site.btaToday's Observances: July 26
![Today's Observances: July 26](/upload/45853/calendar+image.jpg?l=1000)
![Today's Observances: July 26](/upload/45853/calendar+image.jpg?l=1000&original=70facc9250574c99d821e0981af12698e1150f89)
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.
/LG/
news.modal.header
news.modal.text