site.btaToday's Observances: September 20

On this date in Bulgarian history:

1885: Establishment of Bulgarian Red Cross endorsed by Princely Decree.

1916: Writer Ivan Vazov is nominated for 1917 Nobel Prize.

1923: The Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party decides to start anti-fascist uprising on September 22.

1948: The Srebarna Nature Reserve is proclaimed. It is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1983.

1956: Diplomatic relations established with Indonesia.

1999: Bulgaria joins the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Area.