Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/July 14

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 * 1789 – The Bastille, a fortress and prison in Paris, was stormed by a crowd during the flashpoint of the French Revolution.
 * 1798 – The Sedition Act became law, making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the U.S. government.
 * 1881 – While on the run from a death sentence, American outlaw Billy the Kid was shot and killed by Sherriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.
 * 1902 – The medieval St Mark's Campanile in Venice collapsed, also demolishing the Loggetta del Sansovino.
 * 1916 – The Battle of Delville Wood began as an action within the Battle of the Somme, lasting until 3 September 1916.
 * 1960 – Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 1-11 ditched off Polillo Island in the Philippines, killing one person and injuring 44.
 * 1987 – More than 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain fell in a two-and-a-half-hour period in parts of Montreal, causing severe flooding.
 * 2016 – A man deliberately drove a truck into crowds in Nice, France, resulting in 86 deaths.


 * Born/died: Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester|d|1262| James O'Hara, 2nd Baron Tyrawley |d|1774| Arthur de Gobineau |b|1816| Georgiana Hill |b|1825| Edward White Benson |b|1829| Estella Hijmans-Hertzveld|b|1837| Kate M. Gordon |b|1861| Juliette Wytsman |b|1866| Roy Inwood |b|1890| Paul Kruger|d|1904| Mihran Kassabian|d|1910| William Hanna |b|1910| Sixto Durán Ballén |b|1921|Alphonse Mucha |d|1939| Herbert Maryon |d|1965| Harry Atwood |d|1967| Howard Webb |b|1971| Samir Handanović|b|1984| Constance Stokes |d|1991| César Tovar |d|1994| Maryam Mirzakhani|d|2017|

July 14: Bastille Day in France (1789); Festino di Santa Rosalia begins in Palermo, Italy


 * 1791 – The Priestley Riots, targeting religious dissenters such as Joseph Priestley, began in Birmingham, England.
 * 1874 – A fire destroyed 812 structures and killed 20 people in Chicago, leading to reforms in the city's fire-prevention and firefighting efforts.
 * 1902 – An expedition led by Peruvian explorer and farmer Agustín Lizárraga discovered the Incan city of Machu Picchu (pictured).
 * 1950 – Korean War: North Korean troops began attacking the headquarters of the American 24th Infantry Division in present-day Daejeon, South Korea.
 * 2003 – Valerie Plame's identity as a CIA operative was leaked to and published by journalist Robert Novak.