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14 July 2031
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2016 - A man deliberately drove a truck into crowds in Nice, France, resulting in 86 deaths.2016 Islamist terrorist attack in France
Anniversary
2014 - Lightning strikes started four fires in the Methow Valley in the U.S. state of Washington, collectively known as the Carlton Complex Fire.River in Washington, United States
Anniversary
2003 - Valerie Plame's identity as a CIA operative was leaked to and published by journalist Robert Novak.American writer, spy novelist and former CIA officer (born 1963)
Anniversary
1987 - More than 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain fell in a two-and-a-half-hour period in parts of Montreal, causing severe flooding.Floods in Montreal, Canada in 1987
Anniversary
1960 - Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 1-11 ditched off Polillo Island in the Philippines, killing one person and injuring 44 others.1960 aviation accident
Historical events
History
2019 - A GippsAero GA8 Airvan crashes in Umeå, Sweden, killing all nine aboard.Single engine shoulder-wing utility aircraft
History
2016 - A man ploughs a truck into a Bastille Day celebration in Nice, France, killing 86 people and injuring another 434 before being shot by police.2016 Islamist terrorist attack in France
History
2015 - NASA's New Horizons probe performs the first flyby of Pluto, and thus completes the initial survey of the Solar System.American space and aeronautics agency
History
2013 - Dedication of the statue of Rachel Carson, a sculpture of the environmentalist, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.Monument in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States
History
2002 - French president Jacques Chirac escapes an assassination attempt from Maxime Brunerie during a Bastille Day parade at Champs-Élysées.President of France from 1995 to 2007
History
2001 - Australian criminal Bradley John Murdoch murders British tourist Peter Falconio and abducts his girlfriend in the Northern Territory.Australian murderer (1958–2025)
History
2001 - Rus Flight 9633 crashes during takeoff from Chkalovsky Airport, killing all 10 people on board.2001 aviation accident in Russia
History
1983 - Mario Bros. is released in Japan, beginning the popular Super Mario Bros franchise.1983 video game
History
1965 - 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.First successful NASA mission to Mars (1964–1967)
History
1960 - Jane Goodall arrives at the Gombe Stream Reserve in present-day Tanzania to begin her study of chimpanzees in the wild.English zoologist (1934–2025)
Notable births
Born
2004 - Noah Clowney, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 2004)
Born
2003 - Haley Winn, American hockey playerAmerican ice hockey player (born 2003)
Born
1997 - Neekolul, American internet personalityAmerican content creator (born 1997)
Born
1995 - Harrison Butker, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1995)
Born
1995 - Kim In-hyeok, South Korean volleyball player (died 2022)South Korean volleyball player (1995–2022)
Born
1994 - Lucas Giolito, American baseball playerAmerican baseball player (born 1994)
Born
1988 - Conor McGregor, Irish mixed martial artistIrish mixed martial artist (born 1988)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Andrea Gibson, American poet and activist (born 1975)American poet and activist (1975–2025)
Died
2025 - John MacArthur, American evangelical preacher (born 1939)American evangelical preacher (1939–2025)
Died
2025 - Fauja Singh, British-Indian centenarian marathon runnerBritish-Indian marathon runner
Died
2024 - Jacoby Jones, American football player (born 1984)American football player (1984–2024)
Died
2022 - Ivana Trump, Czech-American socialite and model (born 1949)Ex-wife of Donald Trump (1949–2022)
Died
2020 - Rosa, Spanish-born cow on French television (born 2001)Cow participating in a TV game show
Died
2017 - Maryam Mirzakhani, Iranian mathematician (born 1977)Iranian mathematician (1977–2017)
Sky
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
27.5% illuminated
Lunar age: 24.3 days
Sun zodiac
Cancer
21.88 degrees
Constellation: Gemini
Moon zodiac
Taurus
26.51 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.