site.btaObservances: October 12

The world:

- National Day of Republic of Equatorial Guinea (Independence Day - from Spain, 1968);

- National Day of Spain (Day of Hispanicity: Columbus discovery of America, 1492).

Bulgaria:

- Bulgarian Municipality Day;

- Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Day.

On this date in Bulgarian history:

1869: Bulgarian Literary Society (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences since 1911) is founded in Braila, Romania.

1882: Bulgaria's first law on municipalities and city governance is gazetted.

1962: Diplomatic relations established with Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) and Algeria.

1999: A contract is signed for the sale of 58% stake in Neftochim oil refinery in Burgas to Russian oil giant Lukoil.

2010: Opening of the first academic year at European Polytechnical University in Pernik, Bulgaria's first private technical university.

2011: Joint meeting of the governments of Bulgaria and Romania in Bucharest; six cooperation documents - declarations, memoranda, and agreements - are signed in the fields of defence, internal affairs, economy, environment, and social policy. 

2017: Bulgarian National Radio hosts the 14th Legal and Public Affairs Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which brings over 80 delegates from 42 media organizations in 28 countries to Bulgaria.

2018: In New York, USA, Bulgaria is elected to the Human Rights Council for the 2019-2021 term, with 180 of the 188 UN member states present voting in favour.