Daniel Varujan (Chpugkyaryan Daniel) (1884-1915) was an Armenian poet, literary and social figure. The founder of Armenian symbolism. The victim of the 1915 genocide. Was born in a s Brgnik (Sivassky is flying). He was educated in Armenian educational institutions in Constantinople, at the Mkhitarist School in Venice, and the University of Ghent (Belgium). He …
Born in Tabriz to a family from Van, Koms was the younger brother of writer Vrtanes Papazian. In 1893, he came into contact with revolutionary circles in Nor Nakhijevan “(Rostov-on-Don), and in 1895 he joined the Dashnaktsoutiun in Alexandropol. In his early years in the party, Koms operated in the Northern Caucasus and Baku. He …
Actor Mike Connors (Mannix) aka Jay Ohanian was born in Fresno in 1925, the son of Krikor Ohanian and Alice Surabian. Her father, who was from Harput, came to America in 1902. The lawyer in Fresno represented many low-income Armenians who don’t know English.Mike Connors won international fame for his special detective role in the …
Antranik TsarouKian, Poets and novelists are one of the most prominent Armenian Diaspora literature. He was born in the village of Gurinne in the region of Sebasadia and died in Paris. He survived the massacres and was transported through several casualties until his arrival and settled in Aleppo, so he missed the evacuation paths during …
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Samuel Der-Yeghiaian (Born: February 16, 1952, Syria, Education: University of New Hampshire School of Law, Evangel University) is the United States District Court Judge 4 the Northern District of Illinois. President Bush appointed him 2 the position in 2003. He previously served as a judge in the Executive Office 4 Immigration Review & attorney in …
Colorized photo. The wedding of Armenian National Hero General Andranik & Nvart Kyurkchian in 1922 in Paris, France. The godfather of the wedding is Boghos Nubar Pasha, (the son of Egyptian Prime Minister Nubar Pasha) the photographer is Abel Minasian. From left to right, first row: Supreme Pastor Krikor Kibarian and Priest Yeghishe from Moush. …
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I am the child of a people who were born ten thousand years ago at the foot of Mount Ararat. I am a child of a people who advocate peace and humanity. Yes, I am a child of a person who has always lived on the same land and never had a desire for others. …
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American television star Arline Francis Kazanjian was born in 1907 in Boston (Massachusetts), in a family of Armenians who emigrated to the United States from the Ottoman Empire as a result of the Hamid Massacre in 1894-1896. The future TV star’s youth was spent in New York, where she received her education at Finch College …
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Yeranuhi Karakachian first took the stage at the age of 16 in the play King Tiridat (Büyük Drtad) at the Eastern Theatre in Constantinople during the 1864-65 season, under the direction of Sirabiyon Hekimyan. Later, she began to perform at the Aziziye Theatre in Üsküdar. When she was 17 years of age, theatre critics such …
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Mkrtich Khrimian, (4 April 1820 – 29 October 1907) was an Armenian Apostolic Church leader, educator, and publisher who served as Catholicos of All Armenians from 1893 to 1907. During this period he was known as Mkrtich I of Van. A native of Van, one of the largest cities in Western Armenia, Khrimian became a …
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