site.btaObservances: 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.