July 14
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[edit] Events
- 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Philip II of France.
- 1789 - French Revolution: Citizens of Paris storm the Bastille and free seven prisoners.
- 1933 - Germany is placed under the rule of one party: the NSDAP
- 1969 - Football War: After Honduras loses a soccer game against El Salvador, rioting breaks out in Honduras against Salvadoran migrant workers.
[edit] Births
- 1816 - Arthur de Gobineau, French philosopher (d. 1882)
- 1912 - Woody Guthrie, American folk musician (d. 1967)
- 1913 - Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr., 38th President of the United States (d. 2006)
- 1927 - John Chancellor, American television commentator (d. 1996)
- 1934 - John Tyndall, British nationalist politician (d. 2005)
- 1938 - Jerry Rubin, New Left radical (d. 1994)
[edit] Deaths
- 1881 - Billy the Kid, American outlaw (b. 1859?)
- 1904 - Paul Kruger, Boer resistance leader (b. 1824)
- 1965 - Adlai Stevenson, United States Presidential candidate (b. 1900)
