14 July in history

6 events that happened on 14 July, from 1223 to 1958.

  1. ✦ Anniversary of the day

    1223 CE 803 years ago

    Louis VIII becomes King of France on Philip Augustus's death

    Philip II died at Mantes and his son Louis VIII succeeded him. In a reign of just three years Louis took Poitou from the English and led a royal crusade against the Cathars of the south.

  2. 1789 CE 237 years ago

    Parisians storm the Bastille

    Crowds seeking gunpowder stormed the Bastille fortress, which held just seven prisoners. Its fall became the symbol of the French Revolution, and 14 July is France's national day.

  3. 1798 CE 228 years ago

    John Adams signs the Sedition Act

    The Sedition Act made it a crime to publish 'false, scandalous and malicious' writing against the US government. It was used to prosecute Republican editors and helped Jefferson win the 1800 election.

  4. 1865 CE 161 years ago

    Edward Whymper's party makes the first ascent of the Matterhorn

    A seven-man team led by Edward Whymper reached the summit of the Matterhorn. On the descent a rope broke and four men fell to their deaths, a tragedy that shocked Victorian Britain.

  5. 1933 CE 93 years ago

    Nazi Germany becomes a one-party state

    The Law against the Formation of New Parties declared the Nazi Party the only legal party in Germany. Less than six months after Hitler became chancellor, organised political opposition had been outlawed.

  6. 1958 CE 68 years ago

    Iraqi army officers overthrow the Hashemite monarchy

    Officers led by Brigadier Abd al-Karim Qasim seized Baghdad and killed King Faisal II and members of the royal family. The coup ended the British-backed monarchy and made Iraq a republic.

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