07
Oct
Birth of Djivan Gasparyan (October 12, 1928)
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He transformed the duduk from a purely folk instrument into a force on the concert stage. Djivan Gas...
This Week in Armenian History
30
Sep
DEATH OF BENIAMIN MARKARIAN (September 30, 1985)
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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)
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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)
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There was more than one musician named Khachaturian born in the twentieth century.
Karen Khachatu...
09
Sep
Birth of Stepan Zorian (September 15, 1889)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Sahak Ter Gabrielian was one of the old Bolsheviks who engaged into revolutionary activities and the...
12
Aug
Birth of Vahagn Davtian (August 15, 1922)
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Vahagn Davtian belonged to that generation, along with poets Hamo Sahian, Silva Kaputikian, Maro Mar...
04
Aug
Birth of Reuben Nakian (August 10, 1897)
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The obituary of The New York Times regarded Reuben Nakian as “one of the most distinguished American...