Event anniversary

26th Chess Olympiad

Took place on November 18, 1984

Years ago

42nd anniversary next

The 42nd anniversary falls on November 18, 2026, in 24 days.

The 26th Chess Olympiad (Greek: Η 26η Σκακιστική Ολυμπιάδα, I 26i Skakistikí Olympiáda), organized by FIDE and comprising an open and a women's tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between November 18 and December 5, 1984, in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Explore

Share this anniversary

Related people6

1937–2025

Boris Spassky

Boris Vasilyevich Spassky (Russian: Борис Васильевич Спасский; January 30, 1937 – February 27, 2025) was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster who was the tenth World Chess Champion, holding the title from 1969 to 1972.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

SportsWould be 89

View profile

Photo: Rob Bogaerts for Anefo · CC0

b. 1969

Viswanathan Anand

Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand (born 11 December 1969) is an Indian chess grandmaster. Anand is a four-time undisputed World Chess Champion, a FIDE World Chess Champion, a 13-time World Rapid Chess Champion, and a World Blitz Chess Champion.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

SportsAge 56

View profile

Photo: Wolfgang Jekel · CC BY 2.0

1871–1922

Marcel Proust

Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust ( PROOST; French:; 10 July 1871 – 18 November 1922) was a French novelist, literary critic, and essayist best known for his novel À la recherche du temps perdu (translated into English as In Search of Lost Time, earlier Remembrance of Things Past), which was published in…

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

LiteratureDied aged 51

View profile

Photo: Otto Wegener · Public domain

1885–1962

Niels Bohr

Niels Henrik David Bohr (Danish:; 7 October 1885 – 18 November 1962) was a Danish theoretical physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. He was also a philosopher and a promoter of scientific research.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

ScienceWould be 141

View profile

Photo: The American Institute of Physics credits the photo [1] to AB Lagrelius & Westphal , which is the Swedish company us · Public domain

1829–1886

Chester A. Arthur

Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886) was the 21st president of the United States, serving from 1881 to 1885. A Republican from New York, he served as the 20th vice president under President James A. Garfield in 1881, assuming the presidency after Garfield's assassination.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

PoliticsDied aged 57

View profile

Photo: Abraham Bogardus / Adam Cuerden · Public domain

b. 1939

Margaret Atwood

Margaret Eleanor Atwood (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian novelist, poet, literary critic, and inventor.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

LiteratureAge 86

View profile

Photo: Collision Conf · CC BY 2.0