1989 Event 100s of Bulgarian demonstrate in Sofia for democratic rights 1984 Event Bulgarian Tupolev 134 crashs at Sofia airport in Bulgaria, 50 die 1975 Birthday Magdalena Maleeva, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, tennis star, 1995 Chicago Moscow 1972 Birthday Sofia Vergara, Colombian Model 1972 Birthday Elena Wagner, Sofia Bulgaria, tennis star, 1996 ITF/Redbridge-GBR 1971 Birthday Sofia Coppola, born in New York City, New York, writer, actress, producer, appeared in 'The Godfather', produced, 'Lost In Translation', 'The Virgin Suicides' 1970 Birthday Dahlia Salem, actress, Sofia Carlino-Another World, approx 1970] 1969 Birthday Dahlia Salem, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Sofia Carlino-Another World 1967 Birthday Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere, Sofia Bulgaria, tennis player, 1984 U.S. Mix 1944 Event Russian troops free Sofia Bulgaria 1932 Birthday Henri Lazarof, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, composer, studied with Paul Ben-Haim, teacher, UCLA, known for Tableaux, written for piano and orchestra 1929 Birthday Alexis Weissenberg, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, pianist, Levintritt-1948 1929 Birthday Sofia Muratova, U.S.S.R., gymnast, Olympic-6 gold/3 silv/4 bronze-1952-60 1911 Birthday Sigrid Gurie, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Algiers, Sofia, Refugee 1891 Death Sofia Kovalevskaya, Russian Mathematician 1850 Birthday Sofia Kovalevskaya, Russian Mathematician 1682 Event Sofia names herself regent of Russia 843 Event Icon worship officially re-instated in Aya Sofia Constantinople
