July 14

What happened on July 14 in history

3 events fall on July 14, from 1789 to 2015. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on July 14

  1. 1789

    The storming of the Bastille

    A Paris crowd takes the fortress prison and the French Revolution begins in earnest.

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  2. 1881

    Billy the Kid is killed

    Pat Garrett shoots him in a darkened room at Fort Sumner.

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  3. 2015

    New Horizons reaches Pluto

    The probe flies past after a nine-year journey.