14
Jan
BIRTH OF TIGRAN HAKHUMIAN (January 17, 1894)
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Translator and literary critic Tigran Hakhumian has left an important legacy of translated works. He...
This Week in Armenian History
07
Jan
Birth of Yervant Shahaziz (January 13, 1856)
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Poet Smbat Shahaziz (1840-1907) is today remembered as the author of a popular poem, “Dream,” that t...
24
Dec
DEATH OF HAKOB GURDJIAN (December 28, 1948)
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Hakob Gurdjian was the first Armenian sculptor of international renown, particularly in France.
H...
17
Dec
Death of Grikor Suni (December 18, 1940)
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Grikor Mirzaian Suni was a composer, conductor, ethnomusicologist, and teacher, who had a prolific, ...
10
Dec
BIRTH OF HAKOB KOJOYAN (December 13, 1883)
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Renowned painter and book illustrator Hakob Kojoyan is also famous for being one of the authors of t...
03
Dec
Death of Derenik Demirjian (December 6, 1956)
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A prolific writer who created in all genres, Derenik Demirjian had an almost sixty-year career, but ...
19
Nov
DEATH OF BAGRAT ULUBABIAN
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(November 19, 2001)
Bagrat Ulubabian was a writer and historian but he was also a political activ...
12
Nov
Birth of Artashes Babalian (November 17, 1886)
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Artashes Babalian is not a household name, but was among the protagonists of the history of the firs...
05
Nov
Birth of Vanush Khanamirian (November 5, 1927)
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Vanush Khanamirian has been one of the foremost figures in the development and diffusion of Armenian...
29
Oct
Death of Mikayel Mazmanian (October 29, 1971)
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Mikayel Mazmanian was an influential name in Soviet Armenian architecture, and his production, becau...