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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 14 JUILLET

First ascent of the Matterhorn

Année: 1865

The first ascent of the Matterhorn is completed by Edward Whymper and his party, four of whom die on the descent.

World's fair

Année: 1853

Opening of the first major US world's fair, the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in New York City.

Finnish War

Année: 1808

The Finnish War: the Battle of Lapua is fought.

Alien and Sedition Acts

Année: 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.

Chicago Fire of 1874

Année: 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.

Billy the Kid

Année: 1881

American outlaw Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in the Maxwell House at Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

Agustín Lizárraga

Année: 1902

Peruvian explorer and farmer Agustín Lizárraga discovers Machu Picchu, the "Lost City of the Incas".

St Mark's Campanile

Année: 1902

The Campanile in St Mark's Square, Venice collapses, also demolishing the loggetta.

Eight-Nation Alliance

Année: 1900

Armies of the Eight-Nation Alliance capture Tientsin during the Boxer Rebellion.

Priestley Riots

Année: 1791

Beginning of Priestley Riots (to 17 July) in Birmingham targeting Joseph Priestley as a supporter of the French Revolution.

NAISSANCES DU 14 JUILLET

Armand Gaudreault

Année de naissance: 1921

Armand Gaudreault, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2013)

Geoffrey Wilkinson

Année de naissance: 1921

Geoffrey Wilkinson, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1996)

Michel de Beaupuy

Année de naissance: 1755

Michel de Beaupuy, French general (died 1796)

Sixto Durán Ballén

Année de naissance: 1921

Sixto Durán Ballén, American-Ecuadorian architect and politician, 48th President of Ecuador (died 2016)

Käbi Laretei

Année de naissance: 1922

Käbi Laretei, Estonian-Swedish concert pianist (died 2014)

Shankarrao Chavan

Année de naissance: 1920

Shankarrao Chavan, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Finance (died 2004)

Fred Baur

Année de naissance: 1918

Fred Baur, American chemist and founder of Pringles (died 2008)

Gerald Ford

Année de naissance: 1913

Gerald Ford, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 38th President of the United States (died 2006)

Woody Guthrie

Année de naissance: 1912

Woody Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1967)

Jay Wright Forrester

Année de naissance: 1918

Jay Wright Forrester, American computer engineer and systems scientist (died 2016)

DéCèS DU 14 JUILLET

August Neander

Année de décès: 1850

August Neander, German historian and theologian (born 1789)

Edward Vernon Utterson

Année de décès: 1856

Edward Vernon Utterson, English lawyer and historian (born 1775)

Edmond-Charles Genêt

Année de décès: 1834

Edmond-Charles Genêt, French-American diplomat (born 1763)

Augustin-Jean Fresnel

Année de décès: 1827

Augustin-Jean Fresnel, French physicist and engineer, reviver of wave theory of light, inventor of catadioptric lighthouse lens (born 1788)

Germaine de Staël

Année de décès: 1817

Germaine de Staël, French philosopher and author (born 1766)

John Buckley (VC)

Année de décès: 1876

John Buckley, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1813)

Billy the Kid

Année de décès: 1881

William H. Bonney aka Billy the Kid, American gunfighter and outlaw (born 1859 or 1860)

B. Saroja Devi

Année de décès: 2025

B. Saroja Devi, Indian actress (born 1938)

Quentin Roosevelt

Année de décès: 1918

Quentin Roosevelt, American lieutenant and pilot (born 1897)

Marius Petipa

Année de décès: 1910

Marius Petipa, French dancer and choreographer (born 1818)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 14 JUILLET

July 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: July 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Bastille Day

Bastille Day (France and dependencies)

International Non-Binary People's Day

Victoria Days

Victoria Day (Sweden). The birthday of Crown Princess Victoria is an official flag flying day in Sweden.

Boniface of Savoy (bishop)

Christian feast day: Boniface of Savoy

Samson Occom

Christian feast day: Samson Occom (Episcopal Church (United States)

Gaspar de Bono

Christian feast day: Gaspar de Bono

John Keble

Christian feast day: John Keble (Church of England)

Camillus de Lellis

Christian feast day: Camillus of Lellis (Roman Catholic Church, except in the United States)

Deusdedit of Canterbury

Christian feast day: Deusdedit of Canterbury

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