On This Day: 14 July

14 July in Indian history

• 1942In the Wardha session of Congress, the "Quit India" resolution is approved, authorising Mahatma Gandhi to campaign for India's independence from Britain.India

14 July in world history

• 2015NASA's New Horizons probe performs the first flyby of Pluto, and thus completes the initial survey of the Solar System.
• 2003Valerie Plame's identity as a CIA operative was leaked to and published by journalist Robert Novak.
• 1965Mariner 4 flyby of Mars takes the first close-up photos of another planet. The photographs take approximately six hours to be transmitted back to Earth.
• 1960Jane Goodall arrives at the Gombe Stream Reserve in present-day Tanzania to begin her study of chimpanzees in the wild.
• 1951Ferrari take their first Formula One grand prix victory at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
• 1950Korean War: North Korean troops began attacking the headquarters of the American 24th Infantry Division in present-day Daejeon, South Korea.
• 1948Palmiro Togliatti, leader of the Italian Communist Party, is shot and wounded near the Italian Parliament.
• 1933In a decree called the Gleichschaltung, Adolf Hitler abolishes all German political parties except the Nazis.
• 1916The Battle of Delville Wood began as an action within the Battle of the Somme, lasting until 3 September 1916.
• 1915Beginning of the McMahon–Hussein Correspondence between Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca and the British official Henry McMahon concerning the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire.
• 1911Harry Atwood, an exhibition pilot for the Wright brothers, is greeted by president William Howard Taft after he lands his aeroplane on the South Lawn of the White House, having flown from Boston.
• 1900Armies of the Eight-Nation Alliance capture Tientsin during the Boxer Rebellion.
• 1865A seven-man mountaineering team made the first ascent of the Matterhorn, marking the end of the golden age of alpinism.
• 1798The Sedition Act became law, making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the U.S. federal government.
• 1791The Priestley Riots, targeting religious dissenters such as Joseph Priestley, began in Birmingham, England.
• 1789The Bastille, a fortress and prison in Paris, was stormed by a crowd during the flashpoint of the French Revolution.
• 1223Louis VIII began his three-year reign as King of France.

Born on 14 July

• 1960Angélique Kidjo, Beninese singer-songwriter, activist and actress
• 1920Shankarrao Chavan, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Finance (died 2004)India
• 1897Plaek Phibunsongkhram, Thai military officer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Thailand (died 1964)
• 1893Garimella Satyanarayana, Indian poet and author (died 1952)India
• 1868Gertrude Bell, English archaeologist and political officer (died 1926)
• 1785Mordecai Manuel Noah, American journalist, playwright, and diplomat (died 1851)

Died on 14 July

• 2025B. Saroja Devi, Indian actress (born 1938)India
• 1967Tudor Arghezi, Romanian author and poet (born 1880)
• 1936Dhan Gopal Mukerji, Indian-American author and scholar (born 1890)India
• 1834Edmond-Charles Genêt, French-American diplomat (born 1763)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 14 July in history?

2015: NASA's New Horizons probe performs the first flyby of Pluto, and thus completes the initial survey of the Solar System. 2003: Valerie Plame's identity as a CIA operative was leaked to and published by journalist Robert Novak. 1965: Mariner 4 flyby of Mars takes the first close-up photos of another planet. The photographs take approximately six hours to be transmitted back to Earth. 1960: Jane Goodall arrives at the Gombe Stream Reserve in present-day Tanzania to begin her study of chimpanzees in the wild.

What happened on 14 July in Indian history?

1942: In the Wardha session of Congress, the "Quit India" resolution is approved, authorising Mahatma Gandhi to campaign for India's independence from Britain.

Which famous people were born on 14 July?

Angélique Kidjo, Beninese singer-songwriter, activist and actress (1960); Shankarrao Chavan, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Finance (died 2004) (1920); Plaek Phibunsongkhram, Thai military officer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Thailand (died 1964) (1897); Garimella Satyanarayana, Indian poet and author (died 1952) (1893).

Which day is observed on 14 July?

Bastille Day (France and dependencies); International Non-Binary People's Day; Republic Day (Iraq); Victoria Day (Sweden). The birthday of Crown Princess Victoria is an official flag flying day in Sweden.; North Korean Defectors' Day (in South Korea).