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 More Historical Events » 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 More Famous Birthdays » 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) More Famous Deaths »