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Events from the year 1881 in Romania. The year saw the end of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia and the creation of the Kingdom of Romania.

Incumbents

• Domnitor: Carol I (until 14 March).
• King: Carol I (from 15 March).
• Prime Minister:
  • Ion Brătianu (until 9 April).
  • Dimitrie Brătianu (between 10 April and 8 June).
  • Ion Brătianu (from 9 June).

Events

• 14 March – The Parliament of Romania declares the dissolution of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia and its replacement by the Kingdom of Romania.
• 18 April – A law is passed that enables the "expulsion by decree of the Council of Ministers of foreigners who might disturb the peace or threaten national safety".
• 10 May – Carol I is crowned King of Romania.
• 12 May – The Romanian National Party is founded by the union of the National Party of Romanians in Transylvania (Partidul Național al Românilor din Transilvania) and the National Party of Romanians in Banat and Hungary (Partidul Național al Românilor din Banat și Ungaria).
• 20 June – A law is passed to found first rural hospitals, initially in unoccupied monasteries until they could build their own buildings.

Births

• 6 January – Ion Minulescu, avant-garde poet, novelist, and short story writer (died 1944).
• 22 May – Istrate Micescu, lawyer, died in Aiud Prison (died 1951).
• 2 June – Stan Ghițescu, politician who died at Sighet Prison (died 1952).
• 7 August – George Enescu, composer (died 1955).
• 31 October – Eugen Lovinescu, literary historian and critic (died 1943).
• 7 December – Alexandru Mavrodi, director of the National Theatre Bucharest (died 1934).

Deaths

• 8 August – Alexandru G. Golescu, Prime Minister of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia (born 1819).

References

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Kingdom of Romania	Years of the Kingdom of Romania and the short-lived National Legionary State (1940–1941). 19th century 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 20th century 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
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