site.btaToday's Observances: July 2

The world:

- World Sports Journalists Day, marked since 1995 on the initiative of the International Association of Sports Press.

- World UFO Day.

On this date in Bulgarian history:

1954: Torrential rain causes extensive flooding in Blagoevgrad (Southwestern Bulgaria) and claims 13 lives.

1990: Bulgaria receives "specially invited" status from Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe.

1999: International Organization for Standardization legalizes new Bulgarian currency code, BGN.

2006: Pilot centre for management of emergency 166 and 160 phone numbers is unveiled in Burgas, later integrated in 112.