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Daily Calendar for Sunday, July 14, 2013

Born

  • Frederick Louis Maytag (manufacturer) –
  • Woody Guthrie (folk singer) –
  • Gerald Ford (38th U.S. president) –
  • Ingmar Bergman (director) –
  • Polly Bergen (actress) –
  • Jane Lynch (actress) –
  • Matthew Fox (actor) –
  • Robin Ventura (baseball player) –
  • Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden –
  • Sean Flynn-Amir (actor) –

Died

  • Adlai E. Stevenson Jr. (politician) –
  • Joaquin Balaguer (Latin American politician) –
  • Nin (cat who served as the Mount Washington Observatory’s mascot for a dozen years) –

Events

  • Louis VIII became King of France upon the death of his father–
  • The Priestley Riots took place in Birmingham, England–
  • The first World’s Fair to be held in the United States opened in New York City–
  • Gold discovered in Last Chance Gulch (Helena), Montana–
  • First ascent of the Matterhorn was completed by Englishman Edward Whymper–
  • Enclosed tape measure that holds its place patented–
  • John Smith patented a pure corkboard–
  • In Germany, the Nazi party declared themselves the only political party–
  • Mariner 4 delivered close-up photos of Mars–
  • The International Olympic Committee voted for China to be the host of the 2008 Olympics for the first time–
  • Kelly Ayotte became New Hampshire’s first female attorney general–
  • In the Seaport district of Boston, Massachusetts, a 75-foot pile of snow from the winter of 2014-2015 completely melted–
  • A human chain (a line of people holding hands) rescued a swimmer caught in a rip current in Panama City Beach, Florida–

Weather

  • Orogrande, New Mexico, had a high temperature of 116 degrees F–
  • 113 degrees F in Sac City, Iowa–
  • In Trinidad, Colorado, 100 soldiers were injured by flying debris and collapsed tents as winds gusted out of control during a thunderstorm–
  • In the Seaport district of Boston, Massachusetts, a 75-foot pile of snow from the winter of 2014-2015 completely melted–

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