Annunciation (Church feast day).
The world:
– International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members of the United Nations;
– International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade;
– National Day of Greece: Independence Day (1821);
On this date in Bulgarian history:
1924: First Social Insurance Act is gazetted.
1971: Petrochemical Works near Pleven (North Central Bulgaria) inaugurated (privatized as Plama in 1996).
1977: Diplomatic relations established with Guyana.
2008: Bulgaria prepays six World Bank loans of 266.9 million euro plus 12.8 million US dollars, including interest.
2009: Bulgarian Public Relations Confederation is set up.
