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Tuesday, 14 July 2026

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Births (3) Deaths (0) Events (7) Reminders (1)
FR JP US
Miscellaneous Politics & Government Science & Technology
3 Births
7 Events
1 Reminders
11 Total entries

★ Born on this day 3 entries

1912
Woodie Guthrie.
US 114 yrs ago
1913
Gerald R. Ford, 38th President from (1974 - 1976).
US Politics & Government 113 yrs ago
1918
Jay Wright Forrester, invented random-access magnetic core memory.
US Science & Technology 108 yrs ago

► Events on this day 7 entries

1789
The citizens of Paris storm the Bastille prison.
FR 237 yrs ago
1850
First public demonstration of ice made by refrigeration.
US 176 yrs ago
1853
Commodore Perry requests trade relations with the Japanese.
JP 173 yrs ago
1865
The first ascent of the Matterhorn.
US 161 yrs ago
1868
Patent granted for a tape measure enclosed in a circular case.
US Science & Technology 158 yrs ago
1927
First commercial airplane flight in Hawaii.
US 99 yrs ago
1977
Lightning strikes New York City power lines, and leaves the city in total darkness for 25 hours.
US 49 yrs ago

▶ Also today 1 entry

▶Bastille Day -- France.