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3 unusual facts about 1988 Spitak earthquake


Levon Ichkhanian

Immediately following the tragic Armenian earthquake of 1988, Levon played an integral role in the development of a benefit concert in Toronto to raise funds for an Armenian medical clinic.

Robert Emmiyan

When the 1988 Spitak earthquake occurred on December, 7, 1988, Emmiyan's home of Gyumri was deeply affected by the damage.

At the end of that year in December, tragedy struck when Emmiyan's hometown of Gyumri was hit by an earthquake that destroyed much of the city and claimed the lives of many people, including Emmiyan's father.


WhoCares

WhoCares was a supergroup formed by Ian Gillan of Deep Purple and Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath in 2011 with the participation of a great number of rock artists as a charity project to raise money to rebuild a music school in Gyumri, Armenia after the destruction of the city in the 1988 earthquake in Armenia.


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