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Tuesday, 14 July 2015

Today In History [14th July, 2015]

A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.

Today in History
July 14

1223           In France, Louis VIII succeeds his father, Philip Augustus.
1430           Joan of Arc, taken prisoner by the Burgundians in May, is handed over to Pierre Cauchon, the bishop of Beauvais.
1456           Hungarians defeat the Ottomans at the Battle of Belgrade, in present-day Yugoslavia.
1536           France and Portugal sign the Treaty of Lyons, aligning themselves against Spain.
1789           The Bastille, a fortress in Paris used to hold political prisoners, is stormed by a mob.
1798           The Sedition Act is passed by the U.S. Congress.
1864           At Harrisburg, Mississippi, Federal troops under General Andrew Jackson Smith repulse an attack by General Nathan Bedford Forrest.
1900           European Allies retake Tientsin, China, from the rebelling Boxers.
1933           Nazi Germany promulgates the Law for the Protection of Hereditary Health–the begining of the Euthanasia program.
1940           A force of German bombers attacks Suez, Egypt, from bases in Crete.
1941           Vichy French Foreign Legionaries sign an armistice in Damascus, allowing them to join the Free French Foreign Legion.
1945           American battleships and cruisers bombard the Japanese home islands for the first time.
1951           The George Washington Carver National Monument in Joplin, Missouri becomes the first national park honoring an African American.
1964           The United States sends 600 more troops to Vietnam.

Born on July 14
1858           Emmeline Pankhurst, founder of the Women’s Social and Political Union.
1860           Owen Wister, novelist (The Virginian).
1903           Irving Stone, biographical novelist.
1904           Isaac Singer, Polish-born American writer.
1912           Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie, American folk singer.
1913           Gerald Ford, 38th President of the United States (1974-1977).
1916           Natalia Ginzberg, Italian novelist (The Dry Heat, Family Sayings).
1918           Ingmar Bergman, Swedish film director (The Seventh Seal, Fanny and Alexander).
1918           Arthur Laurents, writer and librettist.

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