1450 - Moldovan ruling prince Bogdan II and Iancu de Hunedoara (a.k.a. John Hunyadi), ruling prince of Transylvania and governor of Hungary sign alliance treaty in Roman.
1841 - Birth of folklorist and translator Ioan D. Caragiani, founding member of the Romanian Academic Society, chairman of the Literary Section of the Romanian Academy (d. 13 January 1921)
1880 - Greece upgrades its consulate to legation status, thereby recognizing Romania's independence.
1880 - Birth of Greek Catholic Bishop Ioan Balan (d. 4 August 1959)
1882 - Birth of composer Gheorghe Cucu, famous for his choral and folk-inspired works (d. 24 August 1932)
1888 - Birth of Nicolae Ionescu-Sisesti, MD, corresponding member of the Romanian Academy (d. 17 August 1954)
1918 - Plenipotentiary ambassadors of Central Power set three conditions to PM General Al. Averescu: ceding the whole Dobrogea province, accepting border changes on the Danube, in Jiu Valley and in northern Moldova, and significant economic concessions.
1927 - Birth of mathematician Dimitrie D. Stancu, honorary member of the Romanian Academy. (d. 17 April 2014)
1927 - Birth of historian Paul Cernovodeanu, honorary member of the Romanian Academy. (d. 6 September 2006)
1932 - Birth of physicist Aureliu Emil Sandulescu, member of the Romanian Academy. (d. 21 April 2019)
1933 - Death of Transylvanian Saxon Bishop Friedrich Teutsch, honorary member of the Romanian Academy. (b. 16 September 1852)
1941 - Birth of essayist and translator Cornel Mihai Ionescu. (d. 16 February 2012)
1941 - Romania and Belgium break diplomatic relations upon Germany's request; Romanian legation in Brussels downgraded to consulate general status.
1987 - Death of biologist (cytologist) Radu Codreanu, member of the Romanian Academy. (b. 4 September 1904). AGERPRES
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