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On this day: August 22

What happened in the Turkic world on August 22? Famous people born and died on this day, key events and national days.

Births

  1. 1894 Ivan Isakov Soviet military commander (1894-1967)
  2. 1966 Yaroslav Moskalik Russian lieutenant general (1966–2025)
  3. 1980 Ravshana Kurkova Russian actress (born 1980)

Deaths

  1. 1978 Helena Kagan Israeli pediatrician (1889-1978)
  2. 1986 Celâl Bayar 3rd President of the Republic of Turkey (1883–1986)
  3. 1986 Vali Akhundov Soviet politician, scientist (1916-1986)
  4. 1993 Dinmukhamed Konayev Soviet politician (1912-1993)
  5. 2000 Abulfaz Elchibey 2nd President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
  6. 2026 Sabirzhan Ruziyev Soviet fencer
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Source: Wikidata and Wikipedia. Names link to the Wikipedia article.

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