July 14th Anniversaries

Santo Domingo.- The anniversaries of July 14th are marked by important historical events and international celebrations that left a mark on world history. Below are the main anniversaries for July 14th:

• World Chimpanzee Day
• Shark Awareness Day
• World Orca Day
• International Nursing Assistant Day

Catholic Calendar of Saints

• Saint Camillus de Lellis: patron saint of the sick, hospitals, and healthcare workers.
• Saint Francis Solano: Spanish Franciscan missionary in South America.
• Saint Optatus of Brescia

National Anniversaries

• 1961: The Council of State is formed following the fall of the Rafael Leónidas Trujillo regime, as part of the country’s democratic transition.
• 1971: Poet, lawyer, and politician Manuel del Cabral, considered one of the country’s most important social poets, passes away.
• 1999: The Supreme Court of Justice declares the “gag” law (Law 6132), which limited freedom of expression, unconstitutional.

International Anniversaries

• 1789: Storming of the Bastille in Paris, France. This event marks the symbolic beginning of the French Revolution, being one of the most relevant dates in modern history.
• 1790: First official celebration of the Fête de la Fédération in France, one year after the Storming of the Bastille.
• 1933: In Germany, all political parties, except for the Nazi Party, are banned.
• 1965: The American spacecraft Mariner 4 sends the first images of Mars taken from space.
• 2015: The Iran Nuclear Deal is signed between Iran and six world powers (USA, Russia, China, France, United Kingdom, and Germany).

Births

• 1862: Gustav Klimt, Austrian symbolist painter, key figure of modernism.
• 1913: Gerald Ford, 38th President of the United States.
• 1918: Ingmar Bergman, renowned Swedish film director.
• 1921: Geoffrey Wilkinson, British chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
• 1987: Dan Reynolds, lead singer of the band Imagine Dragons.

Deaths

• 1223: Philip II of France, king who strengthened royal power and expanded French territory.
• 1881: Billy the Kid, famous Old West outlaw, is shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett.
• 1954: Jacinto Benavente, Spanish playwright and Nobel Prize in Literature winner in 1922.
• 1970: Luis Emilio Recabarren, pioneer of the Chilean labor movement.