1925 in Romania

Decades:	1900s; 1910s; 1920s; 1930s; 1940s;
See also:	Other events of 1925; History of Romania; Timeline of Romanian history; Years in Romania;

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[edit]

Events[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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]

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.
^ 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.

[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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