Historical Events In July - 14
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1951 On July - 14 the first color telecast of a sporting event (CBS-horse race)
1951 "Courtin' Time" closes at National Theater NYC after 37 performances on July - 14.
1951 On this day in history sammy Jones, cricketer (last survivor of the 1882 Oval Test), dies
1952 On July - 14 sS United States crosses Atlantic in 84:12 (record westward)
1953 On July - 14 the first natl monument dedicated to a Negro-George Washington Carver
1953 On this day in history 1st Natl monument dedicated to a Negro-George Washington Carver
1954 117ø F (47ø C), East St. Louis, Illinois (state record) on this day in history.
1954 118ø F (48ø C), Warsaw & Union, Missouri (state record) on July - 14.
1954 On this day in history 117°F (47°C), East St Louis, Illinois (state record)
1954 Jacinto Benavente y Martinez, Spanish playwright, dies at 87 on July - 14.
1955 2 killed, many dazed when lightning strikes Ascott racetrack, England on July - 14.
1956 Boston Red Sox Mel Parnell no-hits Chicago White Sox, 4-0 on this day in history.
1956 On this day in history jaroslav Ridky, composer, dies at 58
1957 On this day in history soviet steamer "Eshghbad" sinks in Caspian Sea, drowning 270
1958 On July - 14 iraq becomes a republic after the assassination of King Faisal
1958 On this day in history iraqi army overthrows monarchy; republic replaces Hashemite dynasty
1958 On this day in history iraqi monarchy overthrown by Arab nationalists
1958 On July - 14 king Faisal II PM of Iraq, assassinated at Baghdad
1958 On July - 14 general Abdul K Kassem forms a military govt in Iraq
1958 On this day in history abdoel Illah, crown prince of Iraq, murdered
1959 On this day in history the first atomic powered cruiser, the Long Beach, Quincy Mass
1959 1st atomic powered cruiser, Long Beach, Quincy Mass on July - 14.
1959 On July - 14 grock, [Adrien Wettach], Swiss clown/circus director, dies at 79
1960 On July - 14 fire raging through a Guatemala City, Guatemala insane asylum kills 225, severly injuring 300
1960 On this day in history barbara Romack wins LPGA Leesburg Pro-Am Golf Tournament
1961 On this day in history astro's Eddie Matthews hits HR #500
1962 Borehole for Mont Blanc-tunnel finished on July - 14.
1965 On this day in history uS Mariner IV, first Mars probe, passes at 6,100 miles (9,800 km)
1965 Adlai Stevenson, US amb to UN/pres candidate (D, 1952, 56), dies on July - 14.
1966 On this day in history in Chicago, Illinois, eight student nurses were killed in what was called the"crime of the century." Gloria Davy, Patricia Matusek, Nina Schmale, Pamela Wilkening, Suzanne Farris, Mary Ann Jordan, Merlita Gargullo, and Valentina Paison--all nursing students at the South Chicago Community Hospital--were strangled or stabbed to death by Richard Spec
1966 On this day in history richard Speck rapes & kills 8 nurses in a Chicago dormitory
1967 Surveyor 4 launched to Moon; explodes just before landing on July - 14.
1968 On July - 14 brave Hank Aaron hits his 500th HR off SF Giant Mike McCormick
1968 Westbrook Van Voorhis announcer (March of Time), dies at 64 on this day in history.
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