388 Historic Events for July 14
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| 1794 |
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John G Lockhart, [Scorpion], biographer (Life of Sir Walter Scott)
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| 1798 |
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1st direct federal tax on states-on dwellings, land and slaves
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| 1798 |
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Sedition Act prohibits "false, scandalous and malicious" writing against US govt
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| 1803 |
Death |
Esteban Salas y Castro, composer, dies
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| 1804 |
Birth |
Ludwig A Benedek, Austrian general
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| 1812 |
Death |
Christian G Heyne, German archaeologist, dies at 82
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| 1816 |
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Francisco AG de Miranda, Venezuela freedom fighter, dies at 66
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| 1817 |
Death |
G de Sta‰l, writer, dies at 51
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| 1818 |
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Nathaniel Lyon, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1861
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| 1822 |
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Slave revolt in SC under Denmark Vesey/Peter Poyas
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| 1823 |
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Switzerland signs boundaries for fugitives
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| 1830 |
Death |
Anthony FRE Haersolte, member of Executing Regime, dies at 73
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| 1830 |
Birth |
Richard Henry Jackson, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
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| 1831 |
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William Dwight, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888
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| 1832 |
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Opium exempted from federal tariff duty
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| 1834 |
Birth |
James Abbott McNeill Whistler, artist (Whistler's Mother)
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| 1839 |
Birth |
Edward Sydney Smith, composer
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| 1845 |
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Fire in NYC destroys 1,000 homes and kills many
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| 1845 |
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1st postmasters' provisional stamps issued, NYC
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| 1850 |
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1st public demonstration of ice made by refrigeration
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| 1853 |
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Pres Franklin Pierce opens 1st industrial exposition (NY)
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| 1853 |
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1st US World's fair opens (Crystal Palace NY)
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| 1853 |
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Commodore Perry requests trade relations with Japan
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| 1854 |
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Alexander Alexandrovich Kopilov, composer
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| 1855 |
Birth |
Richard Samuel Hughes, composer
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