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Santo Domingo.- The events of July 14th July, are marked by important historical events and international celebrations that left their mark on world history. Below, the main events of July 14th July:
- World Chimpanzee Day
- Shark Awareness Day
- World Orca Day
- International Nurses Day
Catholic Saints
- Saint Camillus de Lellis: patron saint of the sick, hospitals, and healthcare personnel.
- Saint Francis Solanus: Spanish Franciscan missionary in South America.
- Saint Optatus of Brescia
National Anniversaries
- 1961: The Council of State is formed after the fall of the Rafael Leónidas Trujillo regime, as part of the democratic transition in the country.
- 1971: The poet, lawyer, and politician Manuel del Cabral dies, considered one of the most important social poets in the country.
- 1999: The Supreme Court of Justice declares the "gag" law (Law 6132), which limited freedom of expression, unconstitutional.
International Anniversaries
- 1789: Storming of the Bastille in Paris, France. This event marks the symbolic beginning of the French Revolution, being one of the most relevant dates in modern history.
- 1790: First official celebration of the Federation Day in France, one year after the Storming of the Bastille.
- 1933: In Germany, all political parties except the Nazi Party are banned.
- 1965: The American spacecraft Mariner 4 sends the first images of Mars taken from space.
- 2015: The Nuclear Agreement with Iran is signed between Iran and six world powers (USA, Russia, China, France, United Kingdom and Germany).
Births
- 1862: Gustav Klimt, Austrian Symbolist painter, key figure of modernism.
- 1913: Gerald Ford, 38th President of the United States.
- 1918: Ingmar Bergman, renowned Swedish film director.
- 1921: Geoffrey Wilkinson, British chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
- 1987: Dan Reynolds, lead singer of the band Imagine Dragons.
Deaths
- 1223: Philip II of France, a king who strengthened royal power and expanded French territory.
- 1881: Billy the Kid, famous outlaw of the Old West, dies shot by Sheriff Pat Garrett.
- 1954: Jacinto Benavente, Spanish playwright and Nobel Prize in Literature in 1922.
- 1970: Luis Emilio Recabarren, pioneer of the Chilean labor movement.
