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Luxe Bulletin

Famous Bulgarian Historical Personalities

Author

Zoe Patterson

Published May 24, 2026

Birthdate: January 30, 1894

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Sofia, Bulgaria

Died: August 28, 1943

Boris III became Tsar of the Kingdom of Bulgaria in the wake of Bulgaria's defeat in First World War. He is noted for legitimating the 1923 Bulgarian coup d'état and joining Axis Powers during Second World War. He however refrained from participating in German invasion of Soviet Union and resisted attempts of the Germans in deporting Bulgarian Jews during Holocaust.