site.btaObservances: October 21

Bulgaria:

• Day of Smolyan Municipality;
• Day of Kardzhali.

On this date in Bulgarian history:

• 1879: First Ordinary National Assembly of Principality of Bulgaria holds first sitting.
• 1912: Burgas Stock Exchange is set up.
• 1930: Bulgarian Sugar Factory opens in Dolna Mitropolia.
• 1944: Kosovo Operation is launched by 2nd Bulgarian Army during final phase of World War II (1944-1945). Bulgaria joins the Allies.
• 1949: The 6th Grand National Assembly, convened on November 7, 1946, concludes its activity.
• 1997: First issue of Sega national daily.
• 1998: National Assembly passes Administration Act.
• 2003: Monument to revolutionary Vasil Levski is unveiled in Kardzhali.
• 2004: BTA and Newspaper Group Bulgaria become members of Bulgarian Business Leaders Forum.
• 2009: Bulgarian Photovoltaic Association launched in Sofia.