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1395 - First documentary mention of the Fortress of Neamt
1870 - Lawyer and politician Emanuil Gojdu dies in Budapest; he was a promoter of the rights of Romanians in Transylvania and Hungary (b. Feb. 9, 1802)
1890 - Premiere of I.L. Caragiale's drama 'Napasta' (The Misfortune) at the National Theatre of Bucharest
1908 - Foundation of Democrat Conservative Party led by Take Ionescu.
1912 - Birth of physician Constantin N. Arseni, member of the Romanian Academy (d. July 5, 1994)
1925 - Birth of actor Stefan Mihailescu-Braila, emeritus artist (d. Sept. 19, 1996)
1926 - Birth of poet, translator Tudor George, a.k.a Ahoe. (d. Jan. 12, 1992)
1936 - Death of Orthodox Bishop Ivan Nicolae, honorary member of the Romanian Academy (b. May 17, 1855)
1941 - Birth of actor Stefan Iordache (d. Sept. 14, 2008)
1941 - Birth of philosopher Vasile Tonoiu, member of the Romanian Academy
1944 - Birth of actor Dan Tufaru (d. Nov. 28, 2002)
1944 - Birth of poet, prose writer, essayist Petre Anghel (d. Apr. 3, 2015)
1946 - Birth of engineer Adrian Rusu, corresponding member of the Romanian Academy (d. Nov. 11, 2012)
1950 - Romania and Vietnam establish diplomatic relationships at embassy level
1954 - Death of writer Ionel Teodoreanu (b. Jan 6, 1897)
1972 - Death of writer, cartoonist Neagu Radulescu (b. Dec. 26, 1912)
1991 - First commemoration of politician Iuliu Maniu in Sighetu Marmatiei, where he had died while imprisoned by the Communist regime
2000 - Death of poet Florenta Albu (b. Dec. 1, 1934)
2009 - Death of painter Virgil Almasanu (b. Feb. 28, 1926)
2012 - Domino-1, the first deep exploration probe in Romania's Black Sea water developed by ExxonMobil and OMV Petrom, finds hydrocarbon deposits, following drilling begun at end-2011
2015 - Death of soccer player Nelu Nunweiller of Dinamo Bucharest (b. Nov. 16, 1944).AGERPRES
