2010 Event Turkey's historic Haydarpa a Terminal is damaged in a fire in Istanbul 2010 Event Kurdish rebels claim responsibility for a bus bomb in Istanbul, Turkey; five people were killed and twelve people injured 2003 Event British consulate and bank bombed in Istanbul murdering 27 1995 Event Istanbul police shoot dead 16 Alawitische demonstrators 1986 Event Attack on synagogue in Istanbul, 23 killed 1972 Event Entire population of Istanbul under 24 hour house arrest 1952 Birthday Orhan Pamuk, born in Istanbul, Turkey, novelist, professor in the Humanities, teaching comparative literature, writing, at Columbia University, received 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature 1935 Event World Congress for Women's Rights concludes in Istanbul 1930 Event Constantinople and Angora changes names to Istanbul and Ankara 1925 Birthday Cornell Borchers, born in Germany, actress, Big Lift, Floodtide, Istanbul 1919 Birthday Bulent Arel, born in Istanbul, composer, electronic music, contemporary classical music, worked with Edgard Varese, designed, installed electronic music laboratory at Yale University 1915 Birthday Aziz Nesin, born in Heybeliada, Istanbul, writer, humorist, author of over 100 books, political activist, championed free speech and human rights in Turkey 1911 Event Great fire destroys downtown Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey 1902 Birthday Seton I Miller, Chehalis, Washington, writer, Pete's Dragon, Istanbul 1881 Birthday Enver Pasa, Istanbul Turkey, Turkish politician 1852 Birthday Hamid Abdulhak, Istanbul, Turkish romantic poet/playwright 1850 Birthday Mary Mills Patrick, U.S., 1st President of Istanbul Woman's College 1830 Birthday Abdul Aziz, Istanbul Ottoman, 32nd sultan of Turkey, 1861-76 1330 Event Constantinople (Istanbul) becomes new capital by Roman Emperor Constantine for Eastern Roman Empire
