site.btaObservances: October 24-25

October 24

The world:

• United Nations Day;
• National Day of Zambia: Independence Day.

Bulgaria:

• Day of Technical University of Sofia.

On this date in Bulgarian history:

• 1885: Ambassadors' conference is convened in Constantinople; occasioned by Unification of Eastern Rumelia and Principality of Bulgaria.
• 1928: Sofia Library is set up.
• 2001: First deal with mortgage stocks is concluded on Bulgarian Stock Exchange.

October 25

Bulgaria:

• Day of Agricultural Scientists.

The world:

• European Day of Civil Justice.

On this date in Bulgarian history:

• 1930: Bulgarian King Boris III marries Princess Giovanna of Savoy, daughter of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, in Catholic wedding in Assisi, Italy.
• 1966: Unit One of Maritsa East 2 Thermal Power Plant (Bulgaria's largest TPP) goes into operation at Kovachevo Village (Southeastern Bulgaria).
• 1977: Vertical 6, a space probe equipped with Bulgarian-made devices, is launched into orbit.
• 2002: Dimitar Peshev House Museum opens in Kyustendil (Southwestern Bulgaria). As Co-chair of 24th National Assembly, Peshev contributed to rescue of Bulgarian Jews from Holocaust in March 1943.