Deaths on March 6

Ömer Seyfettin

Died on March 6, 1920

Ömer Seyfettin, Turkish author and educator (b. 1884)

Ömer Seyfettin (11 March 1884, Gönen – 6 March 1920, Istanbul), was a Turkish writer from the late-19th to early-20th-century, considered to be one of the greatest modern Turkish authors. His work is much praised for simplifying the Turkish language from the Persian and Arabic words and phrases that were common at the time.

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19 Jan

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The United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations.
8 Mar

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The Arab Kingdom of Syria, the first modern Arab state to come into existence, is established.
19 Mar

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The United States Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles for the second time (the first time was on November 19, 1919).
28 Apr

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Azerbaijan is added to the Soviet Union.
25 Oct

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After 74 days on hunger strike in Brixton Prison, England, the Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney dies.

Deaths on March 6

Ömer Seyfettin

Died on March 6, 1920

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