1884 in Romania

Events from the year 1884 in Romania.

Incumbents

• King: Carol I.
• Prime Minister: Ion Brătianu.

Events

• 12 July – The foundation stone of the National Bank of Romania is laid.
• ("Long live the King") becomes the new national and royal anthem.

Births

• 26 January – Gheorghe Avramescu, general, died in Slovakia during World War II while in NKVD custody (died 1945).
• 10 August – Panait Istrati, writer (died 1935).
• 22 November – Alexandru Rusu, bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church, beatified in 2019 (died 1963).
• 7 December – Petru Groza, prime minister between 1945 and 1952 and president between 1952 and 1958 (died 1958).

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