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Events

1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Philip II of France.
1698 - The Darien scheme begins with five ships, bearing about 1,200 people, departing Leith for the Isthmus of Panama.
1769 - The de Portolá Expedition establishes a base in California, and sets out to find the Port of Monterey (now Monterey, California).
1771 - Foundation of the Mission San Antonio de Padua in modern California by the Franciscan friar Junípero Serra.
1789 - French Revolution: Citizens of Paris storm the Bastille and free seven prisoners.
1790 - French Revolution: Citizens of Paris celebrate the constitutional monarchy and national reconciliation in the Fête de la Fédération.
1791 - The Priestley Riots drive Joseph Priestley, a supporter of the French Revolution, out of Birmingham, England.
1798 - The Sedition Act becomes law in the United States making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the United States government.
1865 - First ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party, four of whom die on the descent.
1881 - Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Pat Garrett outside Fort Sumner.
1900 - Armies of the Eight-Nation Alliance capture Tientsin during the Boxer Rebellion.
1902 - The Campanile in St Mark's Square, Venice collapses, also demolishing the loggetta.
1933 - Gleichschaltung: In Germany, all political parties are outlawed except the Nazi Party.
1943 - In Joplin, Missouri, the George Washington Carver National Monument becomes the first United States National Monument in honor of a African American.
1948 - Palmiro Togliatti, leader of the Italian Communist Party, is shot near the Italian Parliament.
1958 - Iraqi Revolution: in Iraq the monarchy is overthrown by popular forces lead by Abdul Karim Kassem, who becomes the nation's new leader.
1965 - The Mariner 4 flyby of Mars takes the first close-up photos of another planet.
1969 - Football War: after Honduras loses a soocer match against El Salvador, rioting breaks out in Honduras against Salvadoran migrant workers.
1969 - The United States $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 bills are officially withdrawn from circulation.
1992 - 386BSD is released by Lynne Jolitz and William Jolitz beginning the Open Source Operating System Revolution. Linus Torvalds release his Linux soon afterwards.
2000 - A powerful solar flare, later named the Bastille Day event, causes a geomagnetic storm on Earth.
2002 - French President Jacques Chirac escapes an assassination attempt unscathed during Bastille Day celebrations.
2003 - The United States Government admits to the existence of "Area 51".
2007 - Russia withdraws from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe.

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2025

1 JanuaryNew Year's Day (Нова година, nowa godina)
3 MarchLiberation Day (Ден на Освобождението)
8 MarchInternational Women's Day (Международен ден на жената (meżdunaroden den na żenata))
18 AprilOrthodox Good Friday (Великден)
21 AprilOrthodox Easter Monday (Великден)
1 MayLabour Day (Ден на труда (den na truda))
6 MaySt. George's Day (Гергьовден)
24 MayBulgarian Education and Culture, and Slavonic Literature Day (Ден на славянската писменност и култура (den na slawjanskata pismennoct i kultura))
6 SeptemberUnification Day (Ден на съединението на България (den na syedinenieto na Bulgaria))
22 SeptemberIndependence Day (Ден на независимостта (den na nezawisimostta))
24 DecemberChristmas Eve (Бъдни вечер)
25 DecemberChristmas (Коледа (koleda))
26 DecemberBoxing Day (Коледа)
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Republic of Bulgaria - FlagRepublic of Bulgaria - Coat of arms
Republic of Bulgaria - Location
Capital: Sofia
Official languages: Bulgarian
Government: Parliamentary republic
Currency: Bulgarian Lev (BGN)
Population: 7 262 675
Area: 110 910 km²
Religion: Orthodox Church
Time Zone:
UTC +2 winter
UTC +3 summer
Auto Code: BG
Internet TLD: .bg
Calling code: +359
Corporate Income Tax: 10,00%
Personal Income Tax: 10,00%
Value Added Tax: 20,00%
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