births
March 24, 1921
Vasily Smyslov, Russian chess player (died 2010)
Vasily Smyslov
Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster who was the seventh World Chess Champion from 1957 to 1958. He was a Candidate for the World Chess Championship on eight occasions. Smyslov twice tied for first place at the USSR Chess Championships, and his total of 17 Chess Olympiad medals won is an all-time record. In five European Team Championships, Smyslov won ten gold medals.
March 24
March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 282 days remain until the end of the year.