July 14
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Art and culture
- 1789 - French Revolution: Citizens of Paris storm the Bastille and free seven prisoners.
- 1916 - "I want the word where it ends and begins," he cried. "Dada is the heart of words." (That was "The Dada Manifesto," July 14, 1916). ...
- 1995 - The MP3 format was named.
Births
- 1756 - Thomas Rowlandson, an English caricaturist. (d. 1827)
- 1834 - James Abbott McNeill Whistler, American artist (d. 1903)
- 1862 - Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter and graphic artist (d. 1918)
- 1895 - Frank Raymond Leavis, British literary critic (d. 1978)
- 1912 - Northrop Frye, Canadian literary critic (d. 1991)
- 1912 - Woody Guthrie, American folk musician (d. 1967)
- 1918 - Ingmar Bergman, Swedish film and theatre director
- 1950 - Gwen Guthrie, American singer (d. 1999)
Deaths
- 1817 - Anne Louise Germaine de Staël, Swiss author (b. 1766)
- 1859 - Petrus Borel, French writer (b. 1809)
- 1881 - Billy the Kid, American outlaw (b. 1859?)
- 1933 - Raymond Roussel, French writer (b. 1877)
- 1939 - Alphonse Mucha, Czech painter, decorative artist (b. 1860)
- 1986 - Raymond Loewy, American designer (b. 1893)
Notes
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