July 14: Day Of The Week
July 14, 2013 is the 195th day of the year 2013 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 170 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is dimanche.
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Here’s the July calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
| July | ||||||
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| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |||
Cancer is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
July 14 Historical Events
- 1769 –An expedition led by Gaspar de Portolà establishes a base in California and sets out to find the Port of Monterey (now Monterey, California).
- 1771 –Foundation of the Mission San Antonio de Padua in modern California by the Franciscan friar Junípero Serra.
- 1789 –French Revolution: citizens of Paris storm the Bastille.
- 1865 –First ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party, four of whom die on the descent.
- 1881 –Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Pat Garrett outside Fort Sumner.
- 1911 –Harry Atwood, an exhibition pilot for the Wright Brothers lands his airplane at the South Lawn of the White House. He is later awarded a Gold medal from President Taft for this feat.
- 1933 –Gleichschaltung: in Germany, all political parties are outlawed except the Nazi Party.
- 1948 –Palmiro Togliatti, leader of the Italian Communist Party, is shot and wounded near the Italian Parliament.
- 1969 –The United States $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 bills are officially withdrawn from circulation.
- 2000 –A powerful solar flare, later named the Bastille Day event, causes a geomagnetic storm on Earth.
Who were born on July 14?
- 1602 –Jules Mazarin, French statesman and cardinal (d. 1661)
- 1889 –Ante Pavelić, Croatian fascist leader (d. 1959)
- 1912 –Northrop Frye, Canadian literary critic (d. 1991)
- 1918 –Arthur Laurents, American playwright, novelist, and director (d. 2011)
- 1937 –Yoshiro Mori, Japanese politician
- 1958 –Robert Jensen, American journalist and activist
- 1961 –Jackie Earle Haley, American actor
- 1969 –José Hernández, Puerto Rican baseball player
- 1974 –David Mitchell, English comedian and actor
- 1975 –Jamey Johnson, American country music artist
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