site.btaObservances: February 24
The world:
- National Day of Estonia. Independence Day (1918, from Russian and German Empires).
On this date in Bulgarian history:
1942: Soviet Shch-213 submarine sinks Bulgarian ship Struma near Bosphorus with 778 Jews and 13 Bulgarian crew members on board.
1949: Grand National Assembly adopts Religious Denominations Act.
1984: Diplomatic relations established with Cameroon.
1992: Mt Rila National Park is designated.
2013: Metropolitan Neophyte of Rousse is elected Bulgarian Patriarch and Metropolitan of Sofia.
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