October 14, 2009 - 21:44 AMT
October 16 - Day of Armenian Press
On October 16, Armenia is celebrating the day of national press. On that very day in 1794, the first Armenian printed journal "Azdarar" was published in Madras (India).

By a Government decision dated April 22, 2004, October 16 was declared as the Day of Media Workers. Later, it was renamed as the Day of Armenian Press.