On this day: July 14

Events on July 14

• 982 King Otto II and his Frankish army are defeated by the Muslim army of al-Qasim at Cape Colonna, Southern Italy. Wikipedia
• 1223 Louis VIII began his three-year reign as King of France. Wikipedia
• 1455 1454–1466 Thirteen Years' War: The Battle for Kneiphof ended with a decisive victory for the Teutonic Order. Wikipedia
• 1456 John Hunyadi and his forces defeat the Ottoman fleet on the Danube, allowing them to reinforce and supply the besieged city of Belgrade. Wikipedia
• 1789 The Bastille, a fortress and prison in Paris, was stormed by a crowd during the flashpoint of the French Revolution. Wikipedia
• 1791 The Priestley Riots, targeting religious dissenters such as Joseph Priestley, began in Birmingham, England. Wikipedia
• 1798 The Sedition Act became law, making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the U.S. federal government. Wikipedia
• 1865 A seven-man mountaineering team made the first ascent of the Matterhorn, marking the end of the golden age of alpinism. Wikipedia
• 1874 A fire destroyed 812 structures and killed 20 people in Chicago, leading to reforms in the city's fire-prevention and firefighting efforts. Wikipedia
• 1881 While on the run from a death sentence, American outlaw Billy the Kid was shot and killed by Sherriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Wikipedia
• 1902 The medieval St Mark's Campanile in Venice collapsed, also demolishing the Loggetta del Sansovino. Wikipedia
• 1902 An expedition led by Peruvian explorer and farmer Agustín Lizárraga discovered the Incan city of Machu Picchu. Wikipedia
• 1916 The Battle of Delville Wood began as an action within the Battle of the Somme, lasting until 3 September 1916. Wikipedia
• 1933 In a decree called the Gleichschaltung, Adolf Hitler abolishes all German political parties except the Nazis. Wikipedia
• 1948 Palmiro Togliatti, leader of the Italian Communist Party, is shot and wounded near the Italian Parliament. Wikipedia
• 1950 Korean War: North Korean troops began attacking the headquarters of the American 24th Infantry Division in present-day Daejeon, South Korea. Wikipedia
• 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. Wikipedia
• 1960 Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 1-11 ditched off Polillo Island in the Philippines, killing one person and injuring 44 others. Wikipedia
• 1960 Jane Goodall arrives at the Gombe Stream Reserve in present-day Tanzania to begin her study of chimpanzees in the wild. Wikipedia
• 1965 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. Wikipedia
• 1983 Mario Bros. is released in Japan, beginning the popular Super Mario Bros franchise. Wikipedia
• 1987 More than 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain fell in a two-and-a-half-hour period in parts of Montreal, causing severe flooding. Wikipedia
• 2003 Valerie Plame's identity as a CIA operative was leaked to and published by journalist Robert Novak. Wikipedia
• 2014 Lightning strikes started four fires in the Methow Valley in the U.S. state of Washington, collectively known as the Carlton Complex Fire. Wikipedia
• 2015 NASA's New Horizons probe performs the first flyby of Pluto, and thus completes the initial survey of the Solar System. Wikipedia
• 2016 A man deliberately drove a truck into crowds in Nice, France, resulting in 86 deaths. Wikipedia

Born on July 14

• 1602 Cardinal Jules Mazarin, Italian-French cardinal and politician, chief minister of France from 5 December 1642 to 9 March 1661 (died 1661) Wikipedia
• 1743 Gavrila Derzhavin, Russian poet and politician (died 1816) Wikipedia
• 1816 Arthur de Gobineau, French writer who founded Gobinism to promote development of racism (died 1882) Wikipedia
• 1862 Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter and illustrator (died 1918) Wikipedia
• 1868 Gertrude Bell, English archaeologist and political officer (died 1926) Wikipedia
• 1889 Ante Pavelić, Croatian fascist dictator during World War II (died 1959) Wikipedia
• 1896 Buenaventura Durruti, Spanish soldier and anarchist (died 1936) Wikipedia
• 1897 Plaek Phibunsongkhram, Thai military officer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Thailand (died 1964) Wikipedia
• 1910 William Hanna, American animator, director, producer, and actor, co-founded Hanna-Barbera (died 2001) Wikipedia
• 1912 Woody Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1967) Wikipedia
• 1913 Gerald Ford, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 38th President of the United States (died 2006) Wikipedia
• 1918 Ingmar Bergman, Swedish director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2007) Wikipedia
• 1926 Harry Dean Stanton, American actor, musician, and singer (died 2017) Wikipedia
• 1935 Ei-ichi Negishi, Japanese chemist (palladium-catalyzed cross couplings) and Nobel Prize winner (died 2021) Wikipedia
• 1937 Yoshirō Mori, Japanese journalist and politician, 55th Prime Minister of Japan Wikipedia
• 1942 Javier Solana, Spanish physicist and politician, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Wikipedia
• 1960 Angélique Kidjo, Beninese singer-songwriter, activist and actress Wikipedia
• 1960 Jane Lynch, American actress (Glee), comedian, author, and game show host Wikipedia
• 1966 Matthew Fox, American actor Wikipedia
• 1977 Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden Wikipedia
• 1984 Samir Handanović, Slovenian footballer Wikipedia
• 1988 Conor McGregor, Irish mixed martial artist Wikipedia

