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BIRTHS

Irving Chernev, (1900.29.09.1981), prolific Russian-American chess author of many chess historical books.
Hans-Joachim Hecht, (1939), German Grandmaster also correspondence international master.
Bjorn Brinck Claussen (1942), Danish International Master who was Danish Champion in 1966, 1970, 1977.
Raymond Keene, (1948), the second English Grandmaster, national champion in 1971 but better know as chess organizer and columnist. He is the author of more than 60 books.
Maxim Dlugy (1966), an American-born Russian Grandmaster who won the World Junior Championship in 1985 and was President of the American Chess Federation in 1990-93.
Artur Kogan (1974), an Israeli born-Ukrainian Grandmaster, a coach who is living in Spain.
Zvonko Stanojoski (1964), a Macedonian Grandmaster.
Chong Liang (1980), a Chinese Grandmaster.
Felipe de Cresce El Debs (1985), a Brazilian Grandmaster who won the Brazilian U20 in 2004.
Urii Eliseev (1996-26.11.2016), a Russian Grandmaster. Eliseev died in Novem2016 at the age of 20 after falling from a balcony on the 12th-floor apartment.

DEATHS

Preston Ware (12.08.1821–1890), American chess player, known for his gambit and the Ware Opening.
Stojan Puc (09.04.1921-2004), Slovenian Grandmaster who won the Slovenian Chess Championship four times in 1954 (joint), 1958, 1965 (joint), and 1967.

CHESS EVENTS

1991 Candidates’ Match round 1 in Riga, V. Ivanchuk USSR beat L. Yudasin USSR 4½-½.

WORLD EVENTS

1856 Queen Victoria issues a Warrant under the Royal sign-manual that establishes the Victoria Cross to recognize acts of valor by British military personnel during the Crimean War.
1861 Kansas is admitted as the 34th U.S. state.
1916 1st bombing of Paris by German Zeppelins takes place.
1959 Walt Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty” released.
1991 Gulf War: The Battle of Khafji, the first major ground engagement of the war, as well as its deadliest, begins
2005 The first direct commercial flights from mainland China (from Guangzhou) to Taiwan since 1949 arrived in Taipei. Shortly afterward, a China Airlines flight lands in Beijing.
2014 Bohuslav Sobotka becomes Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
2015 Malaysia has officially declared the disappearance of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 an accident and its passengers and crew presumed dead.

(Source: Wikepedia-Onthisday)

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