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1910May, 1

Nejdet Sançar

Nejdet Sançar, Turkish literature teacher (d. 1975)
Ahmet Nejdet Sançar (May 1, 1910 – February 22, 1975) was a Turkish literature teacher, who became one of the prominent personalities of the Pan-Turkist ideology. He was the younger brother of another notable Turkish nationalist, Nihâl Atsız.

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  • 11May

    Glacier National Park (U.S.)

    An act of the U.S. Congress establishes Glacier National Park in Montana.
  • 4Jul

    Jack Johnson (boxer)

    African-American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out white boxer Jim Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match, sparking race riots across the United States.
  • 15Jul

    Alzheimer's disease

    In his book Clinical Psychiatry, Emil Kraepelin gives a name to Alzheimer's disease, naming it after his colleague Alois Alzheimer.
  • 18Sep

    Suffrage

    In Amsterdam, 25,000 demonstrate for general suffrage.
  • 7Nov

    Wright brothers

    The first air freight shipment (from Dayton, Ohio, to Columbus, Ohio) is undertaken by the Wright brothers and department store owner Max Moorehouse.