site.btaObservances: November 8-9

November 8

The Orthodox Church celebrates the Synaxis of St Michael the Archangel and the Other Bodiless Powers.

Bulgaria:

- Bulgarian Police Day;

- Day of the Western Outlands (an area now in Southeastern Serbia which Bulgaria, defeated in World War I, lost to Yugoslavia under the 1919 Treaty of Neuilly).

This date in Bulgarian history:

1204: Tsar Kaloyan accedes to the throne after establishing a union with the Roman Catholic Church.

1899: A railway linking Pleven with Shumen is inaugurated.

1936: The Higher School of Commerce opens in Svishtov, established on money bequeathed by entrepreneur Dimitar Tsenov in 1912.

1958: The State Lottery is established.

1962: The Vihren National Park is established in the northern section of Mt Pirin (today's Pirin National Park)

November 9, The world:

- International day devoted to the fight against racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism

- National Day of Cambodia, Independence Day (1953)

This day in Bulgarian history:

1901: The Bulgarian Historical Society is founded in Sofia.

1961: The first nuclear reactor for research purposes goes into operation near Sofia.

1999: The Council of Ministers adopts a national strategy for safe management of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste from the Kozloduy N-plant.

2000: Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and his wife Silvia arrive on a three-day visit to Bulgaria.

2001: The National Assembly adopts the Independent Financial Audit Act.

2006: The National Assembly adopts the Income Taxes on natural Persons Act.