Sports · Music · Literature · 1916–1975

Paul Keres

Estonian chess grandmaster regarded as one of the greatest ever players

Did you know?He was famously nicknamed the Crown Prince of Chess because he finished as the runner-up in five consecutive world championship qualifying tournaments.

Paul Keres (7 January 1916 – 5 June 1975) was an Estonian chess grandmaster and chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s, and narrowly missed a chance at a World Chess Championship match on five occasions.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Capricorn

Would be: 110
Age at death: 59
Years since death: 51

Born: January 7, 1916 · Narva, Estonia
Died: June 5, 1975
Cause of death: Myocardial infarction
Nationality: Estonian
Known for: Sports, Music, Literature

Family

Spouse: Maria Keres

Explore

Born on the same day6

January 7 →

1800–1874

Millard Fillmore

Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was the 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853. He was the last president to be a member of the Whig Party while in the White House, and the last to be neither a Democrat nor a Republican.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

PoliticsDied aged 74

View profile

Photo: Mathew Benjamin Brady · Public domain

b. 1971

Jeremy Renner

Jeremy Lee Renner (born January 7, 1971) is an American actor, author, singer, and producer. He began his career by appearing in independent films such as Dahmer (2002) and Neo Ned (2005), then supporting roles in bigger films, such as S.W.A.T. (2003) and 28 Weeks Later (2007).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

FilmAge 55

View profile

Photo: Max Surprenant · CC BY 4.0

b. 1964

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage (born Nicolas Kim Coppola; January 7, 1964) is an American actor and film producer. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for two BAFTA Awards.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

FilmAge 62

View profile

Photo: Moritz Barcelona from Barcelona, Catalunya · CC BY 2.0

b. 1985

Lewis Hamilton

Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton (born 7 January 1985) is a British racing driver who competes in Formula One for Ferrari.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Notable PeopleAge 41

View profile

1502–1585

Gregory XIII

Pope Gregory XIII (Latin: Gregorius XIII, Italian: Gregorio XIII, born Ugo Boncompagni; 7 January 1502 – 10 April 1585) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 May 1572 to his death in April 1585.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

ReligionDied aged 83

View profile

Photo: Lavinia Fontana · Public domain

1948–2022

Ichirō Mizuki

Toshio Hayakawa (早川俊夫, Hayakawa Toshio; January 7, 1948 – December 6, 2022), better known by his stage name Ichirou Mizuki (水木一郎, Mizuki Ichirō), was a Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, voice actor and actor best known for his work on theme songs for anime and tokusatsu.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

MusicWould be 78

View profile

Photo: Georges Seguin ( Okki ) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Missing someone? Suggest them

Also Capricorn4

All →

1929–1968

Martin Luther King Jr.

Baptist minister and leader of the American civil rights movement, known for his 'I Have a Dream' speech.

ActivismWould be 97

View profile

Photo: Associated Press · Public domain

1642–1727

Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton (4 January 1643 – 31 March 1727) was an English polymath who was a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, historian and inventor. He was a key figure in the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment that followed.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

ScienceDied aged 84

View profile

Photo: Godfrey Kneller · Public domain