BIRTHS

Gerald Abrahams (1886 15.03 1980), an English player, author, and barrister
Hermann Steiner (1905-25.11.1955), an American International Master born in Hungaria who was US Champion in 1948 and the editor of the chess column in ‘Los Angeles Times’ from 1932 until his death in 1955.
Miguel Najdorf, Miguel, (1910-04.07.1997), a Polish-Argentine Grandmaster who was a leading world player in the 1940s and 1950s.
Andrey Sumets (1980), an Ukrainian Grandmaster.
Melissa Greeff (1994) a South African Woman Grandmaster who was Women’s African Champion in 2007.

DEATHS

Edmond Lancel (03.07.1888-1959), a Belgian chess amateur who was the chief editor of l’Echiquier Belge in 1920s-1930s.

CHESS EVENTS

1956 The team of USSR won the 3rd World Student Team Championship in Uppsala, Sweden.
2007 Chess was featured for the second time in the program of the All Africa Games in Algeria.

WORLD EVENTS

1534 Thomas Cromwell is appointed Chief Secretary to King Henry VIII.
1697 Charles XII succeeds Charles XI as King of Sweden.
1850 City of San Francisco incorporated.
1865 Abraham Lincoln dies 9 hours after he is shot.
1896 First modern Olympic games close in Athens, Greece.
1939 Albert Lebrun elected president of France.
1974 Military coup in Niger, president Diori Hamani deposed.
2010 Volcanic ash from the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland leads to the closure of airspace over most of Europe.
2019 During Holy Week, a major fire engulfs Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, resulting in the roof and main spire collapsing.

(Source: Onthisday)

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