1926 in Romania

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See also:	Other events of 1926; History of Romania; Timeline of Romanian history; Years in Romania;

Events from the year 1926 in Romania. The year saw improved relationships between Romania and Poland and Queen Maria's visit to the United States, while at home the dynastic crisis continued.

Incumbents[edit]

King: Ferdinand^[1]
Prime Minister: ^[2]
- Ion I. C. Brătianu (until 26 March).
- Alexandru Averescu (from 26 March).

Events[edit]

5 January – The Romanian dynastic crisis continues as an Act of Parliament confirms that Prince Carol renounces his right to succeed King Ferdinand.^[3]
26 March – In Bucharest, Romania and Poland sign a Treaty on Mutual Assistance against Aggression and on Military Aid, building the Polish–Romanian alliance.^[4]
10 October – The Romanian National Party (Partidul Național Român, PNR) and the Peasants' Party (Partidul Țărănesc, PȚ) merge to form the National Peasants' Party. The party subsequently dominated Romanian politics from 1928 to 1933.^[5]
18 October – Queen Maria, accompanied by Prince Nicholas and Princess Ileana disembark in New York for a tour the United States.^[6]

Births[edit]

4 January – Margareta Niculescu, puppeteer and theatre director (died 2018).^[7]
20 February – Magda Herzberger, author, poet and composer, educator and survivor of the Holocaust (died 2021).^[8]
23 March – Ștefan Gheorghiu, violinist (died 2010).
4 May – Geta Brătescu, visual artist who worked with drawing, textiles, performance and film (died 2018).^[9]
8 June – Anatol Vieru, composer (died 1998).^[10]
19 June – Elisabeth Axmann, writer and critic (died 2015).^[11]
1 July – Gheorghe Ursu, construction engineer, poet, diarist, and dissident (died 1985).
11 August – Cornel Trăilescu, opera composer and conductor (died 2019).
5 September – Carmen Petra Basacopol, composer (died 2023).^[12]
25 October – Josine Ianco-Starrels, art curator and museum director (died 2019).^[13]
25 October – Christine Valmy, entrepreneur and esthetician (died 2015).^[14]
25 December – Myra Landau, artist and abstract painter (died 2018).^[15]

Deaths[edit]

27 February – Elena Theodorini, mezzo-soprano and soprano (born 1857).^[16]
19 October – Victor Babeș, bacteriologist and physician (born 1854).^[17]
18 November – Alexandru C. Constantinescu, politician (born 1859).^[18]

References[edit]

^ 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.
^ Epstein, Mortimer (2016). The Statesman's Year-Book: Statistical and Historical Annual of the States of the World for the Year 1946. London: Palgrave Macmillan Limited. p. 1202. ISBN 978-0-23027-075-6.
^ Torkunov, Anatoly V.; Martyn, Boris F.; Wohlforth, William C. (2020). History of International Relations and Russian Foreign Policy in the 20th Century (Volume I). Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishers. p. 118. ISBN 978-1-52754-502-1.
^ Vanhaelemeersch, Philip (2006). A generation "without beliefs" and the idea of experience in Romania (1927-1934). New York: Columbia University Press. p. 231. ISBN 978-0-88033-597-3.
^ Elsberry, Terence (1972). Marie of Romania. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 196. OCLC 613611.
^ Beltrame, Valmor Níni (2018). "Margareta Niculescu: percurso e ideias sobre a formação profissional do marionetista" [Margareta Niculescu: path and ideas about the professional training of the puppeteer]. Urdimento-Revista de Estudos em Artes Cênicas (in Romanian). 2 (32): 448.
^ Stevens, Michael E. (2014). Remembering the Holocaust. Madison: Wisconsin Historical Society Press. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-87020-694-8.
^ Bușneag, Olga (1976). Artă Decorativă Românească [Romanian Decorative Art] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editura Meridiane. p. 23. OCLC 251721629.
^ Randel, Don Michael (1996). The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. p. 949. ISBN 978-0-67437-299-3.
^ Colin, Amy Diana; Kittner, Alfred (1994). Versunkene Dichtung der Bukowina: Eine Anthologie Deutschsprachiger Lyrik [Sunken Poetry of Bukovina: An Anthology of German Poetry] (in German). Munich: Wilhelm Fink Verlag. p. 349. ISBN 978-3-77052-875-2.
^ McVicker, Mary Frech (2016). Women Opera Composers: Biographies from the 1500s to the 21st Century. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 184. ISBN 9781476623610.
^ Muchnic, Suzanne (19 April 2019). "Josine Ianco-Starrels, curator who helped shape L.A. art scene, dies at 92". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019.
^ Nelson, Albert (1986). Who's Who of American Women, 1986–1987. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. p. 830. ISBN 978-0-83790-144-2.
^ Benezit, Emmanuel (2006). Dictionary of Artists. Vol. 8. Paris: Gründ. p. 367. ISBN 978-2-70003-078-5.
^ Hixon, Donald L.; Hennessee, Don A. (1993). Women in Music: An Encyclopedic Biobibliography. Metuchen: Scarecrow Press. p. 1073. ISBN 978-0-81082-769-1.
^ Florescu, Rodica; Stoicescu, Daniela (2000). Romanian Inventors. Bucharest: Editura OSIM. p. 33. ISBN 978-9-73964-006-0.
^ Mamina, Ion; Scurtu, Ioan (1996). Guverne și Guvernanți: 1916—1938 [Governments and Governors: 1916—1938]. Bucharest: Casă de Editură, Presă şi Impresariat S.R.L. p. 157. ISBN 978-9-73970-376-5.

