Historical Events In July - 14

1863  Battle of Falling Waters, MD (Beaver Creek) on July - 14.   

1864  Gold is discovered in Helena, Mont on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history the first ascent of Matterhorn   

1865  On this day in history 1st ascent of Matterhorn   

1865  Annie Jones, Virginia, bearded lady on July - 14.   

1867  Alfred Nobel demonstrates his new invention, dynamite, for the first time on July - 14.   

1868  On July - 14 tape measure enclosed in a circular case patented, AJ Fellows, Ct   

1868  Alvin J Fellows patents tape measure on July - 14.   

1868  Gertrude M L Bell, British archaeologist (Desert & The Sown) on this day in history.   

1869  Owen Wister, US, novelist (Virginian) on July - 14.   

1873  On July - 14 ferdinand David, Dutch violinist/composer, dies at 63   

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

1877  On this day in history general strike brings US railroad to a stand still   

1880  On July - 14 donald Meek, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Stage Fair, Stagecoach)   

1881  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 on July - 14.   

1883  Alexandru Zirra, composer on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history charles Meldrum Daniels, Dayton Oh, swimmer (Olympic-gold-1904, 08)   

1890  Ossip Zadkine, [Zadkin], Russ/French sculptor (Destroyed City) on July - 14.   

1891  On July - 14 john T Smith patents corkboard   

1891  Henry Oscar, London England, actor (Saint in London) on July - 14.   

1893  On this day in history a Charlois discovers asteroid #370 Modestia   

1893  On July - 14 john G Strijdom, premier of South-Africa (1954-58)   

1895  On July - 14 frank Raymond Leavis, British literary critic (Culture & Environment)   

1895  On this day in history alexander Ewing, composer, dies at 65   

1898  On this day in history ivan Triesault, Estonia, actor (Cry of the Werewolf, Black Parachute)   

1901  On this day in history george Tobias, NYC, actor (Abner Kravitz-Bewitched)   

1902  The Campanile in St Mark's Square, Venice collapses, also demolishing the loggetta on this day in history.   

1902  On July - 14 paul Guilfoyle, Jersey City NJ, actor/director (Curiosity Kills)   

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  On July - 14 the birth of Isaac Bashevis Singer, Polish Yiddish author   

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 July - 14.   

1906  Arthur James Bramwell Hutchings, composer on July - 14.   

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

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

1602  On July - 14 birth of jules Mazarin, France, cardinal, French 1st Minister (1642-61)   

1608  On this day in history 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 July - 14 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  Death of Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria on this day in history.   

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  On July - 14 camillus de Lellis, Ital soldier/monastery founder/saint, dies at 64   

1671  Death of Méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (b. 1599) on this day in history.   

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