This Week in Armenian History
Birth of Hovhannes Shiraz (April 27, 1915)
Poet Hovhannes Shiraz, one of the most popular names in Armenia and the Diaspora during Soviet times...
Death of Catholicos Abraham III (April 18, 1734)
Abraham of Crete was born in Heraklion, Crete, in the seventeenth century and was Armenian Prelate o...
Death of Lili Chookasian (April 9, 2012)
Lili Chookasian became an acclaimed opera singer after she started singing opera in the late 1950s, ...
Death of Mgrdich Margosian (April 7, 2022)
Mgrdich Margosian was the last representative of Armenian provincial literature in the Armenian lang...
Birth of Khoren Abrahamian (April 1, 1930)
Khoren Abrahamian was one of the renowned actors of Armenian theater and cinema in the 1960s-1990s. ...
Death of Catholicos Hakob V (March 21, 1763)
Hakob Shamakhetsi was one of the prominent figures of the Armenian Church in the 18th century. H...
Death of Simon Weber (March 12, 1929)
Simon Weber was a German orientalist and Armenian Studies scholar who wrote prolifically about Armen...
Birth of Friedrich Müller (March 5, 1834)
Friedrich Müller was an Austrian scholar of linguistics and ethnography who wrote about languages of...
Birth of Henrik Kasparian (February 27, 1910)
There are chess players who are noted for their work in chess theory. Among them Henrik Kasparian wa...
Birth of Levon Hovhannisian (February 25, 1885)
Cardiologist Levon Hovhannisian was one of the foremost figures in the development of medical scienc...