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The withering assault on the neighborhood of Shejaiya, and the death of 87 Palestinians and 13 Israeli soldiers and officers, appeared to shake the international community.
World leaders expressed a growing outrage over pro-Russian rebels’ refusal to cede authority over the site where the downed jet’s debris is scattered.
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland won his first British Open by two strokes after holding off a robust challenge from Sergio García and Rickie Fowler at Royal Liverpool.
Marguerite Derricks, a Hollywood choreographer known for “Austin Powers” and “Showgirls,” among many other movies and TV shows, brings her skills to the Off Broadway “Heathers.”
The Mana Contemporary arts complex in Jersey City remains one of the metropolitan area’s biggest cultural secrets and its namesake remains low profile.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 16, 2014, covering July 20, 2014.
Trey Songz
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
Seether
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2014Victor G. Atiyeh, American businessman and politician, 32nd Governor of Oregon (born 1923)[†]
Victor George Atiyeh was an American politician who served as the 32nd governor of Oregon from 1979 to 1987. He was also the first elected governor of Middle Eastern descent and of Syrian descent in the United States.
2014Constantin Lucaci, Romanian sculptor and educator (born 1923)[†]
Constantin Lucaci was a Romanian contemporary sculptor, best known for his monumentalist sculptures and his kinetic fountains most made from stainless steel, among which those from the Romanian cities of Reșița and Constanța are best known. He was born in Bocșa Română, today a part of Bocșa, Caraș-Severin County.
2014Bob McNamara, American football player (born 1931)[†]
John Robert McNamara was an American football all-star running back in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the American Football League (AFL).
2014Klaus Schmidt, German archaeologist and academic (born 1953)[†]
Klaus Schmidt was a German archaeologist and prehistorian who led the excavations at Göbekli Tepe from 1996 to 2014.
In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]