SATURDAY
*** Bulgaria celebrates the Assumption of St. Ioan Rilski ***
*** 780th anniversary of the death of Genghis Khan ***
SUNDAY
*** 16th anniversary of the start of the failed coup to overthrow Soviet president Mihail Gorbachov ***
*** Afghanistan celebrates Independence Day ***
MONDAY
*** 1090th anniversary of the Bulgarian defeat of Byzantine forces at Anchialus in Thrace ***
*** Hungary celebrates St. Stephen's Day, its biggest national holiday ***
TUESDAY
*** 67th anniversary of the death of Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky ***
*** 854th anniversary of the death of influential Christian theologian St. Bernard of Clairvaux ***
WEDNESDAY
*** Russia celebrates Flag Day***
*** 216 year since the start of the Haitian Revolution, the only successful slave revolt in human history ***
THURSDAY
*** 68th anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, dividing eastern Europe ***
*** Armenia celebrates Independence Day ***
FRIDAY
*** 58th anniversary since the NATO treaty went into effect***
*** Ukraine celebrates Independence Day ***