[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] Epstein, Mortimer (2016). The Statesman's Year-Book: Statistical and Historical Annual of the States of the World for the Year 1946. London: Palgrave Macmillan Limited. p. 1202. ISBN 978-0-23027-075-6.

[4] Torkunov, Anatoly V.; Martyn, Boris F.; Wohlforth, William C. (2020). History of International Relations and Russian Foreign Policy in the 20th Century (Volume I). Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishers. p. 118. ISBN 978-1-52754-502-1.

[5] Vanhaelemeersch, Philip (2006). A generation "without beliefs" and the idea of experience in Romania (1927-1934). New York: Columbia University Press. p. 231. ISBN 978-0-88033-597-3.

[6] Elsberry, Terence (1972). Marie of Romania. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 196. OCLC 613611.

[7] Beltrame, Valmor Níni (2018). "Margareta Niculescu: percurso e ideias sobre a formação profissional do marionetista" [Margareta Niculescu: path and ideas about the professional training of the puppeteer]. Urdimento-Revista de Estudos em Artes Cênicas (in Romanian). 2 (32): 448.

[8] Stevens, Michael E. (2014). Remembering the Holocaust. Madison: Wisconsin Historical Society Press. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-87020-694-8.

[9] Bușneag, Olga (1976). Artă Decorativă Românească [Romanian Decorative Art] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editura Meridiane. p. 23. OCLC 251721629.

[10] Randel, Don Michael (1996). The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. p. 949. ISBN 978-0-67437-299-3.

[11] Colin, Amy Diana; Kittner, Alfred (1994). Versunkene Dichtung der Bukowina: Eine Anthologie Deutschsprachiger Lyrik [Sunken Poetry of Bukovina: An Anthology of German Poetry] (in German). Munich: Wilhelm Fink Verlag. p. 349. ISBN 978-3-77052-875-2.

[12] McVicker, Mary Frech (2016). Women Opera Composers: Biographies from the 1500s to the 21st Century. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 184. ISBN 9781476623610.

[13] Muchnic, Suzanne (19 April 2019). "Josine Ianco-Starrels, curator who helped shape L.A. art scene, dies at 92". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019.

[14] Nelson, Albert (1986). Who's Who of American Women, 1986–1987. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. p. 830. ISBN 978-0-83790-144-2.

[15] Benezit, Emmanuel (2006). Dictionary of Artists. Vol. 8. Paris: Gründ. p. 367. ISBN 978-2-70003-078-5.

[16] Hixon, Donald L.; Hennessee, Don A. (1993). Women in Music: An Encyclopedic Biobibliography. Metuchen: Scarecrow Press. p. 1073. ISBN 978-0-81082-769-1.

[17] Florescu, Rodica; Stoicescu, Daniela (2000). Romanian Inventors. Bucharest: Editura OSIM. p. 33. ISBN 978-9-73964-006-0.

[18] Mamina, Ion; Scurtu, Ioan (1996). Guverne și Guvernanți: 1916—1938 [Governments and Governors: 1916—1938]. Bucharest: Casă de Editură, Presă şi Impresariat S.R.L. p. 157. ISBN 978-9-73970-376-5.

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