On this day: The national anthem of Bulgaria – “Dear Motherland” was approved
In 1504 – In the square in front of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, it was officially opened the David sculpture sculpted by Michelangelo Buonarroti. Created by Michelangelo between 1501 and 1504. The sculpture is 5.17 m high and is made of marble. It recreates the biblical hero David, who is among the most common images in art in the city. Michelangelo’s David differs from other previous interpretations of this biblical character in that he is not depicted with the head of the slain Goliath, as is the case with the Donatello and Verrocchio statutes. According to most scholars, David is depicted before his battle with Goliath.
In 1522 – Graduated first round-the-world tripheaded by Fernando Magellan.
In 1664 – the American settlement New Amsterdam was taken by the Dutch and is renamed by the English settlers of New York.
In 1791 – Artists exhibit their paintings at the Louvre for the first time. It is located in the Louvre Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, probably the most famous painting in the world, located in a separate room behind protective glass. Works by Rembrandt, Rubens, Titian, Poussin and other famous artists can also be seen in the museum. Among the famous sculptures in the collection are the Venus de Milo and Nike of Samothrace.
In 1885 – Prince Alexander Battenberg issued a decree by which recognizes the Union of Bulgaria.
In 1898 – Exarch Joseph I together with the metropolitans of the Principality of Bulgaria consecrates the Bulgarian iron church “Saint Stephen” in Constantinople. Saint Stephen’s, known as the Iron Church, is an Orthodox Bulgarian church in Istanbul, Turkey, made of prefabricated iron elements. Saint Stephen’s is the only Orthodox iron church. It is a three-nave basilica with a cruciform shape and beautiful ornaments. The altar faces the Golden Horn, and a 40-meter bell tower rises above the vestibule. The temple was created at the end of the 19th century and cost the Bulgarian state more than 1 million francs.
In 1944 – Bulgaria in the Second World War: The government of Konstantin Muraviev declares war on Hitler’s Germanynevertheless, the troops of the Third Ukrainian Front of the Red Army entered the territory of the Kingdom of Bulgaria on the same day, which marked the beginning of the military operation to occupy the country.
In 1946 – In the Kingdom of Bulgaria, in violation of the Tarnovo Constitution and under the conditions of Soviet occupation, a referendum was held to change the form of government, at which the Bulgarian people voted by 92.7% to replace the monarchy with a “people’s republic”.
In 1964 – By decree of the Presidium of the National Assembly of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria approved national anthem “Dear Country”. The basis of the music and lyrics is the song “Gorda Stara planina”, written by Tsvetan Radoslavov in 1885. He composed on the way to the battlefield during the Serbo-Bulgarian War. The text has been changed many times, the last time – in 1990.
In 1976 – The Asparuh bridge was opened in Varna. It connects the districts of Asparuhovo and Galata with the central part of the city, being the only connection through the navigable canal connecting Lake Varna with the Black Sea. It is part of the Black Sea highway and the European road E87. The Asparuh bridge is the second with the largest span in Bulgaria of 160 m after the New Europe Bridge (Danube Bridge 2) between Vidin and Kalafat, which has several spans of 180 m.
In 2004 – The unmanned spacecraft of NASA Genesis crashes on landingafter his parachute fails to open.
Born on this day are the French poet and novelist Frederic Mistralthe British comedian Peter Sellersthe american one singer Pink.
On this day it is celebrated:
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also Nativity of the Virgin, Little Virgin or Rozhen is a church holiday dedicated to the birth of the Virgin. In the calendar of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church the holiday is celebrated every year on September 8in the calendar of the Macedonian Orthodox Church and other Eastern Orthodox churches according to the old calendar, the holiday is celebrated on September 21.
Day of international solidarity of journalists – It has been celebrated since 1958 by decision of the International Organization of Journalists.
World First Aid Day (for 2012) – Observed since 2001 on the second Saturday of September at the suggestion of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
UNESCO – International Literacy Day – Noted since 1966.