1994 Event Iran transport aircraft crashes in Azerbaijan, 32 killed 1988 Event Anti-Armenian pogrom in Azerbaijan, 30 killed 1963 Birthday Garry Kasparov, born in Azerbaijan, Soviet Union, former World Chess Champion, writer, political activist 1954 Birthday Robert Kocharian, born in Stepanakert, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union, politician, President of Armenia 1998 - 2008, President of Nagorno-Karabakh from 1994 - 1997 1941 Birthday Roman Balayan, born in Nerke, Azerbaijan, director, Filer, Biryuk 1936 Event Armenian SSR, Azerbaijan SSR, Georgian SSR, Kazakh SSR and Kirghiz SSR becomes constituent republics of Soviet Union 1933 Birthday Arif Melikov, born in Baku, Azerbaijan, name also Arif Malikov, Soviet composer, nationally acclaimed for composition Legend of Love whose ballet is among the finest works to emerge from the Soviet Union 1924 Event Nakhichevan ASSR constituted within Azerbaijan SSR 1920 Event Azerbaijan SSR joins U.S.S.R. (1st time) 1918 Event British troops attack Baku Azerbaijan 1918 Event Tatars declares Azerbaijan, in Russian Caucasus, independent
