AUGUST 15 IN HISTORY
Christian Orthodox feast: Assumption of Mary, Mother of Lord Jesus, into Heaven
The Romanian Navy Day
1530 - Completion of Humor Monastery's erection, under the head of the ruler's Chancellery (logofat) Teodor Bubuiog
1601 - Supported by Poles and Tatars, Simion Movila defeats the army of Wallachia near Ramnicu Sarat and on the bank of the Buzau river
1601 - The treasurer Stavrinos, imprisoned in the city of Bistrita after the murder of Mihai Viteazul (Michael the Brave), wrote in Greek the poem in verses "The bravery of the too pious and too brave Michael Voivode"
1714 - Constantin Brancoveanu, Wallachian ruler between 1688-1714, and his four sons were beheaded in Constantinople. The Romanian Orthodox Church decided to honour them as martyr saints of the Orthodox, being commemorated on August 16
1877 - Birth of Francisc Sirato, painter and graphic artist (d. August 4, 1953)
1888 - It is issued in Bucharest the democratic-oriented Adevarul newspaper (1888-1916; 1919-1937 and 1946-1951; from 25 December 1989). Alexandru V. Beldiman was first director of the daily
1894 - Birth of literary critic, historian Ion Chinezu (d. 10 December 1966)
1896 - Birth of Sica Alexandrescu, theater director and animator, drama writer, memorialist (d. August 6, 1963)
1903 - Birth of physician, biologist and anthropologist Stefan-Marius Milcu, member of the Romanian Academy (d. 1 December 1997)
1909 - Birth of chemist Ecaterina Cioranescu-Nenitescu, notable author of works on organic chemistry and synthetic drugs, member of the Romanian Academy (d. January 23, 2000)
1910 - Birth of visual artist Zoe Baicoianu, author, together with M. Butunoiu, Tene Ionescu and I. Damaceanu, of the Motherland's Heroes Monument (d. March 8, 1987)
1911 - In Blaj takes place the jubilee reunion of the Transilvania Association for Romanian Literature and Romanian People's Culture - ASTRA, at 50 years of activity. On this occasion, Aurel Vlaicu performs an aviation demonstration in front of 30k participants
1916 - World War I: Germany declares war on Romania
1917 - World War I: Battle of Varnita and Muncelu. The German-Austro-Hungarian offense is stopped by the Romanian Army with heavy losses. The battle saw the death of Second Lieutenant Ecaterina Teodoroiu (1894-1917), falling on the field of battle during an offensive of the platoon she commanded
1929 - Birth of geophysical engineer Petre Marius Visarion, corresponding member of the Romanian Academy (d. May 19, 2006)
1932 - Death of General Traian Mosoiu, notable general officer during the First World War and Governor of territories occupied by the Romanian Army west of the Tisza during the Romanian-Hungarian War of 1919-1920 (b. July 2, 1868)
1936 - Birth of biologist and oceanologist Marian Traian Gomoiu, corresponding member of the Romanian Academy
1992 - Death of Anda Calugareanu, folk composer and singer (b. October 24, 1946)
2005 - Romania submits to the International Court of Justice the first documents in its case against Ukraine for delimitation of the maritime boundary line in the Black Sea
2005 - Ireland opens Embassy in Bucharest
2007 - Death of literary historian and critic Dan Alexandru Condeescu, director of the National Museum of Romanian Literature (MNLR). (b. February 15, 1950)
2009 - Death of composer and singer Florin Bogardo (b. August 16, 1942)
2011 - Death of art critic, historian Radu Bogdan (b. 14 March 1920).AGERPRES
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