site.btaToday's Observances: September 30-October 1

September 30

The world:

- National Day of Botswana. Independence Day (from UK, 1966);

- International Translation Day. 

On this date in Bulgarian history:

1869: Bulgarian Literary Society (since 1911: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences) founded in Braila, Romania.

1884: Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia conclude customs convention on duty-free import of staple local goods.

1916: French Farman F-42 sent to bomb Sofia is downed during World War I (1914-1918). First victory for Bulgarian air force.

1918: Armistice between Bulgaria and the Entente Powers signed in Thessaloniki.

1992: United Bulgarian Bank founded.

2003: Bulgaria launches e-government.

2004: Council of Ministers approves Bulgaria's accession to European Community's Trans-European Telecommunications Networks.

2008: National system using single EU emergency phone number 112 attains 100 per cent nationwide coverage.

2013: Analogue terrestrial television signal replaced with digital television.

October 1

The world: 

- International Music Day;

- National Day of China: Declaration of the People's Republic (1949);

- National Day of Cyprus: Independence Day (1960);

- National Day of Nigeria: Independence Day (1960);

- National Day of Palau: Independence Day (1994);

- National Day of Tuvalu: Independence Day (1978).

On this date in Bulgarian history:

1888: Sofia University, Bulgaria's oldest institution of higher education, opens.

1915: King Ferdinand I declares war on Serbia and Bulgaria enters World War I (1914-1918) on the side of the Central Powers.

1947: Diplomatic relations with the US are restored. First established in 1901 at  legation level; promoted to embassy level in 1966.

1961: A Higher Medical Institute is set up in Varna. Transformed into a Medical University in 1995.

1992: The Agency for Bulgarians Abroad is set up.