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Aziz Nesin
1915 Dec, 20

Aziz Nesin

Aziz Nesin, Turkish author and poet (d. 1995)
Aziz Nesin (pronounced [ˈaziz ˈne.sin ]; born Mehmet Nusret,¶ 20 December 1915 – 6 July 1995) was a Turkish writer, humorist and the author of more than 100 books. Born in a time when Turks did not have official surnames, he had to adopt one after the Surname Law of 1934 was passed. Although his family carried the epithet "Topalosmanoğlu", after an ancestor named "Topal Osman", he chose the surname "Nesin".

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Events on 1915

  • 12 Jan

    Women's suffrage

    The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to require states to give women the right to vote.
  • 28 Jan

    United States Coast Guard

    An act of the U.S. Congress creates the United States Coast Guard as a branch of the United States Armed Forces.
  • 18 Mar

    Battle of Gallipoli

    World War I: During the Battle of Gallipoli, three battleships are sunk during a failed British and French naval attack on the Dardanelles.
  • 20 Mar

    General relativity

    Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.
  • 17 May

    Herbert Henry Asquith

    The last British Liberal Party government (led by Herbert Henry Asquith) falls.