site.btaObservances: November 3

The world:

• National Day of Dominica. Independence Day (1978);
• National Day of Micronesia. Independence Day (1986).

On this date in Bulgarian history:

• 1907: Labour Inspectorate instituted by law.
• 1970: Chemical Works open in Vidin.
• 1977: Magnitude-5.3 quake strikes near Velingrad.
• 1988: Eighty intellectuals set up Informal Club Supporting Glasnost and Perestroika in Sofia.
• 1989: Ecoglasnost activists stage first civic demonstration against totalitarian regime, hand petition signed by 12,000 people to Parliament against two hydropower projects.
• 1996: Petar Stoyanov and Todor Kavaldzhiev of United Democratic Forces are elected President and Vice President in second round of voting.