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2007 Bulgaria joins the European Union
1996 Stanko Todorov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria 1971 - 1981, dies 1996 Andrey Lukanov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria 1990, assassinated at 58 1994 Socialist Party (ex-communist) wins Bulgaria parliamentary election 1994 Elias Canetti, Bulgaria/British author (Nobel 1981), dies at 89 1994 Sweden shuts out Bulgaria 4-0, to finish 3rd in the World Cup 1993 Boris Christoff, Bulgaria/Italian bass (Don Carlos), dies at 79 1992 Bulgaria recognizes Macedonia 1988 Bulgaria stops jamming Radio Free Europe after more than 3 decades 1988 Yordanka Donkova of Bulgaria sets 100m hurdle woman's record (12.21) 1984 Bulgarian Tupolev 134 crashs at Sofia airport in Bulgaria, 50 die 1978 Krassmira Todorava, Miss Bulgaria Universe 1997 1975 Magdalena Maleeva, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, tennis star, 1995 Chicago Moscow 1972 Elena Wagner, Sofia Bulgaria, tennis star, 1996 ITF/Redbridge-GBR 1971 Bulgaria adopts it's constitution 1969 Katerina Maleeva, Bulgaria, tennis player, U.S. Open Junior 1984 1967 Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere, Sofia Bulgaria, tennis player, 1984 U.S. Mix 1967 Naim Suleymanoglu, born in Ptichar, Bulgaria, Turkish weight lifter, Gold Medals 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1965 Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgaria high jumper, world record 1987 1964 Greece and Bulgaria close boundaries 1962 Todor Zjivkov becomes premier of Bulgaria 1961 Mintcho Pachov, Bulgaria, 67.5kg weightlifer 1980 Olympics bronze 1961 Yordanka Donkova, Bulgaria, 100 m hurdler, world record 1961 Krasimir Mikhailov Stoyanov, Bulgaria, cosmonaut 1959 Stoyan Deltchev, born in Bulgaria, horizontal bar gymnast, 1980 Olympics gold 1956 Blagoi Blagoyev, Bulgaria, 82.5 kg weightlifer, Olympics-silver-1976 1956 Bulgaria premier Tchervenkov resigns 1955 Bulgaria shoots down a plane heading for Israel (58 die) 1955 Israeli passenger plane shot down above Bulgaria, 58 die 1955 Warsaw Pact is signed by the Soviet Union, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland and Romania 1953 Dimitur Poljanov, Popov, Bulgaria poet (Iron Verses), dies 1951 Alexander Panayotov Aleksandrov, Bulgaria, cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-5 1949 Bertalan Farkas, Bulgaria, cosmonaut, Soyuz 36/35 1949 Vasil Kolarov elected premier of Bulgaria 1949 Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgaria premier (1946-49), dies at 67 1948 Ferdinand I MKLM, prince of Saxony-Coburg/tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1947 Nikola Petkov, leader of Bulgaria Boer party, hanged 1946 Georgi Dimitrov elected premier of Bulgaria 1946 Georgi Domitrovs National Front wins Bulgaria elections (78%) 1946 Bulgaria ends monarchy 1945 Dimitar Penev, born in Bulgaria, soccer player/union coach, Lokomotiv/CSKA 1944 Russia and Bulgaria sign weapon pact 1944 Russian troops free Sofia Bulgaria 1944 Bulgaria liberated from Nazi control (National Day) 1944 Russians march into Bulgaria; Bulgaria declares war on Germany 1944 Bulgaria government of Bagrjanow, resigns 1944 Bulgaria announces withdrawal and German troops are to be disarmed 1943 Boris III, of Saksen-Coburg, King of Bulgaria (1918-43), dies 1942 Nikola J Vaptsarov, Bulgaria poet/communist, executed at 32 1942 Georgi Ivanov, born in Bulgaria, cosmonaut, Soyuz 33 1942 USA declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania 