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AUGUST 21

On this date in Bulgarian history:

1877: The three-day Battle of Shipka begins, to become one of the major highlights of the 1877-1878 Russo-Turkish War in which Bulgaria is liberated from nearly five centuries of Ottoman rule.

1924: The First International Cycling Tour of Bulgaria starts.

1991: The Grand National Assembly passes the Supreme Judicial Council Act.

2007: The 112 single emergency call system is introduced.