On this day in Bulgarian history: in 1393, Tarnovo fell to Ottoman forces; in 1877, Russian troops liberated Kazanlak; and in 1998, Bulgaria joined the Central European Free Trade Agreement.
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On This Day in Bulgaria
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 1
On this day in Bulgarian history: the first free elections in 1990 and Bulgaria’s accession to the European Union in 2007.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 2
On this day in Bulgarian history: Russian troops crossed the Danube at Svishtov in 1877, and Bulgaria adopted its new constitution in 1991.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 3
On this day in Bulgarian history: the liberation of Svishtov in 1877, and the founding of the Bulgarian Red Cross in 1878.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 4
On this day in Bulgarian history: the first Bulgarian postage stamp was issued in 1879, and the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences was established in 1869.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 5
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Battle of Shipka Pass began in 1877 and Bulgaria established diplomatic relations with Greece in 1879.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 6
On this day in Bulgarian history: the first Bulgarian telegraph line opened in 1878, and the Plovdiv International Fair was founded in 1892.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 7
On this day in Bulgarian history: Patriarch Evtimiy of Tarnovo was exiled in 1393, and Bulgaria joined the United Nations in 1955.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 8
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski was founded in 1888, and Bulgaria held its first census in 1881.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 9
On this day in Bulgarian history: Vasil Levski was born in 1837, and Bulgaria’s first railway line opened in 1866.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 10
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Battle of Stara Zagora in 1877, and Bulgaria’s first parliament convened in 1879.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 11
On this day in Bulgarian history: diplomatic relations with Austria-Hungary in 1879, and Bulgaria joined the Council of Europe in 1991.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 12
On this day in Bulgarian history: General Gurko’s forces pushed south through the Balkan passes in 1877, and Bulgaria adopted its current democratic constitution in 1991.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 13
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Treaty of Berlin was signed in 1878, redrawing Bulgaria’s borders, and the country signed the European Convention on Human Rights in 1992.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 14
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgarian and Russian forces consolidated their advance in 1877, and Bulgaria established diplomatic relations with France in 1879.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 15
On this day in Bulgarian history: in 2000, a memorial to King Boris III and Queen Ioanna’s role in rescuing Bulgaria’s Jews from the Holocaust was set to be removed in Israel, and in 2001, former king Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was mandated to form a government.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 16
On this day in Bulgarian history: in 2006, Bulgaria gained observer status in the Europol Security Committee, and in 2007, its first aerospace monitoring centre was unveiled.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 18
On this day in Bulgarian history: the 1332 Battle of Rusocastron, and the 2012 Burgas airport bombing that killed six people.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 19
On this day in Bulgarian history: the country’s first Liberation medal was instituted in 1880, and its first forensic science laboratory opened in 1907.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 20
On this day in Bulgarian history: Khan Kardam’s 792 victory at Marcellae, the founding of the Bulgarian armed forces in 1878, and the Gorna Oryahovitsa–Ruse electric railway in 1963.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 21
On this day in Bulgarian history: in 1879, Bulgaria established diplomatic relations with neighboring Romania.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 22
On this day in Bulgarian history: in 2017, mountaineer Boyan Petrov summited Gasherbrum II, becoming the first Bulgarian to climb nine eight-thousanders.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 23
On this day in Bulgarian history: diplomatic relations with Britain established in 1879, and Prof. Ivan Mitev’s discovery of a sixth heart sound announced in 1973.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 24
On this day in Bulgarian history: in 2007, the Bulgarian nurses held in Libya were released and returned home to Sofia after a major diplomatic effort.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 25
On this day in Bulgarian history: the first issue of the Maritsa newspaper in 1878, and diplomatic relations with Italy established in 1879.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 26
On this day in Bulgarian history: in 1946, Parliament voted to hold a referendum on abolishing the monarchy and establishing a people’s republic.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 27
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Union of the Deaf was established in 1947, and Boyko Borissov was elected prime minister in 2009, forming the first GERB government.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 28
On this day in Bulgarian history: the 1014 Battle of Belassitsa, a defining defeat for the First Bulgarian Empire, and the founding of a Guild of Arts and Crafts Masters in Sofia in 1967.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 29
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Bulgarian Association of Travel Agents was founded in 1992, and the Arena Armeets sports hall opened in Sofia in 2011.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 30
On this day in Bulgarian history: an engineering institute founded in Gabrovo in 1964, and the Constitutional Court established in 1991.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 31
On this day in Bulgarian history: the recapture of Stara Zagora in 1877, the adoption of Bulgaria’s coat of arms in 1997, and Boyan Petrov’s 2014 summit of K2.