1994 Death Aad Ivens, Dutch checkers player, dies at 80 1983 Event Harm Wiersma retains checkers world championship 1960 Event Chubby Checkers' "Twist" reaches #1 1949 Birthday Ton [Teunis] Sijbrands, Dutch world checkers champion 1935 Birthday Al Jackson, Jr., born in Memphis, Tennessee, drummer, Booker T and MGs-Chinese Checkers 1922 Birthday Iser J Koepermann, Russian/U.S. world checkers champ, 1958-68, 75-76
