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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
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Battle of Artaxata: Lucullus averts the bad omen of this day by defeating Tigranes the Great of Armenia. |
BC AD | |
1071-08-26 |
Battle of Manzikert, Byzantine Armenia (modern Malazgirt, Turkey). Fought between Byzantine Empire and Seljuq Turks. |
1827-10-01 |
The Russian army under Ivan Paskevich storms Yerevan, ending a millennium of Muslim domination in Armenia. |
1873-01-06 |
Pope Pius IX encyclical "On the Church in Armenia" |
1914-12-28 |
Turks are repulsed by the Russians after fighting in Armenia for weeks |
1915-04-14 |
The Turks invade Armenia. |
1915-05-12 |
Croatians plunder Armenia, killing 250 |
1916-07-02 |
Russian offensive in Armenia |
1918-05-26 |
Armenia defeats the Ottoman Army in the Battle of Sardarapat. |
1919-05-28 |
Armenia declares its Independence |
1920-12-03 |
Turkey & Armenia agree to peace treaty |
1921-01-03 |
Turkey makes peace with Armenia |
1922-09-11 |
The Treaty of Kars is ratified in Yerevan, Armenia. |
1958-09-02 |
U.S. Air Force C-130A-II is shot down by fighters over Yerevan, Armenia when it strays into Soviet airspace while conducting a sigint mission. All crew lost. |
1988-07-14 |
200,000 demonstrate in Soviet Armenia for incorporation of Nagorno-Karabak |
1988-12-07 |
6.9 earthquake in Spitak, Armenia (25,000 killed, 5,000,000 homeless) |
1990-08-23 |
Armenia declares independence |
1991-09-21 |
Armenia votes on whether to remain in Soviet Union |
1993-12-26 |
Antonov-26 crashes at Gyumri, Armenia, 36 killed |
2003-07-07 |
The United Communist Party of Armenia is formed. |
2008-03-02 |
Riots in Yerevan, Armenia concerning the Armenian presidential election, 2008 come to a fatal end, with police forces clashing with civilians in their peaceful protest, resulting in 8 deaths. |
2009-10-10 |
After having closed borders for about two hundred years, Armenia and Turkey sign protocols in Zurich, Switzerland to open their borders. |
2012-09-09 |
Armenia wins the 40th FIDE Chess Olympiad |
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1817-07-17 |
Ivan Aivazovsky, Aivazovsky and Armenia |
1895-11-16 |
Michael Arlen, Armenia, English author (An American Verdict) |
1895-11-25 |
Anastas I Mikoyan, Armenia, member of Supreme Soviet |
1924-05-22 |
Charles Aznavour, Armenia, French singer (Monsieur Carnavel, Tin Drum) |
1928-07-04 |
Cathy Berberian, Armenia, US singer |
1932-04-24 |
Vladimir Yengibaryan, Yerevan, Armenia, welterweight boxer (Olympic gold, 1956), (d. 2013) |
1933-03-13 |
Armenia Balducci, Giovanni Falcone |
1951-06-12 |
Andranik Margaryan, 14th Prime Minister of Armenia (d. 2007) |
1959-01-07 |
Marie Desplechin, Armenia |
1973-06-03 |
Sargis Sargsian, Yerevan Armenia, tennis star (1995 NCAA) |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1219-05-05 |
King Leo II of Armenia (b. 1150) |
1285-07-28 |
Queen Keran of Armenia, consort of Leo III of Armenia |
1320-07-20 |
King Oshin of Armenia (b. 1282) |
1341-08-28 |
King Leo V of Armenia (b. 1309) |
1900-04-19 |
Ivan Aivazovsky, Aivazovsky and Armenia |
2007-09-11 |
Ian Porterfield, Manager of Armenia National Football Club (b. 1946) |
