07-13-2004, 09:52 PM
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July 14th
1602 ~ Birthday of Jules Mazarin, Statesman and Cardinal.
1789 ~ French Revolution: Parisians stormed the Bastille Prison in Paris and freed seven political prisoners.
1881 ~ Death of Billy the Kid
1904 ~ Birthday of Isaac Bashevis Singer, author
1904 ~ Death of Anton Chekhov - Russian playwright and short story writer.
1913 ~ Birthday of Gerald Ford, American president.
1933 ~ In Germany, all political parties were outlawed except the Nazi Party.
1965 ~ Mariner 4 flyby of Mars.
1965 ~ Death of Adlai Stevenson, US presidential candidate.
2002 ~ During Bastille Day celebrations, Jacques Chirac escaped an assassination attempt.
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