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Events on Wednesday 14 July 1880 1
1880Bastille Day made French national holidayThird Republic adopts 14 July as its national dayThe French parliament voted on 6 July 1880 to make 14 July a national holiday, commemorating both the 1789 storming of the Bastille and the 1790 Fete de la Federation. The first official celebration took place on 14 July 1880 with a military review in Paris. It has been marked annually ever since.