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July 14th
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Bastille Day (French National Day)
French national holiday commemorating the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, a pivotal moment of the French Revolution.
207 Notable deaths
Anne Golon
French writer.
Born December 17th, 1921 in Toulon. [ref]
Died July 14th, 2017 at 95 years old in Le Chesnay (peritonitis). [ref]
Lord Francis Douglas
British novice mountain climber (1847-1865).
Born February 8th, 1847 in Dumfries.
Died July 14th, 1865 at 18 years old in Matterhorn.
Eric Linden
American actor (1909-1994).
Born September 15th, 1909 in New York City.
Died July 14th, 1994 at 84 years old in Laguna Beach.
Luis Mariano
Spanish operetta singer and actor (1914–1970).
Born August 13th, 1914 in Irun.
Died July 14th, 1970 at 55 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (viral hepatitis). [ref]
Newton Booth
Governor of california (1825-1892).
Born December 30th, 1825 in Salem.
Died July 14th, 1892 at 66 years old in Sacramento.
Theo-Ben Gurirab
Former namibian politician (1938–2018).
Born January 23rd, 1938 in Usakos. [ref]
Died July 14th, 2018 at 80 years old in Windhoek.
Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich
Russian revolutionary (1873-1955).
Born July 10th, 1873 in Moscow.
Died July 14th, 1955 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Spencer Williams
American jazz and popular music composer, pianist, and singer (1889-1965).
Born October 14th, 1889 in New Orleans.
Died July 14th, 1965 at 75 years old in Flushing.
Joseph Taylor Robinson
American politician (1872–1937).
Born August 26th, 1872 in Lonoke.
Died July 14th, 1937 at 64 years old in Washington, D.C..
Mak Dizdar
Bosnian and yugoslav poet (1917–1971).
Born October 17th, 1917 in Stolac.
Died July 14th, 1971 at 53 years old in Sarajevo.
Polad Hashimov
National hero of the republic of azerbaijan.
Born January 2nd, 1975 in Vandam.
Died July 14th, 2020 at 45 years old in Tovuz District.
Tom Rolf
Swedish film editor (1931-2014).
Born December 31st, 1931 in Stockholm.
Died July 14th, 2014 at 82 years old in Saint-Calais (surgical complications).
Maria Zambaco
British artist and model of greek descent (1843-1914).
Born April 29th, 1843 in London.
Died July 14th, 1914 at 71 years old in Paris.
Tolulope Arotile
Nigerian combat helicopter pilot.
Born December 13th, 1995 in Kaduna. [ref]
Died July 14th, 2020 at 24 years old in Kaduna.
Walter Baldwin Spencer
English-australian biologist and anthropologist. (1860–1929).
Born June 23rd, 1860 in Stretford.
Died July 14th, 1929 at 69 years old in Navarino Island.
Robert Jungk
Austrian publicist and writer (1913–1994).
Born May 11th, 1913 in Berlin.
Died July 14th, 1994 at 81 years old in Salzburg.
Kathrine Taylor
American writer (1903–1997).
Born August 19th, 1903 in Portland.
Died July 14th, 1997 at 93 years old in Hennepin County.
Zutty Singleton
American jazz drummer (1898-1975).
Born May 14th, 1898 in Bunkie.
Died July 14th, 1975 at 77 years old in New York City.
Albert Eschenmoser
Swiss chemist (1925–2023).
Born August 5th, 1925 in Erstfeld.
Died July 14th, 2023 at 97 years old in Küsnacht. [ref]
Viktor Zhdanov
Virologist (1914-1987).
Born February 14th, 1914 in Sviatohorivka.
Died July 14th, 1987 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Martin Munkácsi
Hungarian photographer (1896–1963).
Born May 18th, 1896 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died July 14th, 1963 at 67 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Constance Stokes
Australian painter (1906-1991).
Born February 20th, 1906 in Miram.
Died July 14th, 1991 at 85 years old in Melbourne.
Olavi Virta
Finnish singer and actor (1915–1972).
Born February 27th, 1915 in Sysmä. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1972 at 57 years old in Tampere.
Octave Lapize
French racing cyclist (1887–1917).
Born October 24th, 1887 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1917 at 29 years old in Toul. [ref]
Michel Croz
French mountain climber and guide (1830–1865).
Born April 22nd, 1830 in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.
Died July 14th, 1865 at 35 years old in Matterhorn.
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius