site.btaObservances: January 28

The world:

Data Privacy Day (known in Europe as Data Protection Day) (since 2006);

International Day of Mobilization against Nuclear War (since 1986).

On this date in Bulgarian history:

1925: University of Forestry is established as Department of Silviculture at Faculty of Agronomy of St Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia.

1948: State Higher Theatre School, now National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts, is established.

1992: Bulgaria recognizes independence of Slovenia, Macedonia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

1998: First line of Sofia's underground railway goes into operation.

2000: Act to Ratify the Agreement between Bulgaria and NATO on Bulgaria's participation in KFOR passes.

2004: Parliament ratifies the European Convention on the International Validity of Criminal Judgments.