03
Jun
Birth of Azat Hambarian (June 8, 1926)
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After the death of Stalin, when the history of Western Armenia stopped being taboo, historian Azat H...
This Week in Armenian History
27
May
Death of Armen Zarian (May 30, 1994)
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Armen Zarian, architect, researcher, and intellectual, became one of the mainstays of Armenian-Itali...
20
May
Birth of Archbishop Gabriel Aivazovsky (May 22, 1812)
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Archbishop Gabriel Aivazovsky was the elder brother of the celebrated marinist painter Ivan Aivazovs...
13
May
DEATH OF OVI SEVUMIAN – (May 15, 1920)
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Ovi Sevumian was a renowned actor who worked for the advancement of Armenian theater.
Born Hovhan...
06
May
Birth of Armenag Yegarian (May 10, 1870)
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One of the leaders of the heroic resistance of Van in April-May 1915, Armenag Yegarian was born in t...
29
Apr
Birth of Armen Hakhnazarian (May 5, 1941)
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Armen Hakhnazarian was a pioneering researcher of Armenian architecture especially under danger in T...
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...
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...