January 4 in Chess History

15 birthdays, 0 matches, tournaments and games and 4 deaths from chess history on January 4.

January 4, 1993: Salem Saleh was born. On this day in chess history.

199333 years ago today

Salem Saleh was born

Emirati chess player

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Born on January 4

  1. 1840James HanhamAmerican chess player
  2. 1880Vladimir NenarokovRussian chess player
  3. 1901Leon KremerPolish chess player
  4. 1904Volf BergraserFrench physician and chess player
  5. 1920José Thiago ManginiBrazilian chess player
  6. 1951Gordana MarkovićSerbian chess player
  7. 1952Zbigniew SzymczakChess player
  8. 1971Ioannis NikolaidisGreek chess player
  9. 1971Iamze TammertChess player
  10. 1984Ilze BērziņaChess player
  11. 1985Sopiko KhukhashviliGeorgian chess player
  12. 1986Siranush AndriasianArmenian chess player
  13. 1987Artyom IlyinRussian chess player
  14. 1993Salem SalehEmirati chess player
  15. 2003Ivan SchitcoMoldovan chess player

Died on January 4

  1. 1946Hans DuhmChess player
  2. 1957Josef KrejcikAustrian chess player
  3. 1994Marie OravEstonian chess player
  4. 1998Giuseppe PrimaveraItalian chess player

Dates from Wikidata (CC0). Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card. Dates can differ between sources, especially before 1918 when Russia used the old calendar.