Plovdiv, Bulgaria - Current News - The first BG General - General Major Sava Moutkourov, was born on that day in 1852

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The first BG General - General Major Sava Moutkourov, was born on that day in 1852

1/4/2024 10:00:00 AM

Colonel Sava Moutkourov, later promoted to General, was an active participant in the Unification (1885), in the Serbian-Bulgarian War (1885), he supported Stefan Stambolov, thus protecting his country from the Russophile coup, he was a regent and a war minister. Sava Moutkourov always served his nation faithfully.

more on the history of the period: see here

IGNAZHDEN (St. Ignatius, the God-Bearer of Antioch)

12/20/2023 9:00:00 AM

Name day of everyone named Ignat (from the Latin, the name means ‘fire’), Ognyan, Ognyana.

DANIEL, Holy Prophet, and the Three Holy Youths Ananias, Azarias, and Misael

12/17/2023 9:00:00 AM

Name day of everyone named Danail, Daniel, Daniela.

SPYRIDONOVDEN (St. Spyridons Day)

12/12/2023 9:00:00 AM

Name day of everyone named Spyridon or Spiro.

ANINDEN (St. Anna’s Day - the Conception of the Holy Mother of God by Saint Anna)

12/9/2023 8:00:00 AM

Name day of everyone named Anna, Ana, Anita, Aneta, Anette.

43 years ago John Lennon was killed on that day...

12/8/2023 10:00:00 AM

Former Beatle John Lennon has been shot dead December 8th, 1980, by a gunman he did not know, who opened fire outside the musician's New York apartment.