BIRTHS

Oleg Moiseev (1925-2000), a Soviet International Master, a coach, and Correspondence Grandmaster.
Jens-Uwe Maiwald (1974); a German Grandmaster.
Pascal Charbonneau (1983), a Canadian Grandmaster and a financial analyst who won two Canadian  Championships, in 2002 and 2004,
Jesse Kraai (1972), a U.S. Grandmaster and coach.
Miroslav Miljkovic (1985), a Serbian Grandmaster.
Kayden Troff (1998), World U14 Champion in 2012 and U.S. Junior Champion in 2014.

DEATHS

Martin Severin Janus From (08.04.1828 – 6 May 1895), a Danish Master, his name is connected with the From Gambit (1. f4-e5).

CHESS EVENTS

2008 In Azerbaijan V. Gashimov (AZE), Wang Yue (CHN) and M. Carlsen (NOR) shared first at the first FIDE Grand Prix.

WORLD EVENTS

1659 English Restoration: A faction of the British Army removes Richard Cromwell as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth and reinstalls the Rump Parliament.
1682 Louis XIV of France moves his court to the Palace of Versailles.
1840 The Penny Black postage stamp becomes valid for use in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
1889 The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
1910 George V becomes King of the United Kingdom upon the death of his father, Edward VII.
1937 Hindenburg disaster: The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people are killed.
1976 An earthquake strikes the Friuli region of northeastern Italy, causing 989 deaths and the destruction of entire villages.
1992 The actress Marlene Dietrich (b.1901), film star and singer, died.
1994 Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French President François Mitterrand officiate at the opening of the Channel Tunnel.
1994 Nelson Mandela and the ANC party are confirmed the winners in South Africa electon.
2008 The Swiss bank UBS, hard hit by the US subprime crisis, reported a first-quarter loss of $10.97 billion.
2019 Coronation of King Vajiralongkorn of Thailand.
(Source Wikipedia and Timeline).

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