Died on July 14

• 1223 Philip II, king of France (born 1165) Wikipedia
• 1816 Francisco de Miranda, Venezuelan general (born 1750) Wikipedia
• 1817 Germaine de Staël, French philosopher and author (born 1766) Wikipedia
• 1827 Augustin-Jean Fresnel, French physicist and engineer, reviver of wave theory of light, inventor of catadioptric lighthouse lens (born 1788) Wikipedia
• 1881 William H. Bonney aka Billy the Kid, American gunfighter and outlaw (born 1859 or 1860) Wikipedia
• 1904 Paul Kruger, South African politician, 5th President of the South African Republic (born 1824) Wikipedia
• 1907 William Henry Perkin, English chemist and academic (born 1838) Wikipedia
• 1910 Marius Petipa, French dancer and choreographer (born 1818) Wikipedia
• 1939 Alphonse Mucha, Czech painter and illustrator (born 1860) Wikipedia
• 1954 Jacinto Benavente, Spanish author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1866) Wikipedia
• 1965 Adlai Stevenson II, American soldier and politician, 5th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (born 1900) Wikipedia
• 1968 Konstantin Paustovsky, Russian author and poet (born 1892) Wikipedia
• 2017 Maryam Mirzakhani, Iranian mathematician (born 1977) Wikipedia
• 2022 Ivana Trump, Czech-American socialite and model (born 1949) Wikipedia

Holidays and observances

• Christian feast day: Blessed Angeline of Marsciano Wikipedia
• Christian feast day: Gaspar de Bono Wikipedia
• Christian feast day: Camillus of Lellis (Roman Catholic Church, except in the United States) Wikipedia
• Christian feast day: Deusdedit of Canterbury Wikipedia
• Christian feast day: Francis Solanus Wikipedia
• Christian feast day: Blessed Ghébrē-Michael Wikipedia
• Christian feast day: John Keble (Church of England) Wikipedia
• Christian feast day: Samson Occom (Episcopal Church (United States) Wikipedia
• Christian feast day: July 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
• Bastille Day (France and dependencies) Wikipedia
• International Non-Binary People's Day Wikipedia
• Republic Day (Iraq) Wikipedia
• Victoria Day (Sweden). The birthday of Crown Princess Victoria is an official flag flying day in Sweden. Wikipedia
• North Korean Defectors' Day (in South Korea) Wikipedia

Sources

• Wikipedia — “July 14” — events, births, deaths and observances (text under CC BY-SA 4.0) (checked 2026-10-15)
• Wikipedia — “Selected anniversaries/July 14” — the anniversaries editors chose for the date and the article each one is about (checked 2026-10-15)
• Wikidata — in how many language editions each entry's own article exists, used to fill the lists (CC0) (checked 2026-10-15)
• vacanza/holidays (open-source holiday rules, MIT licence) — holiday rules used to build the lists (checked 2026-10-15)

The events, births, deaths and observances above are from the English Wikipedia article “July 14” and the articles it links to (authors and history), retrieved 2026-10-15 through the Wikimedia “On this day” feed. They are licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; this selection is shared under the same licence. Every anniversary that Wikipedia's editors selected for July 14 stays on the list; the remaining places, up to 26 events, 22 births and 14 deaths, go to the entries whose own article — about the event itself, or else the person or thing it is about — appears in the most language editions (counted from Wikidata); an article about a person or thing, which covers far more than one day, counts half. An entry with no article of its own counts, also at half, by the least covered article it links, and one that links only places counts for nothing. Each list runs by year, and the wording is unchanged apart from removing references to pictures, audio and video.