site.btaToday's Observances: July 26

The world:

- National Day of Liberia: Independence Day (1847);

- National Day of The Maldives: Independence Day (1965).

On this date in Bulgarian history:

811: Bulgarian Khan Krum defeats Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros I at Battle of Vurbitsa Pass.

1881: Gendarmerie is established as public order service in Principality of Bulgaria.

1909: Railway linking Radomir and Kyustendil (Southwestern Bulgaria) is inaugurated.    

1946: Bulgarian Parliament votes to hold referendum on abolition of monarchy and establishing people's republic.