site.btaObservances: August 20
A gold mask of the Thracian King Teres I (d. 445 BC) was unearthed during archaeological excavations near Shipka, Central Bulgaria, 21 years ago on August 20 (BTA Archive Photo)
The world:
National Day of Hungary (Feast Day of King St Stephen I).
On this date in Bulgarian history:
917: Bulgarian Tsar Simeon I defeats Byzantine army at mouth of River Achelous in huge battle involving more than 120,000 soldiers. In
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