Balgarianovinite.com March 21
The world:
National Day of Namibia (Independence Day, 1990);
South Africa’s Human Rights Day;
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination;
International Day of Forests.
On this date in Bulgarian history:
1916: Law introducing Gregorian Calendar is promulgated.
1961: Diplomatic relations with Brazil re-established at legation level (established November 17, 1934; suspended 1941-1945; promoted to embassy level May 11, 1974).
1973: Diplomatic relations established with Panama.
2001: Agreement on transit passage of NATO troops through Bulgarian territory signed at NATO Headquarters.
2001: EU Official Journal publishes Council Regulation (EC) No. 539/2001 of March 15, 2001, allowing Bulgarians visa-free stay in a Schengen country for up to 90 days every six months.
2008: Parliament ratifies Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community.
March 22
The world:
World Water Day, designated by UN General Assembly in 1993.
On this date in Bulgarian history:
1230: (Old Style March 9) Bulgarian Tsar Ivan Asen II defeats and captures Thessalonica Emperor Theodore Komnenos Doukas in Battle of Klokotnitsa.
1882: Sofia’s largest park, Borisova Gradina Park, established as tree nursery in pasture commons by resolution of Sofia City Municipal Council.
1897: First film screening in Sofia, at Plzen Pub on Dondukov Blvd.
1949: Balkans’ first thermal power plant, Nadezhda TPP (now Sofia TPP), goes into trial operation in Sofia.
1977: Diplomatic relations established with Jamaica.
2001: Electronic Document and Electronic Signature Act adopted.
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