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On this day: May 17

What happened in the Turkic world on May 17? Famous people born and died on this day, key events and national days.

Births

  1. 1870 Abdurrahim bey Hagverdiyev Azerbaijani playwright, stage director, politician and public figure (1870–1933)
  2. 1926 Bubusara Beyshenalieva Kyrgyzstani ballet dancer (1926-1973)
  3. 1947 Halima Xudoyberdiyeva Uzbek poet
  4. 1951 Azimzhan Askarov Kyrgyzstani activist and journalist
  5. 1953 Kassym-Jomart Tokayev President of Kazakhstan since 2019
  6. 1959 Alik Sakharov Soviet-American cinematographer
  7. 1991 Misha Ge Uzbekistani figure skater
  8. 1992 Javid Chalabiyev Azerbaijani boxer

Deaths

  1. 2005 Ismail Yusupov First Secretary of the Kazakh SSR (1914–2005)
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Source: Wikidata and Wikipedia. Names link to the Wikipedia article.

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