site.btaObservances: September 19-20

September 19:

The world:

National Day of Saint Kitts and Nevis: Independence Day (1983).

On this date in Bulgarian history:

1903: John B. Jackson, first US diplomat accredited to Bulgaria, presents his credentials to Prince Ferdinand I (Bulgarian-US diplomatic relations established at legation level April 24, 1901, severed December 12, 1941, re-established October 1, 1947, suspended February 20, 1950, reactivated at legation level March 24, 1959, upgraded to embassy level November 29, 1966).

1966: Bulgaria establishes diplomatic relations with Lebanon at embassy level.

2006: German engineering giant Siemens inaugurates its first manufacturing plant in Bulgaria, in southwestern town of Blagoevgrad.

September 20:

The world:

- International Day of University Sport;

- World Cleanup Day.

On this date in Bulgarian history:

1885: Establishment of Bulgarian Red Cross endorsed by Princely Decree.

1916: Writer Ivan Vazov is nominated for 1917 Nobel Prize.

1923: The Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party decides to start anti-fascist uprising on September 22.

1948: The Srebarna Nature Reserve is proclaimed. It is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1983.

1956: Diplomatic relations established with Indonesia.

1999: Bulgaria joins the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Area. 

2004: Diplomatic relations established with Suriname.