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On this day: April 18

What happened in the Turkic world on April 18? Famous people born and died on this day, key events and national days.

Events

  1. 1277 Battle of Elbistan 1277 battle between the Sultanate of Egypt and the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum

Births

  1. 1590 Ahmed I 14th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1603–1617)
  2. 1858 Alexander Shirvanzade Armenian writer (1858-1935)
  3. 1873 Mejid Behbudov Azerbaijani singer
  4. 1943 Zeki Alasya Turkish actor and director (1943–2015)
  5. 1959 Salman Gambarov Azerbaijani musician
  6. 1970 Vladimir Antipin Ice Hockey player
  7. 1974 Eugen Wacker cyclist
  8. 1981 Maxim Iglinsky road bicycle racer

Deaths

  1. 1950 Sergei Khudyakov Soviet Marshal of Aviation (1902-1950)
  2. 1973 Säbit Mūqanov Soviet academic and poet (1900–1973)
  3. 1974 Ural Tansykbayev Soviet painter (1904-1974)
  4. 1993 Isgender Aznaurov National Hero of Azerbaijan
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Source: Wikidata and Wikipedia. Names link to the Wikipedia article.

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