Kingdom of Romania
- (1881–1947)
| Year | Date | Image | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | On 26 March, Carol I is crowned as King. His wife Elisabeth becomes Queen. Romania becomes kingdom. On 19 August George Enescu is born; | ||
| The National Party of Romanians in Transylvania is formed as the first party of the Romanians in Transylvania; | |||
| 1882 | The Stock Exchange opens in Bucureşti; | ||
| 1884 | The first ever telephone in Romania is installed; | ||
| 1885 | Patriarch Joachim IV signs the recognition of the autocephalous status of the Romanian Orthodox Church that granted it equal rights with those of the other orthodox churches. | ||
| 1886 | The construction of the Athenaeum begins. Although the work would continue until 1897, the first concert took place in 1886 and it was performed by Bucharest Philharmonic Orchestra; | ||
| 1889 | Mihai Eminescu dies aged 39; | ||
| 1892 | The Transylvanian Memorandum is signed by the leaders of the Romanians to the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph, asking for equal ethnic rights with the Hungarians, and demanding an end to persecutions and Magyarization attempts. The memorandum was forwarded to the Hungarian Parliament and the results was that the Romanian leaders are sentenced to long terms in prison; | ||
| 1894 | Leaders of the Transylvanian Romanians who sent a Memorandum to the Austrian Emperor demanding national rights for the Romanians are found guilty of treason; | ||
| 1895 | King Carol I Bridge is inaugurated on 26 September. At the time it was the longest in Europe and second longest in the World; | ||
| 1896 | The construction of Port of Constanţa begins. Since then it has been the most important port in Romania. In May, cinema arrives in Romania for the first time; | ||
| 1897 | Bram Stoker publishes his most famous novel, Dracula, which is based on Vlad Tepes, a Romanian ruler; | ||
| 1900 | The Post Palace is inaugurated. Today it houses the National Museum of Romanian History; |
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