean Stanton, an American actor and musician.
• 1928 – Nancy Olson, an American actress.
• 1930 – Polly Bergen, an American actress and singer.
• 1932 – Rosey Grier, an American football player and actor.
• 1937 – Yoshiro Mori, a former Prime Minister of Japan.
• 1939 – Karel Gott, a very popular Czech singer.
• 1941 – Maulana Karenga, an American philosopher who created Kwanzaa.
• 1942 – Javier Solana, a Spanish physicist and politician.
• 1960 – Kyle Gass, an American musician and comedian.
• 1960 – Angélique Kidjo, a Beninese singer-songwriter and activist.
• 1960 – Jane Lynch, an American actress and comedian, known for Glee.
• 1961 – Jackie Earle Haley, an American actor and director.
• 1966 – Matthew Fox, an American actor.
• 1977 – Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, the future Queen of Sweden.
• 1983 – Dan Smith, a British singer and songwriter.
• 1985 – Phoebe Waller-Bridge, an English actress and screenwriter.
• 1988 – Conor McGregor, a famous Irish mixed martial artist.

People Who Died on This Day

Before 1600

• 1223 – Philip II, a king of France.
• 1486 – Margaret of Denmark, a queen of Scotland.
• 1526 – John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford, an important English nobleman.

1601 to 1900

• 1614 – Camillus de Lellis, an Italian priest and saint.
• 1742 – Richard Bentley, an English scholar and theologian.
• 1817 – Germaine de Staël, a French philosopher and author.
• 1827 – Augustin-Jean Fresnel, a French physicist and engineer who made important discoveries about light.
• 1881 – William H. Bonney, also known as Billy the Kid, the famous American outlaw.

1901 to Today

• 1904 – Paul Kruger, a South African politician and president.
• 1907 – William Henry Perkin, an English chemist.
• 1910 – Marius Petipa, a French dancer and choreographer.
• 1939 – Alphonse Mucha, a Czech painter and illustrator known for his Art Nouveau style.
• 1954 – Jacinto Benavente, a Spanish author and playwright who won a Nobel Prize.
• 1965 – Adlai Stevenson II, an American politician and diplomat.
• 1974 – Carl Spaatz, an American general during World War II.
• 1984 – Ernest Tidyman, an American author and screenwriter who won an Academy Award.
• 1998 – Richard McDonald, an American businessman who co-founded McDonald's.
• 2017 – Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian mathematician.
• 2022 – Ivana Trump, a Czech-American socialite and model.

Holidays and Observances

John Keble's feast day is July 14, which marks the anniversary of his important sermon in 1833.

• Bastille Day is celebrated in France and its territories. It remembers the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789, a key moment in the French Revolution.
• International Non-Binary People's Day is a day to celebrate and raise awareness for non-binary people.
• Republic Day (Iraq) is celebrated in Iraq.
• Victoria Day (Sweden) is the birthday of Crown Princess Victoria. It's an official flag-flying day in Sweden.

See also

In Spanish: 14 de julio para niños