site.btaToday's  Observances: January 25

 Bulgaria:

- Bulgarian National Radio Day.

On this date in Bulgarian history:

1879: Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) established as Russian Imperial Commissar in Bulgaria, Prince Aleksandr Dondukov-Korsakov, endorses first BNB Articles of Association.

1881: Inauguration of State Printing Office in Sofia.

1935: King Boris III decrees nationalization of radio broadcasting in Bulgaria; Bulgarian National Radio marks its birthday.

1945: National Children's Theatre opens in Sofia (now Nikolai Binev Youth Theatre).

1995: Zhan Videnov forms Cabinet. Remains in power until February 12, 1997.

2008: Military Monuments Act adopted.

2009: Bulgaria's largest wind turbine unveiled near Somovit Village, Pleven Municipality (North Central Bulgaria).