On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria’s military medical service was established in 1879, and the country declared war on Romania in 1916.
On This Day in Bulgaria
On This Day in Bulgaria: September 2
On this day in Bulgarian history: Konstantin Muraviev formed a short-lived government in 1944, and Dimitrovgrad was established as a city in 1947.
On This Day in Bulgaria: September 3
On this day in Bulgarian history: Russian forces liberated Lovech for a second time in 1877, and preparations advanced for the September Uprising in 1923.
On This Day in Bulgaria: September 4
On September 4, the siege of Pleven entered a decisive stage in 1877, while Bulgaria’s Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant opened in 1974.
On This Day in Bulgaria: September 5
On this day in Bulgarian history: riots in Goliamo Konare sparked the Unification in 1885, and the Soviet Union declared war on Bulgaria in 1944.
On This Day in Bulgaria: September 6
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria proclaimed the Unification in 1885, and Bulgarian forces captured the Tutrakan Fortress in 1916.
On This Day in Bulgaria: September 7
On September 7, the Treaty of Craiova returned Southern Dobruja to Bulgaria in 1940, while Georgi Markov was fatally attacked in London in 1978.
On This Day in Bulgaria: September 8
On September 8, Prince Alexander recognized the Unification in 1885, while the 1946 referendum ended Bulgaria’s monarchy.
On This Day in Bulgaria: September 9
On September 9, 1944, the Fatherland Front took power, while Bulgaria established diplomatic relations with Bangladesh in 1972.
On This Day in Bulgaria: September 10
On September 10, Bulgaria received the harsh terms of the Treaty of Neuilly in 1919, while the People’s Militia was established in 1944.
On This Day in Bulgaria: September 11
On this day in Bulgarian history: a memorial to the victims of communism was unveiled in Sofia in 1992, and Bulgaria established diplomatic relations with Uzbekistan.
On This Day in Bulgaria: September 12
On September 12, 1923, communist activists were arrested, while Shipka became a national park-museum in 1969.
On This Day in Bulgaria: September 13
On this day in Bulgarian history: the September Uprising broke out in Maglizh in 1923, and Parliament passed the Diplomatic Service Act in 2007.
On This Day in Bulgaria: September 14
On this day in Bulgarian history: the State Council was established during the Full Powers Regime in 1881, and Dobri Bozhilov’s wartime government was sworn in in 1943.
On This Day in Bulgaria: September 15
On September 15, 1918, Allied forces broke through at Dobro Pole, while Bulgaria was declared a People’s Republic in 1946.
On This Day in Bulgaria: September 16
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Bulgarian Exarchate was declared schismatic in 1872, and Bulgaria signed the Treaty of Constantinople with Turkey in 1913.
On This Day in Bulgaria: September 17
On this day in Bulgarian history: Stoyko Vladislavov was ordained as Bishop Sophronius of Vratsa in 1794, and the Bulgarian Army joined the Third Ukrainian Front in 1944.
On This Day in Bulgaria: September 18
On this day in Bulgarian history: Entente troops took the offensive against the Bulgarian army in 1918, and Bulgarian Energy Holding was established in 2008.
On This Day in Bulgaria: September 19
On this day in Bulgarian history: the first US diplomat accredited to Bulgaria presented his credentials in 1903, and Siemens opened its first Bulgarian plant in 2006.
On This Day in Bulgaria: September 20
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Bulgarian Red Cross was officially endorsed in 1885, and Srebarna Nature Reserve was proclaimed in 1948.
On This Day in Bulgaria: September 21
On this day in Bulgarian history: Tsar Ivan Shishman granted privileges to Rila Monastery in 1378, and the Leipzig trial against Georgi Dimitrov began in 1933.
On This Day in Bulgaria: September 22
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria declared its independence in 1908, and the Monument to the Unknown Soldier was unveiled in Sofia in 1981.
On This Day in Bulgaria: September 23
On September 23, 1923, the September Uprising broke out, while opposition leader Nikola Petkov was executed in 1947.
On This Day in Bulgaria: September 24
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Soldiers’ Uprising broke out in 1918, and President Zhelyu Zhelev began a historic US visit in 1990.
On This Day in Bulgaria: September 25
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Battle of Nicopolis ended in Ottoman victory in 1396, and Bulgaria joined the World Bank and IMF in 1990.
On This Day in Bulgaria: September 26
On September 26, 1371, the Ottomans won at Chernomen, while Prince Ferdinand visited the ruins of Pliska in 1908.
On This Day in Bulgaria: September 27
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria was declared a republic during the Soldiers’ Uprising in 1918, and Ruse prepared for its clean-air protest in 1987.
On This Day in Bulgaria: September 28
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Vladaya Rebellion was crushed in 1918, and the Ruse Committee was formed in 1987.
On This Day in Bulgaria: September 29
On this day in Bulgarian history: Bulgaria signed the Salonica Armistice in 1918, and the Bulgarian Literary Society accepted its statutes in 1869.
On This Day in Bulgaria: September 30
On this day in Bulgarian history: the Bulgarian Literary Society began its work in 1869, and the Salonica Armistice took effect in 1918.



























