This Week in Armenian History
Birth of Gevorg Akhverdian (June 5, 1818)
If today troubadour Sayat-Nova (1722-1795) is a household name for Armenians along with his poetry a...
Death of Soghomon Tehlirian (May 23, 1960)
“Tehlirian acted as the self-appointed legal officer for the conscience of mankind,” thought Polish...
Death of H. H. Chakmakjian (May 22, 1973)
Cover of Comprehensive History of Armenia (1917), by Haroutioun H. Chakmakjian Haroutioun Hovhann...
Birth of Hovsep Pushman (May 9, 1877)
Hovsep Pushman was a well noted painter in the New York in the 1930s, when his contemplative still l...
Death of Sedrak Barkhudarian (May 8, 1970)
Sedrak Barkhudarian is regarded as one of the pioneering Armenian epigraphists. He was born on ...
Birth of Kevork Mesrob (May 1, 1881)
Kevork Mesrob was a longtime teacher as well as prolific author and public servant both in the Ottom...
Birth of Seiran Khatlamajian (April 20, 1937)
Seiran Khatlamajian is considered one of the founding fathers of the abstract art movement in Armeni...
Birth of Artak Movsisyan (April 10, 1970)
Artak Movsisyan was a young and prolific historian of the post-Soviet generation in Armenia who made...
Birth of Vartan Gregorian (April 8, 1934)
Historian by vocation and administrator by destiny, Vartan Gregorian went from a difficult childhood...
Birth of Flora Zabelle (April 1, 1880)
Flora Zabelle, a Broadway star, was probably the first Armenian-American film star in the early twen...