SEPTEMBER 11 IN HISTORY
1851 - Romanian emigration joins the European Central Democratic Committee in London
1878 - Romania's diplomatic agency in Vienna is promoted to legation (Romania's first legation abroad)
1914 - Death of poet and playwright Mircea Demetriade (b. September 2, 1861)
1934 - Birth of Ion Panturu, bronze medalist in the bobsleigh race two people at the Winter Olympic Games in Grenoble, France, in 1968 (d. January 17, 2016)
1947 - Birth of film director and writer Visarion Alexa
1948 - George Enescu completes 'Ouverture de concert sur des thčmes dans le caractčre populaire roumain' (Concert Overture on Popular Romanian Themes); first audition was held on January 23, 1949, performed by the National Symphonic Orchestra of Washington under Enescu's baton
1971 - Death of historian Nicolae Banescu, member of the Romanian Academy (b. December 16, 1878)
1985 - Death of poet, essayist and translator Ion Frunzetti (b. January 20, 1918)
1999 - 'Europe, a shared heritage,' a programme of the Council of Europe is officially launched in Bucharest. Romania takes part in the event with a 'Sibiu 2000' pilot project and is a partner to the programme's 4-5 transnational projects
2007 - Death of one of Romania's most prestigious sociologists Ioan Mihailescu, president of the Bucharest University in 1996-2004 (b. March 24, 1949)
2015 - Death of actress Oana Ioachim (b. 17 July, 1967).
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