July 14

Today in History
• 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Philip II
• 1771 - Mission San Antonio de Padua founded in California
• 1789 - Bastille Day-French Revolution begins with the fall of Bastille
• 1798 - 1st direct federal tax on states-on dwellings, land and slaves
• 1845 - Fire in New York City destroys 1,000 homes and kills many
• 1745 - 1st postmasters' provisional stamps issued, New York City
• 1850 - 1st public demonstration of ice made by refrigeration
• 1853 - 1st U.S. World's fair opens, Crystal Palace New York


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• Bastille Day
• Emmeline Pankhurst Day
• Fete de la Federation
• Matariki
• National Motorcycle Day
• National Tape Measure Day
• Pandemonium Day
• Shark Awareness Day

Birthdays
• 1602 - Jules Mazarin, France, cardinal, French 1st Minister, 1642-61
• 1610 - Ferdinand II, monarch of Toscane
• 1721 - John Douglas, Scottish Anglican bishop and man of letters
• 1857 - Frederick Louis Maytag, American businessman, head of Maytag
• 1862 - Florence Bascom, U.S., 1st American woman PhD
• 1865 - Annie Jones, American bearded lady (appeared in P. T. Barnum circus)
• 1885 - Sisavang Vong, King of Laos (1904-59)
• 1913 - Gerald R. Ford, 41st Vice President, 1973-74, 38th President, R-1974-77