22
Apr
Birth of Arous Voskanian (April 28, 1889)
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“Arous Voskanian is the admirable actress not only of our stage, but of our entire epoch,” wrote Yeg...
This Week in Armenian History
15
Apr
Death of Grigor Khanjian (April 19, 2000)
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The tapestry representing the Battle of Avarair, with Vartan Mamikonian holding the sword tall and m...
08
Apr
Death of Harutiun Surkhatian (April 9, 1938)
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The date of death already carries with it the ominous sign of the Stalinist purges, one of whose vic...
31
Mar
Birth of Khoren Der Harootian (April 2, 1909)
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Armenian-American artist Khoren Der Harootian had a prolific career and achieved national and intern...
25
Mar
Birth of Vazgen Gevorgian (March 31, 1923)
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Gregory of Narek’s poem “Book of Lamentations” (Narek, in popular denomination) is considered the mo...
18
Mar
Death of General Sempad (March 20, 1956)
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A fearless fedayee and comrade of arms of General Antranig, General Sempad fought for twenty years f...
11
Mar
Death of Kristapor Mikayelian (March 17, 1905)
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Kristapor Mikayelian, one of the founders of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, devoted half of ...
04
Mar
Death of Ashugh Jivani (March 5, 1909)
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Jivani was perhaps the last great name in the old Armenian tradition of the wandering ashughs (troub...
24
Feb
The Sumgait Massacres (February 28, 1988)
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More than three decades of Azerbaijani anti-Armenian violence and destruction were kicked off by the...
18
Feb
DEATH OF KARAPET MELIK-OHANJANIAN (February 22, 1970)
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Distinguished Armenologist Karapet Melik-Ohanjanian, a survivor of the Stalinist persecutions, has m...