On today's date:
- In 31 B.C. Octavian defeats the fleet of Mark Antony and Cleopatra.
- In 1666, the Great Fire of London broke out, destroying 10,000 buildings.
- In 1752, Great Britain and its colonies in America abandoned the Julian calendar and began using the Gregorian calendar, whereby the date September 2 became September 14.
- In 1944, the government of Konstantin Muraviev was appointed.
- In 1945, World War II ends - Japan signs an act of unconditional surrender aboard the American ship Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
- In 1945, Vietnam proclaimed its independence from France and renamed itself the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
- In 1947, the city of Dimitrovgrad was founded.
- In 1967, the microstate of Sealand was created.
- In 1991, the USA recognized the independence of the Baltic countries — Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.
- In 1994, Prime Minister Lyuben Berov resigned from the 80th government of Bulgaria.
Holidays and events:
Festival of the city of Dimitrovgrad
Today's birthdays:
Velislava Krasteva, journalist, former MP from DPS
Elitsa Todorova, singer and musician
Ivan Tenev, author of song lyrics, head of "Tenev Agency"
Maya Georgieva, deputy chairman of the National Assembly of the FIB
Nayden Zelenogorski, politician, former mayor of Pleven
Peter Vuchkov, actor, TV presenter of the show "A minute is a long time"
Radoslav Velikov, wrestler
Source: manager.bg