Historical Events
1943 – British air raid sinks U-232
1956 – US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enewetak Atoll
1961 – Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: In an all-British final Angela Mortimer wins her 3rd Grand Slam singles title; beats Christine Truman 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
1988 – American rockers and brothers Chico DeBarge and Bobby DeBarge indicted on drug trafficking charges
2021 – Japan says the Olympics will be held without spectators as Tokyo announces state of emergency due to a surge in COVID-19
Famous Birthdays
1830 – Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna of Altenburg, German-born Russian princess married to Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich, born in Altenburg (d. 1911)
1928 – Norma Donaldson, American stage and screen singer and actress (Across 110th Street; Poetic Justice; The Young and the Restless), born in Harlem, New York City (d. 1994)
1928 – Jane Tehira, New Zealand sportsperson (triple international: basketball, softball, hockey), born in Kaikohe, New Zealand (d. 2023)
1942 – Phil Gramm, American economist and politician (US Representative for Texas, 1979-85; US Senator from Texas, 1985-2002), born in Fort Benning, Georgia
1960 – Valarie Pettiford, American actress (One Life to Live, Half and Half), born in Queens, New York
Famous Deaths
1496 – Benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies
1941 – Philippe Gaubert, French flautist, conductor (Paris Opéra, 1919-41), composer, and teacher (Paris Conservatoire), dies of a stroke at 62
1988 – Ray Barbuti, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m, 400m relay 1928), dies at 83
1996 – Amschel Rothschild, British banker (executive chairman of Rothschild Asset Management of the Rothschild banking family of England), dies at 41
2011 – Mary Fenech Adami, First Lady of Malta (b. 1933)