1929 in Romania

Decades:	1900s; 1910s; 1920s; 1930s; 1940s;
See also:	Other events of 1929; History of Romania; Timeline of Romanian history; Years in Romania;

Events from the year 1929 in Romania. The year was dominated by the Great Depression. Romania won on the first Balkan Cup, held this year.

Incumbents

King: Michael I.^[1]
Prime Minister: Iuliu Maniu^[2]

Events

12 January – The Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company broadcasts its first program for children, Children's Hour (Ora copiilor).^[3]
7 February – The Monetary Act lays down the gold standard for the Romanian leu.^[4]
30 March – Romania signs the Litvinov Protocol.^[5]
11 May – The first Balkan Cup is initiated with Romania a founding competitor.^[6]
July – Increasing price shocks and a dramatic economic downturn lead to Romania formally entering the Great Depression.^[7]
17 August – The League Against Usury, a single-issue party founded in response to the Great Depression.^[8]
6 October – The national football team wins the first match of the Balkan Cup at Stadionul Oficiul Național de Educație Fizică in Bucharest. The team goes on to win the cup.^[9]

Births

1 January – Nicolae Linca, boxer, first Romanian to win an Olympic medal, at the 1956 Summer Olympics (died 2008).^[10]
11 February – Paul Barbă Neagră, film director (died 2009).
24 February – Marga Barbu, actress (died 2009).^[11]
14 March – Iurie Darie, actor (died 2012).
18 March – Meinhard E. Mayer, mathematician (died 2011).
13 May – Thea Segall, photographer (died 2009).^[12]
30 May – Doina Cornea, human rights activist and French language professor (died 2018).^[13]
17 July – Márton Balázs, mathematician (died 2016).
10 August – Tamara Buciuceanu, actress (died 2019).
19 August – Ion N. Petrovici, neurologist and academic (died 2021).
22 September – Dinu Cocea, actor, film director, and screenwriter (died 2013).^[14]
6 October – Mihai Drăgănescu, engineer and President of the Romanian Academy from 1990 to 1994 (died 2010).^[15]
10 October – Mihai Gavrilă, quantum physicist and a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy.
9 November – Edith Balas, art historian (died 2016).^[16]

Deaths

29 March – Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu, first Romanian woman aviator (born 1887).^[17]
29 July – Clara Maniu, feminist and suffragist (born 1842).^[18]
17 August – Haia Lifșiț, Communist activist (born 1903).^[19]

References

^ Treptow, Kurt W. (2001). A History of Romania. Iaşi: Center for Romanian Studies. p. 597. ISBN 978-9-73943-235-1.
^ Spuler, Bertold (1977). Rulers and Governments of the World Volume 3: 1930 to 1975. London: Bowker. p. 444. ISBN 978-0-85935-056-3.
^ Câmpeanu, Pavel (1972). Radio, Televiziune, Public [Radio, Television, Public] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editurà stiintifica. p. 14. OCLC 490845487.
^ Blejan, Elisabeta; Costache, Brînduşa; Aloman, Adriana (2009). The National Bank of Romania during The Great Depression 1928-1933 (PDF). Fourth Conference of the. South-Eastern European Monetary History Network (SEEMHN). Belgrade. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2022.
^ Shapiro, Leonard (1955). Soviet Treaty Series: 1928-1939. Washington: The Georgetown University Press. p. 2. OCLC 602707104.
^ Murray, William (1994). Football: A History of the World Game. Aldershot: Scholar Press. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-85928-091-1.
^ Giurescu, Constantin C.; Matei, Horia C.; Popa, Marcel; Alexandrescu, Ion; Chiper, Ioan (1974). Chronological History of Romania. Bucharest: Enciclopedică Română. p. 309. OCLC 251025169.
^ Scurtu, Ioan (2003). Enciclopedia Partidelor Politice din România, 1859-2003 [Encyclopedia of Romanian Political Parties, 1859–2003] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Meronia. p. 155. ISBN 978-9-73820-054-8.
^ Kissoudi, Penelope (2013). The Balkan Games and Balkan Politics in the Interwar Years 1929–1939: Politicians in Pursuit of Peace. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-31796-761-3.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nicolae Linca". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015.
^ Barbu, Iulia (April 4, 2009). "Marga Barbu: Lumina sfântă, la ultimul spectacol". Jurnalul Național (in Romanian). Archived from the original on April 5, 2009. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
^ Sala Trasnocho Arte Contacto (2017). Thea Segall: Tiempo, Memoria e Imagen [Thea Segall: Time, Memory and Image] (in Spanish). Caracas: Fundación Trasnocho Cultural. p. 3. ISBN 978-980-6654-56-3.
^ Roszkowski, Wojciech; Kofman, Jan (2016). Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century. Armonk: Taylor & Francis. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-76561-027-0.
^ Lăzărescu, Emanuel (December 28, 2013). "Regizorul Dinu Cocea a incetat din viață". cinefan.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved October 1, 2022.
^ "Mihai Drăgănescu (1929–2010)". www.racai.ro. Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence "Mihai Drăgănescu", Romanian Academy. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
^ Andronescu, Șerban (1976). Who's who in Romanian America. New York: Andronescu-Wyndill. p. 40. ISBN 9780917944017.
^ Țarălungă, Ecaterinan (2011). Enciclopedia Identității Românești. Personalități [Encyclopedia of Romanian Identity: People] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editura Litera. p. 152. ISBN 978-6-06600-246-2.
^ Mihăilescu, Ștefania Gáll (2001). Emanciparea Femeii Române: 1919–1948 [The Emancipation of the Romanian Woman 1919–1948] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editura Ecumenica. p. 269. ISBN 978-9-73997-822-4.
^ Kuller, Hary (2000). O Istorie a Evreilor din România în Date [A History of Romanian Jews in Data] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Hasefer.

