QUOTE OF THE DAY

BIRTHS

Horatio Caro (1862-20.12.1920), an English Grandmaster who analyzed along with Marcus Kann the Caro-Kann opening in 1886.
Peter Dely (1934-29.12.2012), a Hungarian Grandmaster who was Hungarian Champion in 1969.
Henry Urday Caceras (1967) was born in Lima, Peru. a Peruvian Grandmaster who was Peruvian Champion in 187 and 1999.
Julen Luis Arizmendi Martinez (1976), a Spanish Grandmaster born in USA who was Spanish Champion in 2012.

DEATHS

Henri Grob (04.06.1904-1974), a Swiss International Master who often play as his first move: 1. g4
Predrag Ostojic (22.02..1938-1996), a Yugoslav Grandmaster who was twice champion of Yugoslavia.  Germany.

WORLD EVENTS

1687 – Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
1811 – Venezuela declares independence from Spain.
1841 – Thomas Cook organizes the first package excursion, from Leicester to Loughborough
1884 – Germany takes possession of Cameroon.
1941 – World War II: Operation Barbarossa: German troops reach the Dnieper river.
1946 – The bikini goes on sale after debuting during an outdoor fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris, France.
1950 – Zionism: The Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel.
1962 – Algeria becomes independent from France.
1977 – Military coup in Pakistan: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, is overthrown.
2004 – The first Indonesian presidential election is held.
(Source: Wikipedia)

GAME OF THE DAY