Historical Events In July - 14

1927  1st commercial airplane flight in Hawaii on this day in history.   

1927  On July - 14 john William Chancellor, Chicago Ill, news anchor (NBC, VOA)   

1928  On July - 14 elizabeth Jane Lloyd, artist/teacher   

1929  George Alan Dawson, jazz drummer/teacher on July - 14.   

1930  On July - 14 w H Ashley, cricketer (Test S Africa, 7 wkts), dies   

1932  On this day in history belgian Chamber rules Dutch language for education of Flanders   

1933  On July - 14 east European Jewish immigrants are stripped of German citizenship.   

1933  Germany began mandatory sterilization of those with hereditary illness on July - 14.   

1934  On July - 14 116ø F (47ø C), Orogrande, New Mexico (state record)   

1934  C Jackson discovers asteroids #1325 Inanda & #1326 Losaka on this day in history.   

1934  NY Times erronously declares Ruth 700 HR record to stand for all time on July - 14.   

1934  On this day in history 116°F (47°C), Orogrande NM (state record, broken on June 27, 1994)   

1936  116ø F (47ø C), Collegeville, Indiana (state record) on this day in history.   

1936  1 million demonstrate to support French People's Front govt on this day in history.   

1938  Mussolini publishes anti-Jewish/African manifest on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history robert Poore, cricketer (3 Tests for S Africa in 1895-96 series), dies   

1940  Due to beanball wars, Spalding advertises batting helmet with earflaps on July - 14.   

1940  On this day in history bill Howell, cricketer (18 Tests for Aust 1898-1905), dies   

1941  6,000 Lithuanian Jews are exterminated at Viszalsyan Camp on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history captain Charles Hazlitt UPHAM 20 th NZ Battalion, won the second of two Victoria Crosses in Egypt   

1942  On July - 14 1st transport of Amsterdam Jews to Westerbork   

1942  On this day in history neel [Cornelia H] Doff, Neth/French/Belgian painter's model, dies   

1943  Johannes F "Frits" Bakker Sr, actor, dies at 74% on July - 14.   

1944  Attempt to liberate prisoners in Amsterdam fails, John Post arrested on July - 14.   

1945  On July - 14 battleship USS South Dakota is 1st US ship to bombard Japan   

1946  On July - 14 dr Ben Spock's "Common Sense Book of Baby & Child Care" published   

1947  C A Wirtanen discovers asteroid #1747 Wright on this day in history.   

1948  On July - 14 israel bombs Cairo   

1948  Palmiro Togliatti, Italy's CPI chairman, assassinated on this day in history.   

1949  USSR explodes their 1st atom bomb on July - 14.   

1949  Frank Hearne, cricketer (2 Tests for England, 4 Tests for S Afr), dies on this day in history.   

1950  On July - 14 rE Wayne awarded first Distinguished Flying Cross in Korea   

1950  RE Wayne awarded 1st Distinguished Flying Cross in Korea on this day in history.   

1951  Citation becomes first horse to win $1,000,000 in races on this day in history.   

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1454  Poliziano, Florentine humanist (d. 1494) was born on this day in history.   

1486  Andrea del Sarto, Italy, painter (Recollets) was born on July - 14.   

1602  Jules Mazarin, France, cardinal, French 1st Minister (1642-61) was born on this day in history.   

1608  On July - 14 birth of george Goring, Lord Goring, English royalist soldier (d. 1657)   

1610  On this day in history birth of ferdinand II, monarch of Toscane   

1610  On this day in history birth of ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1670)   

1634  Pasquier Quesnel, French Jansenist theologian (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.   

1671  On this day in history birth of jacques D'Allonville, French astronomer and mathematician (d. 1732)   

0664  Death of Deusdedit of Canterbury, Archbishop of Canterbury on July - 14.   

0937  On this day in history death of arnulf, Duke of Bavaria   

1223  On July - 14 philippe II Augustus, King of France (1180-1223), dies at 57   

1298  On this day in history jacob de Voragine, Italian bishop/writer (Golden Legend), dies   

1575  Death of Richard Taverner, English Bible translator on this day in history.   

1614  Camillus de Lellis, Ital soldier/monastery founder/saint, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1671  On this day in history death of méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (b. 1599)   

1711  Death of Johan Willem Friso, Prince of Orange/(Nassau-Dietz), drowns at 23 on July - 14.