1885 in Romania

Events from the year 1885 in Romania.

Incumbents

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

Events

• 25 April – The Romanian Orthodox Church is recognised as an autonomous Metropolis by Joachim IV of Constantinople.

Births

• 14 January – Constantin Sănătescu, 44th prime minister of Romania (died 1947).
• 30 January – Iuliu Hossu, bishop of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church, beatified as a martyr (died 1970).
• 10 February – Alice Voinescu, writer and essayist, first Romanian woman to become a Doctor of Philosophy (died 1961).
• 22 April – Maria Teohari, credited as the first Romanian female astronomer (died 1975).
• 20 May – Alexander Löhr, General Commander in the South East of the Wehrmacht in World War II (died 1947).
• 27 November– Nicolae Hortolomei, surgeon and medical scientist (died 1961).
• 9 December – Daniel Ciugureanu, politician, Prime Minister of the Moldavian Democratic Republic in 1918, President of the Romanian Senate (died 1950).

Deaths

• 8 April – Constantin Alexandru Rosetti, literary and political leader (born 1816).

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