site.btaObservances: December 14-15

December 14

Bulgaria: Veterinarians Day.

On this date in Bulgarian history:

• 1880: Second National Assembly passes Supreme Audit Office Act.
• 1955: Bulgaria becomes member of United Nations.
• 1989: Union of Disabled People is established.
• 1989: Protestors demanding repeal of constitutional provision on Communist Party's dominant role form human chain around Parliament building. Provision repealed January 15, 1990.
• 2000: Bulgaria's Cabinet decides to establish diplomatic relations with Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Dominica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Suriname and Haiti.

December 15

On this date in Bulgarian history:

• 1880: The lighthouse on Cape Emine is unveiled.
• 1933: The Mountain Rescue Service is set up in Sofia.
• 1944: Burgas Naval Base is established.
• 1969: Official relations are established with San Marino at the level of consulates general. Promoted to embassy level on September 11, 2000. 
• 2008: A power line is unveiled between Chervena Mogila in Bulgaria and Dubrovo in Macedonia. First direct 400 KV link between the two power grids; part of Pan-European Corridor VIII.