site.btaToday's Observances: September 1

The world:

- National Day of Slovakia: Constitution Day (1992);

- National Day of Uzbekistan: Independence Day (1991).

On this date in Bulgarian history:

1879: Military medical service is set up.

1916: Bulgaria declares war on Romania during World War I.

1925: A State Police School is set up in Sofia (Academy of the Ministry of Interior since June 14, 2002).

1961: Diplomatic relations established with Morocco.

1984: The first instalment of the Apollonia Festival of Arts opens in the seaside town of Sozopol.