On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria’s first high-altitude meteorological station opened on Musala in 1932, and Parliament resolved to apply for EU membership in 1995.
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On This Day in Bulgaria
Daily historical facts, events, and anniversaries from Bulgarian history — a recurring, date-based series.
On This Day in Bulgaria: December 2
On this day in Bulgarian history: the first Bulgarian symphony orchestra was established in Shumen in 1851, and Bulgaria performed its first liver cell transplant in 2003.
On This Day in Bulgaria: December 3
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria gazetted the Act on Stabilizing the Lev in 1928, and GERB was established in Sofia in 2006.
On This Day in Bulgaria: December 4
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria adopted the Dimitrov Constitution in 1947, and Bulgarians observe St. Barbara’s Day in folk and church tradition.
On This Day in Bulgaria: December 5
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgarian troops marched into Bucharest in 1916, and Bulgaria recognized Ukraine’s independence in 1991.
On This Day in Bulgaria: December 6
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria joined the International Labour Organization in 1920, and Parliament adopted the State Security files act in 2006.
On This Day in Bulgaria: December 7
On this day in Bulgarian history: Sophronius of Vratsa published Nedelnik in 1806, and the Union of Democratic Forces was set up in 1989.
On This Day in Bulgaria: December 8
On this day in Bulgarian history: Parliament passed the law establishing Sofia’s Higher School in 1888, and the Panagyurishte Gold Treasure was discovered in 1949.
On This Day in Bulgaria: December 9
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Pirot armistice ended the Serbo-Bulgarian War in 1885, and Bulgaria and Greece signed the Mollov-Kafandaris agreement in 1927.
On This Day in Bulgaria: December 10
On this day in Bulgarian history: Osman Pasha surrendered at Plevna in 1877, and Bulgaria abolished the death penalty in 1998.
On This Day in Bulgaria: December 11
On this day in Bulgarian history: Vasil Levski began his first tour of Bulgaria in 1868, and Sofia hosted its first cinematographic projection in 1896.
On This Day in Bulgaria: December 15
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Cape Emine lighthouse opened in 1880, and Bulgaria approved a new law on the armed forces in 1891.
On This Day in Bulgaria: December 12
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria’s Union of Private Entrepreneurs was established in 1989, and the country’s first McDonald’s opened in Plovdiv in 1994.
On This Day in Bulgaria: December 13
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria declared war on Britain and the United States in 1941, and the Order of Cyril and Methodius was instituted in 1950.
On This Day in Bulgaria: December 14
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria passed the Supreme Audit Office Act in 1880 and became a member of the United Nations in 1955.
On This Day in Bulgaria: December 16
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria joined the League of Nations in 1920 and formally submitted its application to join the European Union in 1995.
On This Day in Bulgaria: December 17
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria’s first armed forces regulation took effect in 1879, and Kozloduy NPP Unit 3 went into operation in 1980.
On This Day in Bulgaria: December 18
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria and Egypt raised diplomatic relations to embassy level in 1957, and early parliamentary elections were held in 1994.
On This Day in Bulgaria: December 19
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria changed its territorial administration to 28 regions in 1998, and the government decided to resume the Belene nuclear project in 2002.
On This Day in Bulgaria: December 20
On this day in Bulgarian history: Sofia was bombed and Dimitar Spisarevski died in aerial combat in 1943, and the People’s Court opened proceedings in 1944.
On This Day in Bulgaria: December 21
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Macedonian Research Institute was founded in Sofia in 1923, and Prime Minister Zhan Videnov resigned in 1996.
On This Day in Bulgaria: December 22
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria’s first Border Guard Act was gazetted in 1887, and Parliament declared Bulgaria’s desire to join the European Communities in 1990.
On This Day in Bulgaria: December 23
On this day in Bulgarian history: Georgi Dimitrov and other Bulgarian communists were acquitted in the Leipzig trial in 1933, and BTA launched its website in 1997.
On This Day in Bulgaria: December 24
On this day in Bulgarian history: Parliament passed the Protection of the Nation Act in 1940, and private industrial enterprises were nationalized in 1947.
On This Day in Bulgaria: December 25
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgarians celebrate Christmas, and Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant Units 3 and 4 were commissioned in 1982.
On This Day in Bulgaria: December 26
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria’s commercial banks were nationalized in 1947, and Bulgarian Television was inaugurated in 1959.
On This Day in Bulgaria: December 27
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria’s first theatrical performance took place in Ruse in 1870, and Sofia Airport’s Terminal 2 was commissioned in 2006.
On This Day in Bulgaria: December 28
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Bulgarian Agrarian Popular Union opened its constituent congress in 1899, and Parliament voted the Zhan Videnov cabinet out of office in 1996.
On This Day in Bulgaria: December 29
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria adopted its first five-year economic plan in 1948, and the Revival Process was officially rejected in 1989.
On This Day in Bulgaria: December 30
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria and Poland established diplomatic relations in 1918, and Bulgaria’s oldest theatre house opened in Vidin in 1891.
On This Day in Bulgaria: December 31
On this day in Bulgarian history: Sophronius of Vratsa was canonized as a saint in 1964, and Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant Units 3 and 4 were taken off stream in 2006.