2019 in Bulgaria

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Events in the year 2019 in Bulgaria .

Incumbents

• President: Rumen Radev
• Prime Minister: Boyko Borisov

Events

• 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 the Nationalist 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

Ivan Dimitrov

• 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

1. "Christians celebrate Epiphany across Europe". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
2. "Far-right activists stage torchlit march in Bulgarian capital". SBS News. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
3. 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.
4. "Sofia Open Overview". atpworldtour.com.
5. "Sofia to host World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in 2019". insidethegames.biz. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
6. "Почина легендата на Локо Сф Иван Димитров". gong.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 3 January 2019.
7. Отиде си големият Иван Вуцов! (in Bulgarian)
8. Почина олимпийският вицешампион Кирил Петков-Хари (in Bulgarian)
9. Отиде си Красимир Безински Archived 2019-04-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Bulgarian)