Spring equinox
Oltenia Day
Nawrez - The Celebration of the Arrival of the Spring, for members of the Turkish-Muslim peasant minority
1821 - Romanian Revolution of 1821: Tudor Vladimirescu enters Bucharest, heading an army of pandurs (militia established by Vladimirescu in the Wallachian uprising of 1821)
1849 - Birth of writer Dumitru C. Ollanescu-Ascanio, member and vice-president of the Romanian Academy (d. 20 January 1908)
1871 - Birth of poet, writer, translator and epigramist Nicolae Mihaescu-Nigrim (b. 11 November 1951)
1877 - A Turkish military detachment crosses the Danube at Bechet; after raiding the city and surrounding area it withdraws. The act marks the start of a series of hostile activities by the Turkish against Romanian localities
1882 - Death of jurist and politician Constantin Bosianu, honorary member of the Romanian Academy (b. 10 February 1815)
1884 - Death of politician Constantin A. (Cretulescu) Kretzulescu, honorary member of the Romanian Academic Society (b. 22 May 1809)
1894 - Birth of doctor and writer Mihai Zavergiu (pen-name of Marcel Olin) (b. 31 January 1985)
1902 - Birth of art historian Virgil I. Vatasianu, member of the Romanian Academy (b. 14 November 1993)
1910 - Birth of actor Stefan Ciobotarasu (d. 27 August 1970)
1913 - Birth of historian Constantin Erbiceanu, member and Vice-president the Romanian Academy (b. 5 August 1838)
1915 - Birth of writer and poet Calin Gruia (d. 9 July 1989)
1927 - Death of writer Constantin Sandu-Aldea, corresponding member of the Romanian Academy (b. 14 November 1874)
1928 - Birth of pianist and composer Valentin Gheorghiu
1943 - Birth of biochemist Doina-Lucia Popov, member of the Romanian Academy
1952 - Birth of poet Ioan Moldovan
1977 - Death of historian Andrei Otetea, member of the Romanian Academy (b. 24 July 1894)
1980 - Death of chemical engineer Serban C. Solacolu, corresponding member of the Romanian Academy (b. 30 December 1905)
2000 - Death of Mircea Zaciu, literary historian and essayist, honorary member of the Romanian Academy (b. 27 August 1928)
2004 - Death of Paraschiv Oprea, conductor of the Folk Music Orchestra of the Romanian Radio (b. 14 February 1937)
2009 - Death of poet, translator and publicist Petre Stoica (b. 15 February 1931)
2019 - Death of theatre director Radu Penciulescu, founder of Teatrul Mic (b. 25 May 1930).
2020 - Death of anthropologist Vintila Mihailescu (b. 23 May 1951)