Thom Alan Phillips died on August 24, 1986, in Los Angeles, California, USA.
János Balogh - chess player - died in 1980.
Elias Stein - chess player - died in 1812.
Ludwig Rellstab - chess player - died in 1983.
Adolf Stern - chess player - died in 1907.
John Littlewood - chess player - died in 2009.
William Lewis - chess player - died in 1870.
Christian Poulsen - chess player - died in 1981.
Frank Anderson - chess player - died in 1980.
James Thompson - chess player - died in 1870.
Marmaduke Wyvill - chess player - died in 1896.
Hans Müller - chess player - died in 1971.