Death of Sergei Agababov (October 23, 1959)
Sergei Agababov’s name did not make great waves in the Armenian world, perhaps because of his life o...
21
Oct
This Week in Armenian History
14
Oct
Birth of J. Michael Hagopian (October 20, 1913)
(Jacob) Michael Hagopian was a genocide survivor who dedicated his life to the visual documentation ...
07
Oct
Birth of Djivan Gasparyan (October 12, 1928)
He transformed the duduk from a purely folk instrument into a force on the concert stage. Djivan Gas...
30
Sep
DEATH OF BENIAMIN MARKARIAN (September 30, 1985)
Victor Hambartsumian was the greatest Armenian name in the field of astronomy and his student Beniam...
23
Sep
Death of Archbishop Nerses Melik-Tangian (September 29, 1948)
The name of Khrimian Hayrig is well-known to all Armenians as one of the symbolic names of the Churc...
16
Sep
Birth of Karen Khachaturian (September 19, 1920)
There was more than one musician named Khachaturian born in the twentieth century.
Karen Khachatu...
09
Sep
Birth of Stepan Zorian (September 15, 1889)
Stepan Zorian started his literary career in pre-Soviet times and managed to become one of the outst...
02
Sep
Birth of Aghasi Ayvazian (September 7, 1925)
Aghasi Ayvazian was one of the remarkable figures of Armenian literature in the late Soviet and earl...
26
Aug
Death of Marcos Grigorian (August 27, 2007)
Marcos Grigorian, an Iranian-Armenian artist, was a pioneer of Iranian modern art and later had a pr...
19
Aug
Death of Sahak Ter Gabrielian (August 19, 1937)
Sahak Ter Gabrielian was one of the old Bolsheviks who engaged into revolutionary activities and the...