1916 in Romania
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Incumbents
- King: Ferdinand I
- Prime Minister: Ion I. C. BrÄtianu
Events
- August 27 â Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary. The Romanian Army begins an offensive in Transylvania.
- August 27-November 26 â Battle of Transylvania - Although initially successful, the offensive was brought to a halt after Bulgaria's attack on Dobruja. Coupled with a successful German and Austro-Hungarian counterattack after September 18, the Romanian Army was eventually forced to retreat back to the Carpathians by late October.[1]
- September 2â6 â Battle of Turtucaia
- September 5â7 â Battle of Dobrich
- September 17â19 â First Battle of Cobadin
- September 29-October 5 â FlÄmânda Offensive
- October 19â25 â Second Battle of Cobadin
- November 25 â The entire state apparatus is evacuated from Bucharest to IaÈi in anticipation of the Battle of Bucharest.[2]
- November 25 â December 6 - Battle of Bucharest
- November 28 â Prunaru Charge
- December 1 â Battle of the ArgeÈ
- December 6 â After the fall of Bucharest, IaÈi becomes the country's wartime capital,[2] holding this position until the end of the war.
- December 25 â The law transferring the Romanian Treasure to Moscow for safekeeping is passed. The Treasure would never entirely return to Romania.
Births
- January 16 â Elena CeauÈescu, communist politician and wife of Nicolae CeauÈescu[3]
- February 6 â Gabriel Èepelea, politician, intellectual, political prisoner, and honorary member of the Romanian Academy.[4]
- April 17 â Magda Isanos, lawyer, poet, and writer.[5]
- May 4 â Alexander Ratiu, priest, political prisoner, and author (died 2002).
- May 12 â Constantin Ciopraga, literary historian and critic, writer and honorary member of the Romanian Academy.[6]
- August 9 â Manea MÄnescu, communist politician who served as Prime Minister from 1974 to 1979 (died 2009).[7]
- August 10 â Filimon Sârbu, Romanian communist activist and anti-fascist militant executed by the pro-Nazi authorities during World War II.[8] He was later acclaimed as a hero by the communist government.[9]
- August 10 â Ioan Dicezare, fighter pilot and flying ace in World War II (died 2012).
- August 18 â Neagu Djuvara, historian, essayist, philosopher, journalist, novelist, diplomat and centenarian.[10]
- November 7 â Mihai Èora, philosopher, essayist, centenarian and honorary member of the Romanian Academy.[11] (died 2023)
- November 18 â Alexandru Dragomir, philosopher and student of Heidegger.[12]
Deaths
- March 2 â Queen Elisabeth of Romania, also known as Elisabeth of Wied and under her literary pseudonym, Carmen Sylva.[13]
- June 28 â Ètefan Luchian, painter, famous for his landscapes and still life works, of the most important artists of Fin de siècle Romania.[14]
- October 13 â David Praporgescu, brigadier general, killed in action at the Battle of the Southern Carpathians (born 1865).
- November 9 â Ion Dragalina, general who died during World War I in the Battle of the Jiu Valley (born 1860).