BIRTHS

Arthur Dake (1910-28.04.2000), an American Grandmaster who won two individual medals at the Olympiads: silver (1933) and gold (1935).
Xiaomin Peng (1973), a Chinese Grandmaster
Tamaz Gelashvili, (1978), a Georgian Grandmaster
Tamas Banusz (1989,) a Hungarian Grandmaster.
Daniel Hausrath (1976), a German Grandmaster.

DEATH

Donald Byrne, 12.06.1930-1976, an American International Master.

CHESS EVENT

 1984 Candidates final match in Vilnius, USSR, Kasparov USSR defeated former World Champion V. Smyslov USSR 8½-4½.

WORLD EVENTS

1783 Catherine II of Russia annexes the Crimea
1820 – The Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Milos.
1946 League of Nations assembles for last time
2013 Filip Vujanović’s election as President of Montenegro is confirmed by the electoral commission.

GAME OF THE DAY