[1] Treptow, Kurt W. (2001). A History of Romania. Iaşi: Center for Romanian Studies. p. 597. ISBN 978-9-73943-235-1.

[2] Spuler, Bertold (1977). Rulers and Governments of the World Volume 3: 1930 to 1975. London: Bowker. p. 444. ISBN 978-0-85935-056-3.

[3] Câmpeanu, Pavel (1972). Radio, Televiziune, Public [Radio, Television, Public] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editurà stiintifica. p. 14. OCLC 490845487.

[4] Blejan, Elisabeta; Costache, Brînduşa; Aloman, Adriana (2009). The National Bank of Romania during The Great Depression 1928-1933 (PDF). Fourth Conference of the. South-Eastern European Monetary History Network (SEEMHN). Belgrade. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2022.

[5] Shapiro, Leonard (1955). Soviet Treaty Series: 1928-1939. Washington: The Georgetown University Press. p. 2. OCLC 602707104.

[6] Murray, William (1994). Football: A History of the World Game. Aldershot: Scholar Press. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-85928-091-1.

[7] Giurescu, Constantin C.; Matei, Horia C.; Popa, Marcel; Alexandrescu, Ion; Chiper, Ioan (1974). Chronological History of Romania. Bucharest: Enciclopedică Română. p. 309. OCLC 251025169.

[8] Scurtu, Ioan (2003). Enciclopedia Partidelor Politice din România, 1859-2003 [Encyclopedia of Romanian Political Parties, 1859–2003] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Meronia. p. 155. ISBN 978-9-73820-054-8.

[9] Kissoudi, Penelope (2013). The Balkan Games and Balkan Politics in the Interwar Years 1929–1939: Politicians in Pursuit of Peace. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-31796-761-3.

[10] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nicolae Linca". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015.

[11] Barbu, Iulia (April 4, 2009). "Marga Barbu: Lumina sfântă, la ultimul spectacol". Jurnalul Național (in Romanian). Archived from the original on April 5, 2009. Retrieved October 1, 2022.

[12] Sala Trasnocho Arte Contacto (2017). Thea Segall: Tiempo, Memoria e Imagen [Thea Segall: Time, Memory and Image] (in Spanish). Caracas: Fundación Trasnocho Cultural. p. 3. ISBN 978-980-6654-56-3.

[13] Roszkowski, Wojciech; Kofman, Jan (2016). Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century. Armonk: Taylor & Francis. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-76561-027-0.

[14] Lăzărescu, Emanuel (December 28, 2013). "Regizorul Dinu Cocea a incetat din viață". cinefan.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved October 1, 2022.

[15] "Mihai Drăgănescu (1929–2010)". www.racai.ro. Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence "Mihai Drăgănescu", Romanian Academy. Retrieved October 2, 2022.

[16] Andronescu, Șerban (1976). Who's who in Romanian America. New York: Andronescu-Wyndill. p. 40. ISBN 9780917944017.

[17] Țarălungă, Ecaterinan (2011). Enciclopedia Identității Românești. Personalități [Encyclopedia of Romanian Identity: People] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editura Litera. p. 152. ISBN 978-6-06600-246-2.

[18] Mihăilescu, Ștefania Gáll (2001). Emanciparea Femeii Române: 1919–1948 [The Emancipation of the Romanian Woman 1919–1948] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editura Ecumenica. p. 269. ISBN 978-9-73997-822-4.

[19] Kuller, Hary (2000). O Istorie a Evreilor din România în Date [A History of Romanian Jews in Data] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Hasefer.

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