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BulgariaOn this day: January 2
What happened in the Turkic world on January 2? Famous people born and died on this day, key events and national days.
Events
- 1988
Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782
1988 aviation accident
Births
- 1642
Mehmed IV
19th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1648–1687)
- 1699
Osman III
25th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1754–1757)
- 1886
Askanaz Mravyan
Soviet politician (1886-1929) - 1943
Barış Manço
Turkish musician (1943–1999)
- 1947
Rustam Kazakov
Olympic wrestler - 1952
Elvira Saadi
Soviet-Uzbek artistic gymnast (born 1952)
- 1953
Nailä Ğiläcevä
Russian fencer - 1975
Polad Hashimov
National Hero of the Republic of Azerbaijan
- 1981
Tatyana Efimenko
Kyrgyzstani high jumper - 1983
Fuad Aslanov
boxer
- 1988
Zhuldyz Eshimova
Kazakhstani wrestler - 1989
Fozil Musaev
Uzbekistani association football player
Deaths
- 1993
Vladimir Makogonov
Azerbaijani chess player (1904–1993)
- 1994
Viktor Aristov
Soviet film director (1943–1994)
- 2012
Anatoly Kolesov
Olympic wrestler (1938–2012)
- 2025
Ferdi Tayfur
Turkish actor and singer (1945–2025)
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