site.btaToday's Observances: November 2

The world:

- International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.

On this date in Bulgarian history:

1885: Serbia, encouraged by Austria-Hungary, declares war on Bulgaria. The Serbo-Bulgarian War lasts until November 16, 1885.

1892: Sofia University's Department of Law is established.

1919: The Union of Actors, Musicians and Theatre Attendants is established (Union of Bulgarian Actors since 1965).

1967: Bulgaria's first typewriter, Maritsa, is manufactured.

1999: Small arms manufacturer ARCUS Co. of Lyaskovets (North Central Bulgaria) is certified as the first Bulgarian company whose output complies with the quality assurance system up to NATO standards.