On This Day in Armenian History ...

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On This Day in History ...

1856 - Birth of Yervand Shahaziz in Ashtarak. He died in 1951 in Yerevan.

1858 - Mandinyan first publishes the Armenian "Bee" (periodical) in Tbilissi (Georgia). In 1862, Petros Simonyan became the editor.

1878 - The "Eastern" Association and the "Dprotsasirats" (pro-school) Association in Constantinople join as the "Dprotsasirats Eastern Association".

1879 - Mkrtich Portoogalyan opens a trade school in Van (Western Armenia).

1886 - Birth of Garegin Njdeh (prominent public figure and member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation) in Kznoot (Nakhitjevan). He died in 1955.

1887 - The Mkhitarist Congregation in Vienna publishes the first issue of its monthly "Journal" (hantess).

1890 - The "Costume" periodical is first published in Tbilissi (Georgia) by Tigran Nazarian.

1895 - Through the insistance of the ambassadors of the Allied Powers, the Turkish government's Inspection Commission arrives at Sassoon to investigate the Armenian massacres that had taken place there.

1895 - Birth of armenologist, historian, lawyer Armen Hrand (Kyootookyan). His important contributions for armenology are: "Mets Tigran" (Teegran the Great), "The Marzpan and Sparapet", "Armenian Supreme Court", "Vassak Syoonee the Accused" and others.

1899 - Completion of the Tbilissi-Alexandropol (Gyoomree) railroad.

1907 - Birth of Carzou (artist).

1916 - The "Armenian Herald" (weekly) is published in Moscow (Russia).

1917 - Turkey nullifies the Treaties of Paris (1856) and Berlin (1878), which allude to Turkey's borders.

1922 - Ceremonial opening of Yerevan's Town Council.

1924 - Birth of Parooyr Sevak (writer, political figure). He died in 1971.

1978 - Opening of the Armenian Folk Arts Museum.

1991 - As a follow up to the Yezdi people's wishes, the Armenian National Radio institutes a Yezdi editorial board for Yezdi programs.