On this day in Bulgarian history: the relics of St. Ivan Rilski returned to Rila Monastery in 1469, and Bulgaria introduced a currency board in 1997 to end hyperinflation.
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On This Day in Bulgaria: July 2
On this day in Bulgarian history: Georgi Dimitrov died near Moscow in 1949, and Bulgaria’s wartime diplomatic relations with Greece broke down in 1917.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 3
On this day in Bulgarian history: Stefan Stambolov was fatally attacked in Sofia in 1895, and the Bulgarian Auto Touring Club was founded in 1957.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 4
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Military History Museum was established in Sofia in 1916, and Varna launched the world’s first international ballet competition in 1964.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 5
On this day in Bulgarian history: Prince Alexander I appointed Bulgaria’s first post-liberation cabinet in 1879, and GERB won a decisive parliamentary victory in 2009.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 6
On this day in Bulgarian history: Hadji Dimitar and Stefan Karadzha’s rebel band crossed the Danube in 1868, and President Petar Mladenov resigned in 1990.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 7
On this day in Bulgarian history: General Gurko entered Tarnovo in 1877, and the new Principality of Bulgaria established its first border and customs posts in 1879.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 8
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria opened diplomatic relations with France in 1879, and the communist government rejected Marshall Plan aid in 1947.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 9
On this day in Bulgarian history: Ivan Vazov was born in Sopot in 1850, and the Intercosmos-Bulgaria-1300 satellite reached orbit in 1981.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 10
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria ratified the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1969, and the Seventh Grand National Assembly convened in 1990.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 11
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria won the Battle of Kalimantsi in 1913, and Sofia University laid the foundations of veterinary education in 1923.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 12
On this day in Bulgarian history: General Gurko advanced through the Balkan Mountains in 1877, and Bulgaria adopted its democratic constitution in 1991.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 13
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Treaty of Berlin redrew Bulgaria’s borders in 1878, and judges staged an unprecedented protest over Miroslava Todorova’s dismissal in 2012.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 14
On this day in Bulgarian history: civilians were killed at Lyubenovo Mahala during the Russo-Turkish War in 1877, and St. Stephen Bulgarian Iron Church was assembled in Istanbul in 1896.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 15
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria and the Soviet Union signed the Kozloduy nuclear plant agreement in 1966, and Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha received a mandate to form a government in 2001.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 16
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria gained observer status in Europol’s Security Committee in 2006, and opened its first aerospace monitoring centre in 2007.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 17
On this day in Bulgarian history: Tarnovo fell to Ottoman forces in 1393, Kazanlak was liberated in 1877, and Bulgaria signed its CEFTA accession document in 1998.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 18
On this day in Bulgarian history: Tsar Ivan Alexander won the Battle of Rusokastro in 1332, and the 2012 Burgas Airport bombing killed five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian driver.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 19
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria instituted its first Liberation medal in 1880, and opened its first forensic science laboratory in 1907.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 20
On this day in Bulgarian history: Khan Kardam defeated the Byzantines at Marcellae in 792, and Bulgarian socialists founded their first party at Buzludzha in 1891.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 21
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria expanded early diplomatic ties with Romania in 1879, and Tsar Boris III established the State Music Academy in Sofia in 1921.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 22
On this day in Bulgarian history: twelve opalchentsi battalions formed the basis of Bulgaria’s armed forces in 1878, and Boyan Petrov summited Gasherbrum II in 2017.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 23
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria and Britain established diplomatic relations in 1879, and Bulgaria faced alliance pressure while trying to preserve neutrality in 1914.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 24
On this day in Bulgarian history: Kozloduy Unit 1 first fed electricity into the national grid in 1974, and the Bulgarian medics held in Libya returned home in 2007.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 25
On this day in Bulgarian history: the first issue of the Maritsa newspaper appeared in 1878, and Bulgaria established diplomatic relations with Italy in 1879.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 26
On this day in Bulgarian history: Prince Alexander I approved Bulgaria’s gendarmerie statute in 1881, and Parliament called a referendum on abolishing the monarchy in 1946.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 27
On this day in Bulgarian history: Prof. Ivan Mitev deposited his sixth heart tone discovery in 1972, and Boyko Borissov’s first government took office in 2009.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 28
On this day in Bulgarian history: Sofia opened the Ninth World Festival of Youth and Students in 1968, and BTA was granted committee status under the Council of Ministers in 1973.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 29
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Battle of Kleidion devastated Tsar Samuil’s army in 1014, and the Bulgarian Association of Travel Agents was founded in 1992.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 30
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria adopted the Constitutional Court Act in 1991, and Sofia’s Arena Armeets opened as a major sports and events venue in 2011.
On This Day in Bulgaria: July 31
On this day in Bulgarian history: Stara Zagora was recaptured and burned in 1877, Bulgaria adopted its modern coat of arms in 1997, and Boyan Petrov summited K2 in 2014.