1925 in Romania

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Events from the year 1925 in Romania. The year saw Miron Cristea elected the first Patriarch of All Romania and ended with the start of the Romanian dynastic crisis.

Incumbents

Events

12 February – The Romanian Orthodox Church becomes a patriarchate, with Miron Cristea elected the Patriarch of All Romania.^[3]
14 June – The administration of Transylvania, Bukovina and Bessarabia is reformed into new counties. Some, like Alba remain into the next century; others, like Trei Scaune, only last until the reform of 1938.^[4]
26 June – The aircraft manufacturer Industria Aeronautică Română (IAR) is founded in Brașov.^[5]
25 November – The Fine Arts School of Cluj is founded, which goes on to become the Art and Design University of Cluj-Napoca.^[6]
12 December – Prince Carol, having eloped with Magda Lupescu, writes to King Ferdinand renouncing his right to the throne from Venice causing a dynastic crisis.^[7]
28 December – Prince Carol reiterates his desire to renounce the throne in favour of his son Michael from Milan.^[8]

Births

1 March – Solomon Marcus, mathematician and member of the Romanian Academy (died 2016).^[9]
10 May – Ilie Verdeț, Prime Minister between 1979 and 1982 (died 2001).^[10]
16 June – Anatol E. Baconsky, poet and essayist (died 1977).
8 July – Eugen Țurcanu, criminal who was executed in 1954 at Jilava Prison for his role in the re-education experiment at Pitești Prison.^[11]
21 October – Virginia Zehan (stage name Virginia Zeani), operatic soprano.^[12]

Deaths

5 March – Gheorghe Munteanu-Murgoci, geologist {born 1872).^[13]
25 April – George Stephănescu, composer of operatic music (born 1843).^[14]
10 May – Alexandru Marghiloman, president of the Romanian Red Cross and Prime Minister in 1918 (born 1854).^[15]
17 June – Anghel Saligny, engineer and designer of the Anghel Saligny Bridge (born 1854).^[16]

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References

↑ Treptow, Kurt W. (2001). A History of Romania. Iaşi: Center for Romanian Studies. p. 597. ISBN 978-9-73943-235-1.
↑ Spuler, Bertold (1977). Rulers and Governments of the World Volume 3: 1930 to 1975. London: Bowker. p. 444. ISBN 978-0-85935-056-3.
↑ Roszkowski, Wojciech; Kofman, Jan (2016). Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century. Armonk: Taylor and Francis. p. 169. ISBN 978-0-76561-027-0.
↑ Dungaciu, Dan; Manolache, Viorella (2019). 100 Years since the Great Union of Romania. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-52754-270-9.
↑ Crăciunoiu, Cristian (2003). Aeronautica Română în al Doilea Război Mondial[Romanian Aeronautics in the Second World War] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Modelism. p. 17. ISBN 978-9-73810-118-0.
↑ Dragoş, Ionel-Nicu; Dragoş, Nicu; Fekete, Adriana; Dalbea, Paula (2001). Cluj-Napoca: A City of European Vocation. Cluj-Napoca: Editura Studia. p. 101. ISBN 978-9-73992-785-7.
↑ Watts, Larry L. (1993). Romanian Cassandra: Ion Antonescu and the Struggle for Reform, 1916-1941. New York : Columbia University Press. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-88033-255-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
↑ Roszkowski; Kofman, 2018, p. 146
↑ "A murit academicianul Solomon Marcus" (in Romanian). Digi24. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
↑ Scurtu, Ioan; Scurtu, Georgiana Margareta (2003). Political Structures in Central and South-Eastern Europe: Romania. Bucharest: Romanian Cultural Foundation Publishing House. p. 321. ISBN 978-9-73577-373-1.
↑ "Eugen Țurcanu". pitestiprison.org (in Romanian). Retrieved August 25, 2022.
↑ Cummings, David M. (1998). International Who's who in Music and Musicians' Directory. Cambridge: International Biographical Centre. p. 617. ISBN 978-0-94887-592-2.
↑ Drăgan, Marcel (2002). Români care au contribuit la cunoașterea Terrei [Romanians who Contributed to our Knowledge of the Earth] (in Romanian). Constanța: Ex ponto. p. 48. ISBN 978-9-73644-025-0.
↑ Randel, Don Michael (1996). The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Cambridge: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. p. 866. ISBN 978-0-67437-299-3.
↑ Stoica, Stan (2008). Dicţionar Biografic de Istorie a României [Biographical Dictionary of Romanian History] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editura Meronia. p. 343. ISBN 978-9-73783-939-8.
↑ Florescu, Rodica; Stoicescu, Daniela (2000). Romanian Inventors. Bucharest: Editura OSIM. p. 135. ISBN 978-9-73964-006-0.

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[1] Treptow, Kurt W. (2001). A History of Romania. Iaşi: Center for Romanian Studies. p. 597. ISBN 978-9-73943-235-1.

[2] Spuler, Bertold (1977). Rulers and Governments of the World Volume 3: 1930 to 1975. London: Bowker. p. 444. ISBN 978-0-85935-056-3.

[3] Roszkowski, Wojciech; Kofman, Jan (2016). Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century. Armonk: Taylor and Francis. p. 169. ISBN 978-0-76561-027-0.

[4] Dungaciu, Dan; Manolache, Viorella (2019). 100 Years since the Great Union of Romania. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-52754-270-9.

[5] Crăciunoiu, Cristian (2003). Aeronautica Română în al Doilea Război Mondial[Romanian Aeronautics in the Second World War] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Modelism. p. 17. ISBN 978-9-73810-118-0.

[6] Dragoş, Ionel-Nicu; Dragoş, Nicu; Fekete, Adriana; Dalbea, Paula (2001). Cluj-Napoca: A City of European Vocation. Cluj-Napoca: Editura Studia. p. 101. ISBN 978-9-73992-785-7.

[7] Watts, Larry L. (1993). Romanian Cassandra: Ion Antonescu and the Struggle for Reform, 1916-1941. New York : Columbia University Press. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-88033-255-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[8] Roszkowski; Kofman, 2018, p. 146

[9] "A murit academicianul Solomon Marcus" (in Romanian). Digi24. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2022.

[10] Scurtu, Ioan; Scurtu, Georgiana Margareta (2003). Political Structures in Central and South-Eastern Europe: Romania. Bucharest: Romanian Cultural Foundation Publishing House. p. 321. ISBN 978-9-73577-373-1.

[11] "Eugen Țurcanu". pitestiprison.org (in Romanian). Retrieved August 25, 2022.

[12] Cummings, David M. (1998). International Who's who in Music and Musicians' Directory. Cambridge: International Biographical Centre. p. 617. ISBN 978-0-94887-592-2.

[13] Drăgan, Marcel (2002). Români care au contribuit la cunoașterea Terrei [Romanians who Contributed to our Knowledge of the Earth] (in Romanian). Constanța: Ex ponto. p. 48. ISBN 978-9-73644-025-0.

[14] Randel, Don Michael (1996). The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Cambridge: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. p. 866. ISBN 978-0-67437-299-3.

[15] Stoica, Stan (2008). Dicţionar Biografic de Istorie a României [Biographical Dictionary of Romanian History] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editura Meronia. p. 343. ISBN 978-9-73783-939-8.

[16] Florescu, Rodica; Stoicescu, Daniela (2000). Romanian Inventors. Bucharest: Editura OSIM. p. 135. ISBN 978-9-73964-006-0.

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