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Events from the year 1924 in Romania. The year saw the first time that the country competed as a team in the Summer Olympic Games, and, although the country won no medals, Romania went on to enter every subsequent game apart from 1932 Summer Olympics.

Incumbents

King: Ferdinand.^[1]
Prime Minister: Ion I. C. Brătianu.^[2]

Events

1 January – The Aeronautica Regală Română (ARR), or Romanian Royal Aeronautics, is founded.^[3]
29 March – Rioters in Bucharest target Jews in anti-semitic attacks that continued through the night into the next morning.^[4]
3 April – The Italian government issues Romania with an ultimatum requiring a payment of 80 million Italian lira for outstanding debts. Several Regia Marina warships are stationed off the port of Constanța to back up the demand.^[5]
10 April – King Ferdinand and Queen Marie arrive in Paris on a royal visit. Though officially only a friendly visit, it was believed that Romania was seeking an alliance with France as a counter to unfriendly relations with Italy, Russia and Spain.^[6]
11 April – The Romanian government bans the Romanian Communist Party.^[7]
16 April – Romania announces it has settled its debts with Italy.^[8]
27 May – The Romania national football team compete for the first time in the 1924 Summer Olympics. They are defeated 6–0 by the Netherlands.^[9]
29 May – An ammunition depot explodes in Cotroceni, causing $3 million damage to the Royal Palace and other buildings.^[10]
5 July – Romania enters the Summer Olympics for the first time as a team. Although the team does not receive any medals, the country goes on to compete in every game apart from the 1932 games .^[11]
10 August – Romania is one of the nine countries represented at the first First International Silent Games held in Paris.^[12]
12 October – The declaration of the Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic heightens tensions between Moldovans and Romanians.^[13]
25 November – The Bucharest government vote one million lei to construct a crematorium.^[14]
23 December – Nicolae Bretan's opera Golem is first performed at the Hungarian Theater in Cluj.^[15]

Births

2 January – Victor Mercea, nuclear physicist (died 1987).
15 February – Kemal Karpat, historian and professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (died 2019).
20 February – Eugen Barbu, novelist, short story writer, and journalist (died 1993).^[16]
8 March – Alma Redlinger, painter and illustrator (died 2017).^[17]
15 June – Hédi Szmuk, Swedish-Romanian author and psychologist, survivor of Nazi concentration camps (died 2022).^[18]
15 August – Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger, poet (died 1942).^[19]
26 August – Elena Moldovan Popoviciu, mathematician (died 2009).^[20]
8 September – Solange d'Herbez de la Tour, architect.^[21]
5 October – Marianne Fillenz, neuroscientist (died 2012).^[22]
27 November – Renée Annie Cassian-Mătăsaru, pen name Nina Cassian, children's author, journalist, poet, translator and film critic (died 2014).^[23]
17 December – Alexander Bickel, legal scholar and expert on the United States Constitution (died 1974).^[24]

Deaths

15 April – Eduard Caudella, composer (born 1841).^[25]
19 October – Iancu Flondor, politician who advocated the Union of Bukovina with Romania (born 1865).^[26]
22 October – Wilhelm Knechtel, botanist and numismatist (born 1837).^[27]

