Historical Events 1919 - Communist Party of America organizes in Chicago 1945 - Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam independent from France (National Day) 1972 - American breaststroker Cathy Carr swims a world record 1:13.58 to win the 100m gold medal at the Munich Olympics 1973 - Netherlands win their first men’s hockey World Cup, 4-2 on penalties over India in Amstelveen, Netherlands 2020 - Australia officially enters recession for the first time in almost 3 decades with GDP falling 7% (April-June) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1912 - Ernie Bromley, Australian cricket batsman (2 Tests; first Western Australian to play Test cricket for Australia), born in Fremantle, Western Australia (d. 1967) 1917 - Cleveland Amory, American animal rights activist and TV reviewer (TV Guide), born in Nahant, Massachusetts (d. 1998) 1943 - Rosalind Ashford, American rock vocalist (Martha Reeve and Vandellas - "Heat Wave"; "Dancing In The Street"), born in Detroit, Michigan 1943 - Đorđe Novković, Croatian pop singer-songwriter (Pro Arte), and television personality (Hrvatski Idol), born in Vladimirci, German-occupied Serbia (d. 2007) 1971 - Rich Aurilia, infielder (SF Giants), born in Brooklyn, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1645 - Alice Lisle, Last woman to be executed by a judicial sentence of beheading in England, beheaded for harboring fugitives after the defeat of the Monmouth Rebellion at around 68 1872 - N. F. S. Grundtvig, Danish writer and philosopher, dies at 88 1955 - Rudolf Kattnigg, Austrian composer, dies at 60 1994 - Richard M Major, US anti-terror specialist (CIA Red Book), dies at 72 2024 - James Darren [Ercolani], American actor (TJ Hooker; Gidget movies -"Moondoggie"; Diamond Head; Venus in Furs), singer ("Goodbye Cruel World"), and director, dies of heart failure at 88 More Famous Deaths »