1929 in Romania explained

Events from the year 1929 in Romania. The year was dominated by the Great Depression. Romania won on the first Balkan Cup, held this year.

Incumbents

• King: Michael I.^[1]
• Prime Minister: Iuliu Maniu^[2]

Events

• 12 January – The Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company broadcasts its first program for children, Children's Hour (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Ora copiilor).^[3]
• 7 February – The Monetary Act lays down the gold standard for the Romanian leu.^[4]
• 30 March – Romania signs the Litvinov Protocol.^[5]
• 11 May – The first Balkan Cup is initiated with Romania a founding competitor.^[6]
• July – Increasing price shocks and a dramatic economic downturn lead to Romania formally entering the Great Depression.^[7]
• 17 August – The League Against Usury, a single-issue party founded in response to the Great Depression.^[8]
• 6 October – The national football team wins the first match of the Balkan Cup at Stadionul Oficiul Național de Educație Fizică in Bucharest. The team goes on to win the cup.^[9]

Births

• 1 January – Nicolae Linca, boxer, first Romanian to win an Olympic medal, at the 1956 Summer Olympics (died 2008).^[10]
• 11 February – Paul Barbă Neagră, film director (died 2009).
• 24 February – Marga Barbu, actress (died 2009).^[11]
• 14 March – Iurie Darie, actor (died 2012).
• 18 March – Meinhard E. Mayer, mathematician (died 2011).
• 13 May – Thea Segall, photographer (died 2009).^[12]
• 30 May – Doina Cornea, human rights activist and French language professor (died 2018).^[13]
• 17 July – Márton Balázs, mathematician (died 2016).
• 10 August – Tamara Buciuceanu, actress (died 2019).
• 19 August – Ion N. Petrovici, neurologist and academic (died 2021).
• 22 September – Dinu Cocea, actor, film director, and screenwriter (died 2013).^[14]
• 6 October – Mihai Drăgănescu, engineer and President of the Romanian Academy from 1990 to 1994 (died 2010).^[15]
• 10 October – Mihai Gavrilă, quantum physicist and a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy.
• 9 November – Edith Balas, art historian (died 2016).^[16]

Deaths

• 29 March – Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu, first Romanian woman aviator (born 1887).^[17]
• 29 July – Clara Maniu, feminist and suffragist (born 1842).^[18]
• 17 August – Haia Lifșiț, Communist activist (born 1903).^[19]

Notes and References

1. Book: Treptow, Kurt W. . A History of Romania . Iaşi . Center for Romanian Studies . 2001 . 978-9-73943-235-1 . 597.
2. Book: Spuler, Bertold . Rulers and Governments of the World Volume 3: 1930 to 1975 . London . Bowker . 1977 . 978-0-85935-056-3 . 444.
3. Book: Câmpeanu, Pavel . Radio, Televiziune, Public . Radio, Television, Public . Bucharest . Editurà stiintifica . 1972 . 14 . 490845487 . RO.
4. The National Bank of Romania during The Great Depression 1928-1933 . Elisabeta . Blejan . Brînduşa . Costache . Adriana . Aloman . 2009 . Fourth Conference of the. South-Eastern European Monetary History Network (SEEMHN) . https://web.archive.org/web/20220214131442/https://www.nbs.rs/export/sites/NBS_site/documents/publikacije/konferencije/seemhn_conf/SEEMHN_14_Rumunija.pdf . 14 February 2022 . Belgrade . 3.
5. Book: Shapiro, Leonard . Soviet Treaty Series: 1928-1939 . Washington . The Georgetown University Press . 1955 . 2 . 602707104.
6. Book: Murray, William . Football: A History of the World Game . Aldershot . Scholar Press . 1994 . 91 . 978-1-85928-091-1.
7. Book: Constantin C. . Giurescu . Horia C. . Matei . Marcel . Popa . Ion . Alexandrescu . Ioan . Chiper . Chronological History of Romania . Bucharest . Enciclopedică Română . 1974 . 309 . 251025169 .
8. Book: Scurtu, Ioan . Enciclopedia Partidelor Politice din România, 1859-2003 . Encyclopedia of Romanian Political Parties, 1859–2003 . Bucharest . Meronia . 2003 . 155 . 978-9-73820-054-8 . RO.
9. Book: Kissoudi, Penelope . The Balkan Games and Balkan Politics in the Interwar Years 1929–1939: Politicians in Pursuit of Peace . Hoboken . Taylor and Francis . 2013 . 90 . 978-1-31796-761-3.
10. Nicolae Linca . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150911235904/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/nicolae-linca-1.html . 11 September 2015.
11. Web site: Marga Barbu: Lumina sfântă, la ultimul spectacol. ro. Iulia. Barbu. Jurnalul Național. April 4, 2009. October 1, 2022. April 5, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090405054353/http://www.jurnalul.ro/stire-observator/marga-barbu-lumina-sfanta-la-ultimul-spectacol-503325.html. dead.
12. Book: Sala Trasnocho Arte Contacto . Thea Segall: Tiempo, Memoria e Imagen . Thea Segall: Time, Memory and Image . ES . Caracas . Fundación Trasnocho Cultural . 2017 . 978-980-6654-56-3 . 3.
13. Book: Wojciech . Roszkowski . Jan . Kofman . Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century . Armonk . . 2016 . 167 . 978-0-76561-027-0.
14. Web site: Regizorul Dinu Cocea a incetat din viață. ro. Emanuel . Lăzărescu. cinefan.ro. December 28, 2013. October 1, 2022.
15. Web site: Mihai Drăgănescu (1929–2010). Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence "Mihai Drăgănescu", Romanian Academy. www.racai.ro. October 2, 2022.
16. Book: Andronescu, Șerban . Who's who in Romanian America . New York . Andronescu-Wyndill . 1976 . 40 . 9780917944017.
17. Book: Țarălungă, Ecaterinan . Enciclopedia Identității Românești. Personalități . Encyclopedia of Romanian Identity: People . Bucharest . Editura Litera . 2011. 152 . 978-6-06600-246-2 . RO.
18. Book: Mihăilescu, Ștefania Gáll . Emanciparea Femeii Române: 1919–1948 . The Emancipation of the Romanian Woman 1919–1948 . Bucharest . Editura Ecumenica . 2001 . 269 . 978-9-73997-822-4 . RO.
19. Book: Kuller, Hary . O Istorie a Evreilor din România în Date . A History of Romanian Jews in Data . Bucharest . Hasefer . 2000 . RO.