site.btaObservances: April 8

The world:

- International Roma Day. Declared in 1992 by the UN and the EU on the initiative of the International Romani Union.

On this date in Bulgarian history:

1893: Prince Ferdinand I weds Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma.

1992: Bulgarian-Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is established.

1999: 38th National Assembly adopts Military Doctrine.

2001: Simeon II National Movement is established in Sofia.

2002: Center for Holocaust Humanity Education in Cincinnati, Ohio, confers awards on Bulgaria and Denmark for rescuing their Jews during World War II.

2005: Sergei Stanishev's cabinet approves proposal for construction of nuclear power plant on Belene site.