10
May
Death of Asdghik (May 14, 1884)
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Siranush (Mehrube Kantarjian, 1857-1932) was the Sarah Bernhardt of Armenian theater in the late nin...
This Week in Armenian History
03
May
Birth of Samson Ter-Poghosian (Raffi’s “Fool”)(May 10, 1851)
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The eponymous hero of “The Fool” (Khentuh) shows up with the name of Vartan at the end of Chapter 1 ...
27
Apr
Birth of Nikodimos Amatuni (May 3, 1859)
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Born in Armenia, Prince Nikodimos Amatuni—who appears to have been somewhat connected to the medieva...
19
Apr
Birth of General Sebouh (April 20, 1872)
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General Sebouh was one of the remarkable fighters of the Armenian liberation movement at the turn of...
12
Apr
Birth of Levon Isahakian (April 16, 1908)
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Levon Isahakian was born on April 16, 1908, in Alexandropol (now Gyumri). He graduated from the facu...
06
Apr
Birth of Vertanes Papazian (April 12, 1866)
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Vertanes Papazian was a prolific writer who delved into subjects of social and national interest at ...
29
Mar
Birth of Avedik Evdokiatsi (April 1, 1657)
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Confessional struggle in the Armenian community took important proportions at the beginning of the e...
22
Mar
Death of Tigran Chukhajian (March 23, 1898)
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Dikran Chukhajian was the first author of operas in Armenian reality, and his first opera became fam...
16
Mar
Death of Petros Ghapantsi (March 20, 1784)
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In a period where Armenian literature was still going through a transition between the old and the n...
08
Mar
Death of Aramayis Sahakian (March 14, 2013)
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While Soviet Armenian “official” satire did not enjoy, for obvious reasons, the freedom needed to fu...