This Week in Armenian History
Birth of Ashot Satian (January 18, 1906)
Ashot Satian was the founder of a dynasty of musicians that included his brother Aram Satunts or Sat...
Birth of Ofelia Hambardzumian (January 9, 1925)
One of the best interpreters of Armenian popular and troubadour songs in the 20th century, Ofelia Ha...
Death of Archbishop Vramshabouh Kibarian (January 2, 1940)
First as a married priest and then as a celibate cleric, Archbishop Vramshabouh Kibarian was a humbl...
Birth of Nazaret Daghavarian (December 25, 1862)
Nazaret Daghavarian was a prolific scientist and scholar, as well as public figure who became one of...
Birth of Vahe Vahian (December 22, 1908)
Vahe Vahian was an influential Lebanese Armenian poet and educator. He was born as Sarkis Abdalia...
Death of Garabed Krikorian (December 11, 1920)
Garabed Krikorian was an Armenian photographer known for his pioneering work in photography in Jerus...
Birth of Stepan Balasanian (December 5, 1837)
Stepan Balasanian was one of the leading figures of the Armenian intelligentsia of the Caucasus in t...
DEATH OF KING LEVON V OF CILICIA (November 29, 1393)
After an existence of almost three centuries, the Armenian state of Cilicia fell in 1375. Levon V wa...
Birth of Cyrus Melikian (November 24, 1920)
Cyrus Melikian was an Armenian American coffee industry pioneer credited with several inventions, li...
Death of Fr. Alexander Madikian (November 14, 1930)
Fr. Alexander Madikian was a distinguished member of the Mekhitarist Congregation of Vienna with rem...