14 July History
- 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.
14 July Birthdays
- 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.