site.btaToday's Observances: Nov. 17

The world:

- International Students Day. 

On this date in Bulgarian history: 

1912: Flying officer Radoul Milkov and a British photographer first attempt aerial photography of Turkish military installations from Albatross aircraft during First Balkan War (1912-1913). 

1926: Indian poet and writer Rabindranath Tagore arrives in Sofia.  

1934: Diplomatic relations established with Brazil at legation level. Promoted to embassy level on May 11, 1974. 

1945: Diplomatic relations with Albania restored (established 1914; severed in April 1939). 

1989: Parliament releases Todor Zhivkov from office as State Council Chairman. He is replaced by Petar Mladenov.