On This Day: May 16

Norbert Kovacs 1874
Eric McQueen 1908
Frank Phelps 1916
Josef Boey 1934
Anthony Saidy 1937
Erich Brunner 1938
H.J.R. Murray 1955
Zoran Janev 1961
Mark Crowther 1966
Evgeni Janev 1973
Ferenc Istokovits 1986
Atousa Pourkashiyan 1988
Gustav Hultberg 1995
Bogdan Sliwa 2003
Marc Maurizzi 2007


1948: Botvinnik wins tournament to become world champion