University of Texas Libraries — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1904 Paul Kruger, former president of the South African Republic (Transvaal), died in exile in Switzerland.
Sources: South African History Online ; Encyclopedia.com
DeathOn this day — July 14 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
University of Texas Libraries — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1904 
NPS Photo, George Washington Carver National Monument — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1953 The George Washington Carver National Monument was dedicated in Missouri, the first US national monument named for an African American.
Sources: National Park Service ; State Historical Society of Missouri
Culture
Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1960 The UN Security Council authorized the creation of a peacekeeping force (ONUC) for the Congo and called for Belgium's withdrawal.
Sources: United Nations Peacekeeping ; Government of Canada, Department of National Defence
Politics
Al-Ahram Weekly — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1957 Rawya Ateya took her seat in Egypt's National Assembly, becoming the first female parliamentarian in the Arab world.
Sources: Egyptian Streets ; WomensActivism.NYC (NYC Department of Records and Information Services)
Politics
U.S. Department of State — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1960 Jane Goodall arrived at the Gombe Stream Reserve in present-day Tanzania to begin her landmark study of wild chimpanzees.
Sources: National Geographic ; Jane Goodall Institute
Science
Reinhardt Hartzenberg — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons 1948 Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, who reigned as king of the Zulu nation for nearly five decades, was born.
Sources: South African History Online ; South African Government News Agency (SAnews)
Birth