On This Day: July 22

Theodore Herlin 1817
Charles Wheeler 1846
Josef Plachutta 1883
Nikolai Krogius 1930
Yakov Vladimirov 1935
Panos Louridas 1957
Pawel Jaracz 1975
Evgheni Umnov 1989
John Niemann 1990
Temur Kuybokarov 2000


1999: Xie Jun wins Women’s World Championship
2023: Ju Wenjun defeats Lei Tingjie in final game to retain Women’s World Championship