This Week in Armenian History
Birth of Hovhannes Barseghian (October 25, 1920)
Hovhannes Barseghian was a prolific and authoritative linguist in Armenia.
He was born on October ...
Death of Luther Simjian (October 23, 1997)
Luther George Simjian, an Armenian American prolific inventor and entrepreneur, held over 200 patent...
Birth of Zareh Khrakhouni (October 16, 1926)
Zareh Khrakhouni (pen name of Arto Jumbushian) was born in Constantinople on October 16, 1926. After...
Death of Arman Kotikian (October 3, 1968)
Arman Kotikian, a poet and translator, was mainly known as an actor with a half-century on Armenian ...
Death of Sargis Darchinian (October 2, 2013)
There are lesser-known names who do the hard work of documentation to construct the building of hist...
Birth of Artur Chilingarov (September 25, 1939)
Artur Chilingarov was an Armenian Russian polar explorer, a scientist, and a longtime vice-president...
Death of Armenag Shahmouradian (September 14, 1939)
Armenag Shahmouradian had huge success in Paris as opera singer, but he became more famous as one of...
Birth of Archbishop Khoren Kalfayan (September 6, 1831)
Archbishop Khoren Kalfayan, also know by the literary surname of Nar Bey, was a well-known literary ...
Birth of Tatevik Sazandarian (September 2, 1916)
Tatevik Sazandarian was an operatic mezzo-soprano who became a well-known soloist at the Yerevan Ope...
Death of Bella Darbinian (August 23, 2005)
Between the 1960s and 1980s, Bella Darbinian was at her peak as one of the most well-known singers o...