site.btaObservances: October 17-18

October 17

The world:

- International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (designated by resolution of UN General Assembly on December 22, 1992).

On this date in Bulgarian history:

1915: In Battle of Krivolak, Macedonia, Bulgarian 7th Army stops offensive of French 122nd Division during WW I (1914-1918).

1949: Diplomatic relations established with German Democratic Republic (East Germany) at legation level.

1971: Bulgarian Society of Mathematics and Physicists' Society are set up.

1994: Caretaker cabinet headed by Reneta Indjova is appointed (in office until January 25, 1995).

October 18

The world:

- European Anti-Trafficking Day.

Bulgaria:

- Paratroopers Day.

On this date in Bulgarian history:

1908: The newly established Bulgarian Operatic Association (renamed National Opera in 1922) stages its first test performance: excerpts from Gounod's Faust and Verdi's Il Trovatore.

1917: Earthquake measuring 5 points on Richter Scale strikes near Sofia, causing damage to property.

1925: Diplomatic relations with Turkey, severed on November 28, 1918, are restored at legation level. Promoted to embassy level on May 28, 1966.

1925: First postwar Treaty of Friendship between Bulgaria and Turkey (Treaty of Angora) is signed.

1993: Bulgaria is admitted as full member of International Organisation of La Francophonie.