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  1. The Storming of the Bastille ( French: Prise de la Bastille [pʁiz də la bastij]) occurred in Paris, France, on 14 July 1789, when revolutionary insurgents attempted to storm and seize control of the medieval armoury, fortress and political prison known as the Bastille. After four hours of fighting and 94 deaths the insurgents were able to ...

  2. The Spanish coup of July 1936 [1] was a nationalist and military uprising that was intended to overthrow the Spanish Second Republic but precipitated the Spanish Civil War; Nationalists fought against Republicans for control of Spain. The coup was organized for 18 July 1936, although it started the previous day in Spanish Morocco, and resulted ...

  3. t. e. From July 12 to 29, 1952, a series of unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings were reported in Washington, D.C., and later became known as the Washington flap, the Washington National Airport Sightings, or the Invasion of Washington. [1] The most publicized sightings took place on consecutive weekends, July 19–20 and July 26–27.

  4. Bastille Day. The Bastille Day military parade, also known as the 14 July military parade, translation of the French name of Défilé militaire du 14 juillet, is a French military parade that has been held on the morning of 14 July each year in Paris since 1880, almost without exception. The parade passes down the Avenue des Champs-Élysées ...

  5. Cogniet in 1865. He was born in Paris. His father was a painter and wallpaper designer. In 1812, he enrolled at the École des Beaux-arts, where he studied with Pierre-Narcisse Guérin. He also worked in the studios of Jean-Victor Bertin. After failing an attempt to win the Prix de Rome in 1816, he won the following year with his depiction of ...

  6. The COVID-19 pandemic in France has resulted in 38,997,490 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 168,091 deaths. The virus was confirmed to have reached France on 24 January 2020, when the first COVID-19 case in both Europe and France was identified in Bordeaux. The first five confirmed cases were all individuals who had recently arrived from China.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Juiz_de_ForaJuiz de Fora - Wikipedia

    Website. www .pjf .mg .gov .br. Juiz de Fora ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒwiz dʒi ˈfɔɾɐ], Outsider Judge ), also known as J.F., is a city in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the state border with Rio de Janeiro. According to 2022 census the current population is 540,756 inhabitants.

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