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BulgariaOn this day: January 1
What happened in the Turkic world on January 1? Famous people born and died on this day, key events and national days.
Events
- 2005
New Turkish lira
Turkish currency, 2005-date (changed in 2009 to just "lira") - 2009
Turkmenistan new manat
currency of Turkmenistan
Births
- 1886
Garegin Nzhdeh
Armenian politician and philosopher (1886-1955) - 1931
Sergei Adian
Russian mathematician (1931–2020)
- 1944
Jumabek Ibraimov
Kyrgyz politician (1944-1999) - 1948
Devlet Bahçeli
Leader of the Nationalist Action Party
- 1952
İbrahim Tatlıses
Turkish musician (born 1952)
- 1964
Alexander Lapin
Russian military officer - 1972
Yermakhan Ibraimov
boxer - 1973
Yusuf Dikeç
Turkish sport shooter (born 1973)
- 1988
Aliya Garayeva
Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnast
- 1989
Sabah Shariati
Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler
- 1992
Hazar Ergüçlü
Turkish-Cypriot actress - 1996
Munarbek Seiitbek Uulu
Kyrgyzstani boxer
Deaths
- 1946
Ali Nazmi
Azerbaijani poet
- 2001
Jalal Garyaghdi
Azerbaijani sculptor (1914-2001)
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