Turkmenistan
Northern Cyprus
Tatarstan
Sakha (Yakutia)
Gagauzia
North Macedonia
BulgariaOn this day: September 17
What happened in the Turkic world on September 17? Famous people born and died on this day, key events and national days.
Events
- 1176
Battle of Myriokephalon
1176 battle
Births
- 1895
Mirjafar Baghirov
Azerbaijani Soviet politician (1895-1956) - 1907
Abdulla Qahhor
Uzbek author (1907-1968) - 1909
Leyla Mammadbeyova
Azerbaijani and Soviet aviator (1909-1989)
- 1938
Aydin Ibrahimov
Olympic wrestler (1938–2021)
- 1939
Vladimir Menshov
Soviet and Russian film director and actor (1939–2021)
- 1951
Satymkul Dzhumanazarov
athletics competitor (1951–2007) - 1956
Almazbek Atambaev
4th President of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan
- 1961
Aleksandr Portnov
Soviet diver
- 1968
Mehmet Âkif Pirim
Turkish wrestler (born 1968)
- 1991
Ruslan Kurbanov
Kazakhstani fencer (born 1991) - 1992
Toghrul Asgarov
Azerbaijani wrestler
Deaths
- 1676
Sabbatai Zevi
mystic, rabbis
- 1961
Adnan Menderes
Turkish statesperson (1899–1961)
- 1972
Akim Tamiroff
American actor (1899-1972)
- 1987
Musa Gareyev
Soviet aviator, twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1922–1987)
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