On this day in Bulgarian history: the siege of Pleven entered its fourth month in 1877, and Bulgaria adopted its Law on Political Parties in 1990.
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On This Day in Bulgaria: October 2
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Kaval Men’s Choir was established in 1927, and Bulgarian National Television launched Turkish-language news in 2000.
On This Day in Bulgaria: October 3
On October 3, 1877, the Pleven garrison faced shortages, while the Balkan League prepared for war in 1912.
On This Day in Bulgaria: October 4
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Ottoman Empire declared war on the Balkan League in 1912, and Golyama Kosmatka revealed major Thracian finds in 2004.
On This Day in Bulgaria: October 5
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Kresna-Razlog Uprising broke out in 1878, and the First Balkan War began in 1912.
On This Day in Bulgaria: October 6
On this day in Bulgarian history: the People’s Court was established in 1944, and the Higher Institute of Chemical Technology in Burgas was founded in 1963.
On This Day in Bulgaria: October 7
On October 7, 1877, Totleben reorganised the siege of Pleven, while Bulgarian forces fought in the Nisava Valley in 1944.
On This Day in Bulgaria: October 8
On this day in Bulgarian history: Byzantium recognized the Bulgarian tsar and church in 927, and the Bulgarian First Army began fighting Nazi Germany in 1944.
On This Day in Bulgaria: October 9
On this day in Bulgarian history: St Stephen Chapel was consecrated in Constantinople in 1849, and the Lozengrad operation began in 1912.
On This Day in Bulgaria: October 10
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria re-established diplomatic relations with Czechoslovakia in 1945, and the National High School for Ancient Languages and Cultures opened in 1977.
On This Day in Bulgaria: October 11
On this day in Bulgarian history: Vakhan began publishing for Armenians in Bulgaria in 1990, and a memorial to Koutsian labour camp victims was unveiled in 1999.
On This Day in Bulgaria: October 12
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Bulgarian Literary Society was founded in Braila in 1869, and Bulgaria’s first municipal law was gazetted in 1882.
On This Day in Bulgaria: October 13
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Plovdiv Philharmonic staged its first concert in 1945, and democratic forces won elections in 1991.
On This Day in Bulgaria: October 14
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Bulgarian Revolutionary Central Committee published its first programme in 1870, and Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant construction began in 1969.
On This Day in Bulgaria: October 15
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria abandoned the gold standard in 1931, and Radio FM+ went on air as a private radio pioneer in 1992.
On This Day in Bulgaria: October 16
On this day in Bulgarian history: the State School of Drawing opened in Sofia in 1896, and Bulgarian aviators made a pioneering combat reconnaissance flight in 1912.
On This Day in Bulgaria: October 17
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Ottoman Empire declared war on the Balkan League in 1912, and Reneta Indzhova headed Bulgaria’s first caretaker government in 1994.
On This Day in Bulgaria: October 18
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Bulgarian Operatic Association gave its first test performance in 1908, and Bulgaria restored diplomatic relations with Turkey in 1925.
On This Day in Bulgaria: October 19
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Third Grand National Assembly opened in 1886, and Bulgaria destroyed the last combat component of Soviet-era missile systems in 2002.
On This Day in Bulgaria: October 20
On this day in Bulgarian history: the cornerstone of the Bulgarian National Bank building was laid in 1935, and Bulgaria marked 1,300 years of statehood in 1981.
On This Day in Bulgaria: October 21
On this day in Bulgarian history: Kardzhali was liberated during the First Balkan War in 1912, and the draft Law for Protection of the Nation became public in 1940.
On This Day in Bulgaria: October 22
On this day in Bulgarian history: Vasil Levski’s monument was inaugurated in Sofia in 1895, and the Bulgarian RADOM instrument went to space in 2008.
On This Day in Bulgaria: October 23
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria established diplomatic relations with the Russian Federation in 1991, and Irina Bokova took office as UNESCO Director-General in 2009.
On This Day in Bulgaria: October 24
On this day in Bulgarian history: ambassadors met over Bulgaria’s Unification in 1885, and Sofia Library was founded in 1928.
On This Day in Bulgaria: October 25
On this day in Bulgarian history: King Boris III married Princess Giovanna of Savoy in 1930, and Unit One of Maritsa East 2 went into operation in 1966.
On This Day in Bulgaria: October 26
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria’s first village cooperative was founded in Mirkovo in 1890, and EcoGlasnost activists were dispersed in Sofia in 1989.
On This Day in Bulgaria: October 27
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Congregational denomination was registered in Sofia in 1889, and environmental protesters faced militia pressure in 1989.
On This Day in Bulgaria: October 28
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Transfiguration Church was consecrated in Bolhrad in 1838, and Bulgaria honours the Day of Bessarabian Bulgarians.
On This Day in Bulgaria: October 29
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria signed an armistice with the Allies in 1944, and Filip Dimitrov’s government lost a no-confidence vote in 1992.
On This Day in Bulgaria: October 30
On this day in Bulgarian history: Nestinarstvo was inscribed by UNESCO in 2009, and a restored Hristo Botev monument was unveiled in Izmail in 2025.
On This Day in Bulgaria: October 31
On this day in Bulgarian history: Boris III and Queen Joanna held an Orthodox ceremony in Sofia in 1930, and the Black Sea Strategic Action Plan was signed in 1996.