14
Nov
Birth of Onnig Avedissian (November 21, 1898)
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Onnig Avedissian was born in Brusa (nowadays Bursa) on November 21, 1898. At the age of two, he move...
This Week in Armenian History
07
Nov
Death of Grigori Arutinov (November 9, 1957)
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Grigori Arutinov (known as Grigor Harutiunian in Armenian) was the first secretary of the Communist ...
31
Oct
Death of Ashot Navasardian (November 3, 1997)
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Ashot Navasardian was a Soviet Armenian dissident who founded the Republican Party of Armenia on the...
24
Oct
Birth of Hovhannes Barseghian (October 25, 1920)
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Hovhannes Barseghian was a prolific and authoritative linguist in Armenia.
He was born on October ...
17
Oct
Death of Luther Simjian (October 23, 1997)
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Luther George Simjian, an Armenian American prolific inventor and entrepreneur, held over 200 patent...
10
Oct
Birth of Zareh Khrakhouni (October 16, 1926)
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Zareh Khrakhouni (pen name of Arto Jumbushian) was born in Constantinople on October 16, 1926. After...
04
Oct
Death of Arman Kotikian (October 3, 1968)
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Arman Kotikian, a poet and translator, was mainly known as an actor with a half-century on Armenian ...
26
Sep
Death of Sargis Darchinian (October 2, 2013)
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There are lesser-known names who do the hard work of documentation to construct the building of hist...
19
Sep
Birth of Artur Chilingarov (September 25, 1939)
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Artur Chilingarov was an Armenian Russian polar explorer, a scientist, and a longtime vice-president...
12
Sep
Death of Armenag Shahmouradian (September 14, 1939)
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Armenag Shahmouradian had huge success in Paris as opera singer, but he became more famous as one of...