site.btaObservances: October 5-6

October 5

The world:

- World Teachers' Day.

On this date in Bulgarian history:

1878: The Kresna-Razlog Uprising breaks out. Bulgarians in Macedonia oppose Congress of Berlin decisions (July 13, 1878), seek unification with Principality of Bulgaria.

1912: The Balkan League declares war on the Ottoman Empire. The First Balkan War (1912-1913) begins.

1944: Bulgaria and Yugoslavia sign an agreement on the participation of Bulgarian troops in military action against Germany in Yugoslav territory in the final phase (1944-1945) of the World War II.

1956: The Shipka National Park is inaugurated. It covers the historical places connected to the Battle of Shipka Pass during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878.

1960: Diplomatic relations established with Cuba.

1968: First International Book Fair opens in Sofia.

1992: Bulgaria and Ukraine sign a 10-year Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation.

2001: Sofia hosts a summit meeting of ten Central and Eastern European countries aspiring for NATO membership.

October 6

The world: 

- Day of Commemoration and National Mourning in Turkmenistan;

On this date in Bulgarian history:

1944: The People's Court is established under a Statutory Ordinance on Trial by a People's Court of the Culprits for the Embroilment of Bulgaria in the World War against the Allied Nations and for the Atrocities Related to the Said War.

1963: The Higher Institute of Chemical Technology in Bourgas (on the Black Sea) is established by a Council of Ministers Decree (named Prof. Dr Asen Zlatarov on September 23, 1967, endorsed as Prof. Dr Asen Zlatarov University on August 1, 1995). 

1968: The Atlas TV show is launched on Bulgarian National Television. Over 2,000 episodes are aired and more than 400 original films created until the show's cancellation in 2013.