July 14

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2024 Daily Holidays that fall on July 14, include:

• Barn Day - July 14, 2024 (Second Sunday in July)
• Bastille Day 
• International Nude Day 
• National Grand Marnier Day 
• National Macaroni and Cheese Day 
• National Tape Measure Day 
  
• Pandemonium Day
• Shark Awareness Day 
• Victims of the Nice, France Attack Day 

2024 Weekly Holidays that include July 14, are:

• Air Conditioning Appreciation Days - July 3 - August 15
• Captive Nations Week - July 14-20, 2024 (Third Week in July)
• Creative Maladjustment Week - July 7-14 
  
• Dog Days of Summer - July 3 - August 11
• Every Body Deserves a Massage Week - July 14-20, 2024 (Third Full Week in July)
• National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee Week - July 7-14, 2024 (8 Day Starting the First Sunday in July) (In Australia)
  
• Nude Recreation Weekend - July 8-14, 2024
  
• Sports Cliche Week - July 14-20, 2024 (Week of Major League Baseball All Stars Game)

2024 Monthly Holidays that include July 14, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our July Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of July.

NOTE:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
2. If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• Tour de France - June 29 - July 21, 2024 - this is the world's most high profile bicycle race.
• Wimbledon - July 1-14, 2024 held at the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club in Southwest London, England.

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for July 14 is Cancer.

Birth Flower of the Month

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for July is:

• Rubies which are said to guarantee health, wisdom, wealth, and success in love

Famous Birthdays

• 1903 - Irving Stone, American author (Love is Eternal) (d. 1989)
• 1910 - William Hanna, American animator who co-founded Hanna-Barbera (Tom and Jerry, Scooby Doo) (d. 2001)
• 1913 - Gerald Ford, American lawyer and politician who was the 41st US Vice President from 1973-74 and the 38th US President from 1974-77 (d. 2006)
• 1918 - Ingmar Bergman, Swedish director, producer and screenwriter (Cries & Whispers) (d. 2007)
• 1930 - Polly Bergen, American actress and singer (Winds of War, The Helen Morgan Story) (d. 2014)
• 1952 - Franklin Graham, American evangelist and missionary, son of Billy Graham
• 1955 - L. Brent Bozell III, American journalist, author, and activist who founded the Media Research Center

Famous Deaths

• 1881 - Billy the Kid, American outlaw (b. 1859)
• 2005 - Cicely Saunders, English nurse and physician who found the first modern hospice
• 2022 - Ivana Trump, Czech-American businesswoman, model and first wife of President Donald Trump (b. 1949)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1966 - Brigitte Bardot, French actress and model, married Gunter Sachs
• 1994 - Sarah Armstrong-Jones, daughter of Princess Margaret marries artist and actor Daniel Chatto in London
• 2007 - Actor Jerry O'Connell marries actress and model, Rebecca Romijn

Quote of the Day

Every single one of us wakes up each day with the freedom to be who we want to be. We can be nice or mean, we can be positive or negative, we can be happy, or unhappy.  It's up to us! Wake up and BE AMAZING!

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

Developing great pregnancy nutrition if you are pregnant or trying to be is a must! Eat for health, because foods that you eat go directly to your developing baby. Great prenatal nutrition will allow you the greatest chance to deliver a healthy baby!

Exercise for health, because exercise will help you to sleep better, reduce stress, be better prepared for the delivery, give you more energy, and help your body stay in the best shape. You may be gaining weight, but you want to be healthy and look good!

Find out tips to help practice great pregnancy nutrition from Kerry's Healthy Diet Habits website!

This Day in History

• 1223 - After the death of his father, Philip II, Louis VIII becomes King of France
• 1789 - The French Revolution begins when the citizens of Paris storm the Bastille
• 1798 - The Sedition Act becomes law in the US and prohibits false, scandalous and malicious statements against the U.S. Government
• 1853- The first major US world's fair opens, the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in NYC
• 1874 - The Chicago Fire of 1874 burns 47 acres of the city, killing 20 and destroying 812 buildings
• 1881 - Pat Garrett shoots and kills Billy the Kid outside Fort Sumner
• 1933 - In Germany, all political parties are outlawed except for the Nazi Party (NSDAP)
• 1960 - Jane Goodall starts her study of chimpanzees in the wild at Gombe Stream Reserve
• 1969 - The U.S. $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 currency bills are withdrawn from circulation
• 1976 - Canada abolishes capital punishment
• 2000 - A powerful solar flare causes a geomagnetic storm on earth
• 2002 - Jacques Chirac, the French President escapes an assassination attempt during the Bastille Day celebrations
• 2016 - During the Bastille Day celebration in Nice, France, a man drives a truck through the crowd killing 86 people and injuring 434 before he is shot by the police

This Day in Music

• 1964 - The Rolling Stones have their first #1 hit in the UK with their cover of Bobby Womack's, It's All Over Now
• 1967 - The Who tour in America, playing the first of 55 dates with Herman's Hermits
• 1979 - Bad Girls by Donna Summer hits #1 in America
• 1984 - Eddie Van Halen joins Michael Jackson on stage to play his guitar solo from Beat It
• 1993 - The US Postal Service introduces four new stamps honoring classic Broadway musicals: Oklahoma, Show Boat, My Fair Lady, Porgy and Bess

This Day in Sports

• 1865 - The first ascent of the Matterhorn is attempted by Edward Whymper and party, four die on the descent off the mountain
• 1969 - After Honduras loses a soccer match against El Salvador, riots break out in Honduras against Salvadoran migrant workers
• 2009 - AL wins 4-3 at the 80th All Star Baseball Game at Busch Stadium, St Louis

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!