This Week in Armenian History Archives

25 Jan

This Week in Armenian History

OPENING OF THE HOUSE-MUSEUM OF YEGHISHE CHARENTS (January 30, 1975)

January 26, 2023
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The house-museum of Yeghishe Charents (1897-1937) in Yerevan keeps the memory of one of the greatest...

19 Jan

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Birth of Karp Khachvankian (January 23, 1923)

January 19, 2023
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Karp Khachvankian, known as the “King of Laughter,” was particularly well-known in Armenia for his c...

11 Jan

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Birth of Edgar Hovhannisian (January 14, 1930)

January 12, 2023
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What do the songs “Sardarabad” and “Erevan-Erebuni” have in common? Both of them were written on the...

04 Jan

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Death of Arshak Ter-Gukasov (January 8, 1881)

January 5, 2023
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The first chapter of Raffi’s famous novel The Fool (1881) features one of the victorious generals of...

28 Dec

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Birth of Stepan Alajajian (January 3, 1924)

December 28, 2022
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Stepan Alajajian, a beginner who moved to Soviet Armenia, became a prolific name in Armenian fictio...

22 Dec

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Death of Hakob Hovhannisian (December 22, 1941)

December 22, 2022
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Hakob Hovhannisian was an important figure in the period of organization of science in Soviet Armeni...

14 Dec

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Birth of Artashes Shahinian (December 19, 1906)

December 14, 2022
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Artashes Shahinian is considered the founder of the Armenian school of mathematical sciences, which ...

07 Dec

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Birth of Gohar Gasparian (December 14, 1924)

December 7, 2022
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Gohar Gasparian, one of the most brilliant Armenian opera singers of the twentieth century, was a co...

30 Nov

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Birth of Fr. Karekin Zarbhanalian (December 4, 1827)

December 1, 2022
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A prolific philologist and bibliographer who belonged to the Mekhitarist Congregation, Fr. Karekin Z...

23 Nov

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Death of Hovhannes Holov (November 24, 1691)

November 23, 2022
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Title page of Hovhannes Holov’s “Summary of Rhetorical Art” (1674) Hovhannes Holov, an ...