Historical Events In July - 14

1863  On this day in history battle of Falling Waters, MD (Beaver Creek)  

1864  Gold is discovered in Helena, Mont on July - 14.  

1865  On this day in history the first ascent of Matterhorn  

1865  1st ascent of Matterhorn on July - 14.  

1865  On this day in history annie Jones, Virginia, bearded lady  

1867  Alfred Nobel demonstrates his new invention, dynamite, for the first time on this day in history.  

1868  Tape measure enclosed in a circular case patented, AJ Fellows, Ct on this day in history.  

1868  On July - 14 alvin J Fellows patents tape measure  

1868  On July - 14 gertrude M L Bell, British archaeologist (Desert & The Sown)  

1869  Owen Wister, US, novelist (Virginian) on this day in history.  

1873  On this day in history ferdinand David, Dutch violinist/composer, dies at 63  

1874  On July - 14 'Abbas Hilmi II, last khedive (Ottoman viceroy) of Egypt (1892-1914)  

1877  General strike brings US railroad to a stand still on this day in history.  

1880  Donald Meek, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Stage Fair, Stagecoach) on this day in history.  

1881  On July - 14 on a ranch near old Fort Sumner, New Mexico, the infamous Western outlaw known as "Billy the Kid" was shot to death by Pat Garrett, the sheriff of Lincoln County  

1883  On this day in history alexandru Zirra, composer  

1884  On July - 14 charles Meldrum Daniels, Dayton Oh, swimmer (Olympic-gold-1904, 08)  

1890  On July - 14 ossip Zadkine, [Zadkin], Russ/French sculptor (Destroyed City)  

1891  On July - 14 john T Smith patents corkboard  

1891  Henry Oscar, London England, actor (Saint in London) on this day in history.  

1893  A Charlois discovers asteroid #370 Modestia on this day in history.  

1893  On this day in history john G Strijdom, premier of South-Africa (1954-58)  

1895  Frank Raymond Leavis, British literary critic (Culture & Environment) on this day in history.  

1895  Alexander Ewing, composer, dies at 65 on July - 14.  

1898  Ivan Triesault, Estonia, actor (Cry of the Werewolf, Black Parachute) on July - 14.  

1901  George Tobias, NYC, actor (Abner Kravitz-Bewitched) on this day in history.  

1902  The Campanile in St Mark's Square, Venice collapses, also demolishing the loggetta on July - 14.  

1902  Paul Guilfoyle, Jersey City NJ, actor/director (Curiosity Kills) on July - 14.  

1902  On this day in history mark M Antokolski, Russian/French sculptor, dies at 58  

1903  On this day in history irving Stone, US, author (Love is Eternal, Lust for Life)  

1904  The birth of Isaac Bashevis Singer, Polish Yiddish author on this day in history.  

1904  On July - 14 isaac Bashevis Singer, Poland, Yiddish novelist (Enemies-Nobel 1978)  

1904  S J Paul Kruger, general/pres South-Africa (1883-1904), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1906  On July - 14 arthur James Bramwell Hutchings, composer  

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1454  Poliziano, Florentine humanist (d. 1494) was born on July - 14.  

1486  On this day in history birth of andrea del Sarto, Italy, painter (Recollets)  

1602  Jules Mazarin, France, cardinal, French 1st Minister (1642-61) was born on July - 14.  

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

1610  Ferdinand II, monarch of Toscane was born on July - 14.  

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 July - 14.  

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

0664  On this day in history death of deusdedit of Canterbury, Archbishop of Canterbury  

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  Jacob de Voragine, Italian bishop/writer (Golden Legend), dies on July - 14.  

1575  On July - 14 death of richard Taverner, English Bible translator  

1614  On this day in history camillus de Lellis, Ital soldier/monastery founder/saint, dies at 64  

1671  Death of Méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (b. 1599) on July - 14.  

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