If a nation does not know its history, if the country loses its history, then its citizens have nowhere to go.
Mirzhakyp Dulatuly

Today in history

Birthday of an actor, film director Asanali Ashimov

May 8, 1975 in Almaty at the park named after 28 Panfilov’s Guardsmen was established the Memorial “Glory”

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Birthday of Hadzhimukan Munaitpasov, the famous Kazakh wrestler and circus performer

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Birthday of Hadzhimukan Munaitpasov, the famous Kazakh wrestler and circus performer - e-history.kz
In 1908, 1909, 1911, 1913 and 1914, he repeatedly won the world championship in Greco-Roman wrestling among professionals. Hadzhimukan was the first Kazakh who won the title of the world champion in French wrestling, many time won in world, Russian, regional and all-Union championship among heavyweights. He held about fifty awards and medals of different samples.