1941 Ivanka Khristova, Bulgaria, shot putter 1976 Olympics gold 1941 German troops invade Bulgaria 1941 1st anti-Jewish measures in Bulgaria 1935 Christo [Javacheff], Bulgaria, artist, wrapper, Running Fence 1935 King Boris of Bulgaria forbids all political parties 1935 Zhelyu Zhelev, president of Bulgaria, 1990- 1934 Military coup by Col Damian Veltsjev in Bulgaria 1932 Henri Lazarof, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, composer, studied with Paul Ben-Haim, teacher, UCLA, known for Tableaux, written for piano and orchestra 1931 George Baker, born in Bulgaria, actor, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Curse of the Fly 1929 Alexis Weissenberg, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, pianist, Levintritt-1948 1929 Turkey and Bulgaria sign friendship treaty 1923 Alexander Stamboeliski, premier Bulgaria (1919-23), dies 1920 Last day of Julian civil calendar (in parts of Bulgaria) 1919 Peace of Neuilly-sur-Seine: Allies and Bulgaria 1919 Stambuliski becomes premier of Bulgaria 1918 Boris becomes king of Bulgaria 1918 Czar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria does distance of throne 1916 Bulgaria declares war on Romania 1916 Petko J Todorov, Bulgaria writer (Zmejova), dies at 36 1915 Russia/Italy declares war on Bulgaria 1915 Great Britain declares war on Bulgaria 1914 Boris Christoff, Bulgaria/Italian bass, Boris Godunov 1913 Turkey and Bulgaria sign peace treaty in Constantinople 1913 2nd Balkan War ends, Treaty of Bucharest, Bulgaria loses 1913 Turkish troop take Adrianopel and Erdine from Bulgaria 1913 Romania declares war on Bulgaria 1913 Ljuba Welitsch, born in Borisovo, Bulgaria, opera soprano, Nedda-Pagliacci 1913 Serbia and Greece declare war on Bulgaria 1913 Bulgaria captures Adrianople, ending the 1st Balkan War 1912 Turkey, Serbia, Montenegro, Greece and Bulgaria sign weapons pact 1912 Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declares war on Turkey 1911 Todor C Zjivkov, Bulgaria partizan/premier/president 1909 Nikola J Vaptsarov, Bulgaria poet, Subrani Sutsjinenija 1909 Stojan T. Daskalov, Bulgaria, writer, A Farm 1908 Bulgaria declares independence from Turkey, Ferdinand I becomes Tsar 1908 Bulgaria declares independence from Ottoman Empire (Turkey) 1907 Nikola Petkow, premier (Bulgaria), murdered 1894 Boris III, czar of Bulgaria, 1918-43 1893 Alexander-Jozef von Battenberg, king of Bulgaria (1879-86), dies at 36 1893 Elisaveta Bagrjana, Beltsheva, Bulgaria, poet 1885 Serbian army occupies Bulgaria 1879 Petko J Todorov, Bulgaria, writer, Fairy, Samodiva Fee 1878 Bulgaria liberated from Turkey (Peace of San Stefano) 1876 Dimitur Poljanov, Popov, Bulgaria, poet, Iron Poems 1874 Albert Aftalion, Bulgaria/French economist 1861 Ferdinand I, Vienna, 1st tsar of modern Bulgaria, 1908-18 1857 Alexander-Jozef von Battenberg, ruler of Bulgaria, 1879-86 1850 Ivan Vazov, Bulgaria, poet and novelist /playwright, Under the Yoke 1831 Nikola P Neofit Rilski, Bulgaria abbot/poet, dies at 37 1393 Osmanen occupy Turnovo, Bulgaria 1330 Michael III, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies in battle 1205 Battle at Adrianople: Bulgaria beats Emp Boudouin of Constantinople 1014 Samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies 969 Peter, tsar of Bulgaria (927-69), dies 927 Symeon, czar of Bulgaria ( -927) 917 Battle at Anchialus: Bulgaria army counter attacks Byzantines 916 Kliment/Clemens van Ohrid, Bulgaria bishop of Ohrid/saint, dies |
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