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On this day: October 26

What happened in the Turkic world on October 26? Famous people born and died on this day, key events and national days.

Events

  1. 1097 Siege of Antioch 1097–1098 siege during the First Crusade

Births

  1. 1864 Mariya Androsova-Ionova Russian folklorist, author and performer
  2. 1946 Farhad Khalilov artist
  3. 1956 Telman İsmailov Turkish-Azerbaijani businessperson (born 1956)
  4. 1971 Vugar Orujov Olympic wrestler
  5. 1974 Gyunduz Mamedov Azerbaijan-born Ukrainian lawyer and human rights activist
  6. 1976 Hal Ozsan Cypriot actor

Deaths

  1. 1991 Tahira Tahirova Soviet diplomat (1913-1991)
  2. 2003 Leonid Filatov Soviet and Russian actor, director, poet, publicist (1946–2003)
  3. 2025 Olga Karasyova Soviet gymnast
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Source: Wikidata and Wikipedia. Names link to the Wikipedia article.

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