Palmiro Togliatti, leader of the Italian Communist Party, is shot and wounded near the Italian Parliament. Date: July 14, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 14 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)

Korean War: beginning of the Battle of Taejon. Date: July 14, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 14 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today)

Ferrari take their first Formula One grand prix victory at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Date: July 14, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 14 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)

Rawya Ateya takes her seat in the National Assembly of Egypt, thereby becoming the first female parliamentarian in the Arab world. Date: July 14, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 14 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today)

In the 14 July Revolution in Iraq, the monarchy is overthrown by popular forces led by Abd al-Karim Qasim, who becomes the nation's new leader. Date: July 14, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 14 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today)

Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 1-11 ditches off Polillo Island in the Philippines, killing one person and injuring 44. Date: July 14, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 14 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)

Jane Goodall arrives at the Gombe Stream Reserve in present-day Tanzania to begin her study of chimpanzees in the wild. Date: July 14, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 14 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)

Mariner 4 flyby of Mars takes the first close-up photos of another planet. The photographs take approximately six hours to be transmitted back to Earth. Date: July 14, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 14 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)

Mario Bros. is released in Japan, beginning the popular Super Mario Bros franchise. Date: July 14, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 14 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today)

Rus Flight 9633 crashes during takeoff from Chkalovsky Airport, killing all 10 people on board. Date: July 14, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 14 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)