On this day: 14 July

Selected events and births on 14 July, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1223 – Louis VIII (seal pictured) began his three-year reign as King of France. Read more: Louis VIII of France List of French monarchs
• 1865 – A seven-man mountaineering team made the first ascent of the Matterhorn, marking the end of the golden age of alpinism. Read more: First ascent of the Matterhorn Golden age of alpinism
• 2003 – Valerie Plame's identity as a CIA operative was leaked to and published by journalist Robert Novak. Read more: Valerie Plame Central Intelligence Agency Plame affair

Born on this day

• 1937 – Yoshirō Mori, Japanese journalist and politician, 55th Prime Minister of Japan Read more: Yoshirō Mori Prime Minister of Japan
• 1941 – Maulana Karenga, American philosopher, author, and activist, created Kwanzaa Read more: Maulana Karenga Kwanzaa
• 1942 – Javier Solana, Spanish physicist and politician, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Read more: Javier Solana List of foreign ministers of Spain
• 1947 – Navin Ramgoolam, Mauritius physician and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Mauritius Read more: Navin Ramgoolam Prime Minister of Mauritius
• 1960 – Anna Bligh, Australian politician, 37th Premier of Queensland Read more: Anna Bligh Premier of Queensland
• 1972 – Steph Bridge, British World Champion kitesurfer Read more: Steph Bridge Kiteboarding
• 1990 – Paulo Muacho, Portuguese politician Read more: Paulo Muacho
• 1994 – Lucas Giolito, American baseball player Read more: Lucas Giolito
• 1995 – Harrison Butker, American football player Read more: Harrison Butker
• 1997 – Neekolul, American internet personality Read more: Neekolul
• 2003 – Haley Winn, American hockey player Read more: Haley Winn
• 2004 – Noah Clowney, American basketball player Read more: Noah Clowney

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / July 14 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.