On this day in Bulgarian history: Nayden Gerov’s Dictionary began publication in 1895, and the Home of Humour and Satire was established in Gabrovo in 1972.
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On This Day in Bulgaria: April 2
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Bulgarian Communist Party was outlawed in 1924, and Bulgaria raised its flag at NATO headquarters in 2004.
On This Day in Bulgaria: April 3
On April 3, Bulgarians declared church independence in 1860, while the Constituent Assembly chose Sofia as the capital in 1879.
On This Day in Bulgaria: April 4
On this day in Bulgarian history: the first governor of the Bulgarian National Bank was appointed in 1879, and destructive earthquakes struck Kresna and Krupnik in 1904.
On This Day in Bulgaria: April 5
On April 5, the Tophane Agreement recognized the Unification in 1886, while the State Lottery held its first drawing in 1936.
On This Day in Bulgaria: April 6
On April 6, the Ottoman Empire recognized Bulgaria’s independence in 1909, while the Radio Act was adopted in 1927.
On This Day in Bulgaria: April 7
On April 7, Tserkoven Vestnik published its first issue in 1900, while Serbia and Montenegro recognized Bulgaria’s independence in 1909.
On This Day in Bulgaria: April 8
On April 8, Prince Ferdinand married Marie Louise in 1893, while the National Movement Simeon II was founded in 2001.
On This Day in Bulgaria: April 9
On this day in Bulgarian history: Britain, France and Italy recognized Bulgaria’s independence in 1909, and Bulgaria airlifted Kosovo refugees in 1999.
On This Day in Bulgaria: April 10
On this day in Bulgarian history: Slavia Football Club was founded in 1913, and Soyuz 33 launched with Bulgaria’s first cosmonaut Georgi Ivanov in 1979.
On This Day in Bulgaria: April 11
On this day in Bulgarian history: postal communications were launched in 1879, and Bulgaria’s first official football match was played in Varna in 1900.
On This Day in Bulgaria: April 12
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Union of People’s Community Centres was established in 1911, strengthening Bulgaria’s chitalishte movement.
On This Day in Bulgaria: April 13
On this day in Bulgarian history: April 13, 1876 fell on the eve of the Oborishte assembly, as revolutionary committees made their final preparations for the April Uprising against Ottoman rule.
On This Day in Bulgaria: April 14
On this day in Bulgarian history: Tsar Kaloyan defeated the Crusaders at Adrianople in 1205, and revolutionaries met at Oborishte in 1876.
On This Day in Bulgaria: April 15
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria’s first chamber of commerce was founded in Ruse in 1890, and TZUM opened in Sofia in 1957.
On This Day in Bulgaria: April 16
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Tarnovo Constitution was adopted in 1879, and the St Nedelya Church bombing took place in 1925.
On This Day in Bulgaria: April 17
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Bulgarian archbishopric was proclaimed an independent patriarchate in 919, and Alexander of Battenberg was elected prince in 1879.
On This Day in Bulgaria: April 18
On this day in Bulgarian history: the 1928 Popovitsa earthquake devastated southern Bulgaria, and the Cultural Monuments Institute was established in 1957.
On This Day in Bulgaria: April 19
On April 19, 1944, the Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak was discovered, while early parliamentary elections were held in 1997.
On This Day in Bulgaria: April 20
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgarski Orel appeared in 1846, and Hristo Prodanov became the first Bulgarian to climb Everest in 1984.
On This Day in Bulgaria: April 21
On this day in Bulgarian history: Botev Vratsa football club was established in 1921, and the Sofia Puppet Theatre staged its first performance in 1946.
On This Day in Bulgaria: April 22
On April 22, 1923, the Agrarian Union won the elections, while Bulgaria signed a trade agreement with the United States in 1991.
On This Day in Bulgaria: April 23
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Civil Mobilization Act was adopted in 1940, and the Privatization Agency was established in 1992.
On This Day in Bulgaria: April 24
On this day in Bulgarian history: Metropolitan Yossif of Lovech was elected Bulgarian Exarch in 1877, and the Public Council of Ethnic Minorities was founded in 2000.
On This Day in Bulgaria: April 25
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Bulgarian Armed Forces were established in 1878, and Bulgaria’s EU Accession Treaty was signed in 2005.
On This Day in Bulgaria: April 26
On this day in Bulgarian history: revolutionaries met at Oborishte in 1876, and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms was registered in 1990.
On This Day in Bulgaria: April 27
On this day in Bulgarian history: a coup suspended the Tarnovo Constitution in 1881, and the Sofia-Plovdiv electrified railway opened in 1963.
On This Day in Bulgaria: April 28
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Brushlyan Irrigation System began operating in 1951, and Bulgaria signed a defence cooperation agreement with the United States in 2006.
On This Day in Bulgaria: April 29
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Bulgarian volunteer unit became the Opulchenie in 1877, and a major electrified railway ring opened in 1980.
On This Day in Bulgaria: April 30
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria severed diplomatic relations with Ukraine in 1919, and Bulgarian mountaineers scaled Mt Lhotse in 1981.