Daily Calendar for Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Born
- Frederick Louis Maytag (manufacturer) –
- Woody Guthrie (folk singer) –
- Gerald Ford (38th U.S. president) –
- Ingmar Bergman (director) –
- Polly Bergen (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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