01
Mar
Birth of Jacob Künzler (March 8, 1871)
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Missionary, doctor and nurse, Protestant deacon, eyewitness of the Armenian Genocide and rescuer and...
This Week in Armenian History
22
Feb
Birth of Samvel Mkrtchyan (February 25, 1959)
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Reading the list of translations by Samvel Mkrtchyan is simply humbling. His translation of a text l...
15
Feb
Death of Tigrane Polat (February 17th, 1950)
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One of the finest engravers of France of his time, Tigrane Polat (or Polad) was born on March 23, 18...
09
Feb
Birth of Hrant Matevosian
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William Saroyan said of him: “You have someone here who is a great personality in world literature. ...
01
Feb
Birth of Stepan Kapanakian (February 8, 1877)
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Not a household name, Stepan Kapanakian was a pioneering theatrical director and the founder of Arme...
25
Jan
OPENING OF THE HOUSE-MUSEUM OF YEGHISHE CHARENTS (January 30, 1975)
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The house-museum of Yeghishe Charents (1897-1937) in Yerevan keeps the memory of one of the greatest...
19
Jan
Birth of Karp Khachvankian (January 23, 1923)
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Karp Khachvankian, known as the “King of Laughter,” was particularly well-known in Armenia for his c...
11
Jan
Birth of Edgar Hovhannisian (January 14, 1930)
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What do the songs “Sardarabad” and “Erevan-Erebuni” have in common? Both of them were written on the...
04
Jan
Death of Arshak Ter-Gukasov (January 8, 1881)
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The first chapter of Raffi’s famous novel The Fool (1881) features one of the victorious generals of...
28
Dec
Birth of Stepan Alajajian (January 3, 1924)
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Stepan Alajajian, a beginner who moved to Soviet Armenia, became a prolific name in Armenian fictio...