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2019 in Bulgaria 
Summary
Events in the year 2019 in Bulgaria.
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Incumbents edit
Events edit
- 6 January – Thousands of Orthodox Christians dived into icy rivers and lakes throughout the country to retrieve crucifixes placed by priests in the water to celebrate Epiphany.[1]
- 16 February – More than 2,000 far-right activists from several European countries staged a torchlit procession through Sofia honoring Nazist general and politician Hristo Lukov.[2][3]
- 5 – 11 February – The 2019 Sofia Open tennis tournament took place at the Arena Armeec in Sofia.[4]
- 8 – 10 March – The 2019 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships were held in Sofia.[5]
Deaths edit
- 1 January – Ivan Dimitrov, footballer (b. 1935).[6]
- 18 January – Ivan Vutsov, footballer (b. 1939).[7]
- 22 January – Kiril Petkov, Olympic wrestler (b. 1933).[8]
- 22 April – Krasimir Bezinski, footballer (b. 1961).[9]
References edit
- ^ "Christians celebrate Epiphany across Europe". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ "Far-right activists stage torchlit march in Bulgarian capital". SBS News. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Far-right march in Sofia to honor pro-Nazi general | DW | 16.02.2019". DW.COM. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ "Sofia Open Overview". atpworldtour.com.
- ^ "Sofia to host World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in 2019". insidethegames.biz. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Почина легендата на Локо Сф Иван Димитров". gong.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ Отиде си големият Иван Вуцов! (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Почина олимпийският вицешампион Кирил Петков-Хари (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Отиде си Красимир Безински Archived 2019-04-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Bulgarian)