site.btaObservances: June 16

The world:

International Day of the African Child.

On this date in Bulgarian history:

1890: Major Konstantin Panitsa is executed after being sentenced to death by a military court for organizing an assassination plot against Prince Ferdinand I and Prime Minister Stefan Stambolov.

1913: By order of King Ferdinand I, Bulgaria declares war on Serbia and Greece. Second Balkan War breaks out between Bulgaria and its former allies Serbia, Greece and Montenegro.

1962: Diplomatic relations are established with Tanzania (Tanganyika until 1964).

1993: Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act is passed.

1994: Bulgarian National Bank licenses Raiffeisenbank Bulgaria as the first foreign bank to carry out banking business in Bulgaria.

2006: China's SVA Group opens in Veliko Tarnovo its first operation in Europe, which is the first Chinese investment in Bulgaria.