SEPTEMBER 14 IN HISTORY
Orthodox Great Feast: The Elevation of the Holy Cross
Day of Romanian Engineers
National Day of the Builder
1472 - Moldova's ruler Stephen the Great (1457-1504), married Princess Maria Asanina Palaiologina, known as Maria of Mangup
1778 - Birth of Costache Conachi, the most representative poet of the early modern Romanian literature (d. February 4, 1849)
1816 - Birth of translator, politician Grigore Gradisteanu, honorary member of the Romanian Academy (d. 28 February 1892)
1853 - Birth of prose writer and memorialist Radu Rosetti (d. Feb 12, 1926)
1876 - Birth of historian, politician and chairman of the Romanian Academy Alexandru I. Lapedatu (d. August 30, 1950)
1876 - Birth of economist and politician Ion I. Lapedatu, honorary member of the Romanian Academy (d. March 24, 1951)
1887 - Birth of musicologist George Breazul (d. 3 August 1961)
1895 - A bridge over the Danube from Fetesti to Cernavoda (designed and built by engineer Anghel Saligny), is inaugurated as the longest bridge in continental Europe and the world's third
1896 - The first velodrome in Bucharest is inaugurated in the area of today's Triumphal Arch and the Free Prees House. It had a track of 333.33 m. It closed in 1907
1918 - The National Romanian Council of Bucovina is established under the chairmanship of Iancu Flondor
1924 - Birth of orchestra conductor Iosif Conta (d. November 7, 2006)
1924 - First issue of Gazeta Sporturilor sports newspaper is published
1926 - First standard gauge locomotive made in Romania is manufactured in Resita, Hunedoara County
1928 - A Cross of the Nation's Heroes is blessed on Caraiman; the metallic monument was built to the memory of the railway heroes of World War I
1930 - Birth of actor Mihai Fotino, the recipient of a prize for his entire career bestowed by the UNITER National Union of Romania's Theatre Houses at the 15th edition in 2006. (d. January 13, 2014)
1931 - Birth of film critic, historian Tudor Caranfil, father of director Nicolae Caranfil (d. 23 March 2019)
1935 - Birth of bass singer Pompei Harasteanu (d. Oct 5, 2016)
1936 - Birth of actress Ileana Stana-Ionescu
1938 - Birth of plastic artist Horia Bernea, director of Bucharest's Romanian Peasant Museum (d. 4 December 2000)
1947 - Birth of pop singer Dida Dragan (Didina Stanciu)
1948 - Death of doctor and politician Constantin I. Angelescu, honorary member of the Romanian Academy ( b. June 15, 1869)
1975 - Birth of film director, scenarist and producer Corneliu Porumboiu
1984 - Death of poet Paul Sterian (b. May 1, 1904)
1993 - Death of writer Geo Bogza, member of the Romanian Academy (b. February 6, 1908)
2006 - Death of political scientist Silviu Brucan (b. 18 January 1916)
2008 - Death of actor Stefan Iordache (b. 3 February 1941)
2012 - NATO Military Committee Conference in Sibiu
2015 - Death of writer, journalist, politician Corneliu Vadim Tudor, founder of Greater Romania Party (PRM) (b. 28 November 1949).
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