1897 in Romania

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See also:	Other events of 1897; History of Romania; Timeline of Romanian history; Years in Romania;

Events from the year 1897 in Romania.

Incumbents

King: Carol I.^[1]
Prime Minister:^[2]
- Petre S. Aurelian (until 26 March).
- Dimitrie Sturdza (from 31 March).

Events

18 April – A commercial agreement is reached between Romania and the Ottoman Empire in Constantinople.^[3]
16 August – Emil Racoviță departs on an expedition aboard the Norwegian research vessel Belgica as part of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition. The international team is the first to overwinter in Antarctica.^[4]

Births

1 January – Ana Aslan, biologist, specialist in gerontology (died 1988).^[5]
3 January – Genica Athanasiou, actor (died 1966).^[6]
6 January – Ionel Teodoreanu, novellist (died 1954).^[7]
21 May – Smaranda Brăescu, parachuting and aviation pioneer (died 1948).^[8]
4 July – Costică Acsinte, photographer (died 1984).^[9]
8 October – Ștefan I. Nenițescu, poet (died 1979).^[10]
16 October – Alexandru Proca, physicist (died 1955).^[11]
19 October – Henrieta Delavrancea, architect (died 1987).^[12]

References

↑ Treptow, Kurt W. (2001). A History of Romania. Iaşi: Center for Romanian Studies. p. 597. ISBN 978-9-73943-235-1.
↑ Nicolescu, Nicolae C. (2003). Șefii de stat și de guvern ai României 1859–2003: mică enciclopedie [Heads of State and Government of Romania 1859–2003: A Small Encyclopedia] (in Romanian). Bucarest: Editura Meronia. p. 136. ISBN 978-9-73820-049-4.
↑ Giurescu, Constantin C.; Matei, Horia C.; Popa, Marcel; Alexandrescu, Ion; Chiper, Ioan (1974). Chronological History of Romania. Bucharest: Enciclopedică Română. p. 400. OCLC 251025169.
↑ Marinescu, Alexandru (1998). Emil Racoviță și expediția Belgica [Emil Racoviță and the Belgica expedition] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ed. All. ISBN 978-9-73943-106-4.
↑ Kay, Ernest (1988). The World Who's who of Women (9 ed.). Cambridge: International Biographical Centre. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-90033-292-0.
↑ Artaud, Antonin. Scrisori de dragoste catre Genica [Love Letters to Genica] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Nemira Publishing House. p. 1911. ISBN 978-6-06431-598-4.
↑ Habicht, Werner; Lange, Wolf-Dieter, eds. (1988). Der Literatur Brockhaus [The Brockhaus Literature Encyclopedia] (in German). Vol. Og–Z. Mannheim: F.A. Brockhaus. p. 501. ISBN 978-3-41111-811-3.
↑ "Smaranda Brăescu". BVAU. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017.
↑ Băltăreţu, Răzvan (28 June 2016). "Cine e Costică Acsinte, fotograful devenit subiect de documentar după ce a fost uitat 30 de ani" [Who is Costică Acsinte, the photographer who became the subject of a documentary after being forgotten for 30 years?]. Adevarul. Archived from the original on 8 October 2024.
↑ Zaciu, Mircea (2002). Dicționarul scriitorilor Români [The dictionary of Romanian writers]. Vol. R–Z. Bucharest: Editura Fundației Culturale Române. p. 446. ISBN 978-9-73915-557-1.
↑ Rusu, Dorina N. (1997). Istoria Academiei Române in date: (1866-1996) [The History of the Romanian Academy in Data] (in Romanian). Editura Academiei Române. p. 483. ISBN 978-9-73270-591-9.
↑ "Henrieta Delavrancea-Gibory". Muzeul Femeilorre Marcabile. 2026. Archived from the original on 27 July 2026.

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

[Nicolescu-2] Nicolescu, Nicolae C. (2003). Șefii de stat și de guvern ai României 1859–2003: mică enciclopedie [Heads of State and Government of Romania 1859–2003: A Small Encyclopedia] (in Romanian). Bucarest: Editura Meronia. p. 136. ISBN 978-9-73820-049-4.

[Constantin-3] Giurescu, Constantin C.; Matei, Horia C.; Popa, Marcel; Alexandrescu, Ion; Chiper, Ioan (1974). Chronological History of Romania. Bucharest: Enciclopedică Română. p. 400. OCLC 251025169.

[4] Marinescu, Alexandru (1998). Emil Racoviță și expediția Belgica [Emil Racoviță and the Belgica expedition] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ed. All. ISBN 978-9-73943-106-4.

[5] Kay, Ernest (1988). The World Who's who of Women (9 ed.). Cambridge: International Biographical Centre. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-90033-292-0.

[6] Artaud, Antonin. Scrisori de dragoste catre Genica [Love Letters to Genica] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Nemira Publishing House. p. 1911. ISBN 978-6-06431-598-4.

[7] Habicht, Werner; Lange, Wolf-Dieter, eds. (1988). Der Literatur Brockhaus [The Brockhaus Literature Encyclopedia] (in German). Vol. Og–Z. Mannheim: F.A. Brockhaus. p. 501. ISBN 978-3-41111-811-3.

[8] "Smaranda Brăescu". BVAU. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017.

[9] Băltăreţu, Răzvan (28 June 2016). "Cine e Costică Acsinte, fotograful devenit subiect de documentar după ce a fost uitat 30 de ani" [Who is Costică Acsinte, the photographer who became the subject of a documentary after being forgotten for 30 years?]. Adevarul. Archived from the original on 8 October 2024.

[10] Zaciu, Mircea (2002). Dicționarul scriitorilor Români [The dictionary of Romanian writers]. Vol. R–Z. Bucharest: Editura Fundației Culturale Române. p. 446. ISBN 978-9-73915-557-1.

[11] Rusu, Dorina N. (1997). Istoria Academiei Române in date: (1866-1996) [The History of the Romanian Academy in Data] (in Romanian). Editura Academiei Române. p. 483. ISBN 978-9-73270-591-9.

[12] "Henrieta Delavrancea-Gibory". Muzeul Femeilorre Marcabile. 2026. Archived from the original on 27 July 2026.

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