QUOTE OF THE DAY

BIRTHS

Theodor von Scheve (11851 – 19.04.1922), a German Master and writer.
Alois Wotawa (1896 -12.04.12 April 1970), an Austrian composer of chess problems and endgame studies.
Konstantin Chernyshov (1967), a Russian Grandmaster
Artem Chernobay (1989), a Russian Grandmaster

DEATHS

Folke Rogard (06.07.1899-1973), a Swedish diplomat and lawyer who was the second FIDE President (1949-1970).

WORLD EVENTS

1915 British troops took Cameroon in Africa.
1940 The German invasion of France was under way and the British had been forced to abandon their defense of northwestern France and Belgium at Dunkirk.
1942  The United States and the Soviet Union signed a lend-lease agreement to aid the Soviet war effort in World War II.
1987 Margaret Thatcher became the first British prime minister in 160 years to win a third consecutive term of office as her Conservatives held onto a reduced majority in Parliament.
1993  The Steven Spielberg movie “Jurassic Park” opened.
2004 President Reagan’s formal funeral was held in Simi, Ca.

GAME OF THE DAY