Today In History. What Happened This Day In History
A Timeline Of Events That Occurred On This Day In History
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. | |
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Born on July 14 |
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| 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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