site.btaObservances: April 1
The world:
April Fools' Day.
On this date in Bulgarian history:
1895: Volume 1 of Nayden Gerov's Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language is published.
1916: The Gregorian Calendar is adopted in Bulgaria by omission of 13 days, April 1 being reckoned as April 14.
1972: The Home of Humour and Satire is established in Gabrovo (Central Bulgaria).
1977: The General Department of Archives is established with the Council of Ministers.
1999: Bulgaria joins the Leonardo da Vinci Programme.
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