References

^ Treptow, Kurt W. (2001). A History of Romania. Iași: 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.
^ "Anul 1920" [Year 1920]. www.roaf.ro (in Romanian). Bucharest: Forțele Aeriene Române. 2022. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022.
^ Fendrick, Raymond (31 March 1924). "Stones for Jews, Cheers for Ford in Bucharest". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 12.
^ "Italy and Russia Menace Unity of Roumania". Chicago Daily Tribune. 4 April 1924. p. 14.
^ "Roumanian King in Paris for Aid Against Russia". Chicago Daily Tribune. 11 April 1924. p. 7.
^ Lomellini, Valentine (2021). The Rise of Bolshevism and Its Impact on the Interwar International Order. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 73. ISBN 978-3-03035-529-6.
^ "Roumania Settles Trade Debts with Italians". Chicago Daily Tribune. 17 April 1924. p. 11.
^ "FULL TIME: NETHERLANDS 6-0 ROMANIA". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022.
^ Nash, Jay Robert (1976). Darkest Hours: A Narrative Encyclopedia of Worldwide Disasters from Ancient Times to the Present. Chicago: Nelson-Hall. p. 658. ISBN 978-0-88229-140-6.
^ Mallon, Bill (1988). The Olympic Record Book. New York: Garland Publishers. p. 443. ISBN 978-0-82402-948-7.
^ Bailey, Steve (2010). Athlete First: A History of the Paralympic Movement. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-47072-431-6.
^ King, Charles (2001). The Moldovans: Romania, Russia, and the Politics of Culture. Stanford: Hoover Institution Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-81799-791-5.
^ Rotar, Marius (2013). History of Modern Cremation in Romania. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publications. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-44384-542-7.
^ Gagelmann, Hartmut (2000). Nicolae Bretan, His Life, His Music, Volume 1. New York: Pendragon Press. p. 48. ISBN 978-1-57647-021-3.
^ Stroynowski, Juliusz (1989). Who's who in the Socialist Countries of EuropeA Bio; graphical Encyclopedia of More Than 12,600 Leading Personalities in Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia Volume 1. Munich: Saur. p. 60. ISBN 978-3-59810-719-1.
^ Kay, Ernest (1976). International Who's who in Art and Antiques. Cambridge: Melrose Press. p. 315. ISBN 978-0-90033-237-1.
^ Buggeln, Marc (2014). Slave Labor in Nazi Concentration Camps. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-19870-797-4.
^ Greif, Stefan; Kurultay, Tugay; Roßbach, Nikola (2020). Kein Ende des Gerüchts: Antisemitismus in Kultur und Literatur des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts [No End to the Rumour: Antisemitism in culture and literature of the 20th and 21st centuries] (in German). Kassel: Kassel University Press. ISBN 978-3-73760-907-4.
^ Andonie, George Ștefan (1987). Istoria matematicii în România [The History of Hathematics in Romania]. Vol. 3. Bucharest: Editura Stiințifică. p. 287. OCLC 923247868.
^ Kay, Ernest (1992). International Who's who of Professional and Business Women. Cambridge: International Biographic Center. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-90033-298-2.
^ Grant, John (1971). Who's who of British Scientists. London: Longman. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-58211-464-7.
^ Colby, Vineta (1995). World Authors, 1985-1990. New York: H.W. Wilson. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-82420-875-2.
^ Raffel, Jeffrey A. (1998). Historical Dictionary of School Segregation and Desegregation. Westport: Greenwood Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-31329-502-7.
^ Cosma, Viorel (1970). Muzicieni români: Compozitori și muzicologi [Romanian Musicians: Composers and Musicologists] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editura Muzicală a Uniunii Compozitorilor. p. 105. OCLC 940280411.
^ Stoica, Stan (2008). Dicționar Biografic de Istorie a României [Biographical Dictionary of Romanian History] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editura Meronia. p. 343. ISBN 978-9-73783-939-8.
^ Rogers, Robert W. (1926). Heffner, Edward H. (ed.). "Archaeological News: Notes on Recent Excavations and Discoveries". American Journal of Archaeology. 30 (1): 100. doi:10.2307/497934. JSTOR 497934.

[1] Treptow, Kurt W. (2001). A History of Romania. Iași: 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] "Anul 1920" [Year 1920]. www.roaf.ro (in Romanian). Bucharest: Forțele Aeriene Române. 2022. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022.

[4] Fendrick, Raymond (31 March 1924). "Stones for Jews, Cheers for Ford in Bucharest". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 12.

[5] "Italy and Russia Menace Unity of Roumania". Chicago Daily Tribune. 4 April 1924. p. 14.

[6] "Roumanian King in Paris for Aid Against Russia". Chicago Daily Tribune. 11 April 1924. p. 7.

[7] Lomellini, Valentine (2021). The Rise of Bolshevism and Its Impact on the Interwar International Order. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 73. ISBN 978-3-03035-529-6.

[8] "Roumania Settles Trade Debts with Italians". Chicago Daily Tribune. 17 April 1924. p. 11.

[9] "FULL TIME: NETHERLANDS 6-0 ROMANIA". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022.

[10] Nash, Jay Robert (1976). Darkest Hours: A Narrative Encyclopedia of Worldwide Disasters from Ancient Times to the Present. Chicago: Nelson-Hall. p. 658. ISBN 978-0-88229-140-6.

[11] Mallon, Bill (1988). The Olympic Record Book. New York: Garland Publishers. p. 443. ISBN 978-0-82402-948-7.

[12] Bailey, Steve (2010). Athlete First: A History of the Paralympic Movement. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-47072-431-6.

[13] King, Charles (2001). The Moldovans: Romania, Russia, and the Politics of Culture. Stanford: Hoover Institution Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-81799-791-5.

[14] Rotar, Marius (2013). History of Modern Cremation in Romania. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publications. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-44384-542-7.

[15] Gagelmann, Hartmut (2000). Nicolae Bretan, His Life, His Music, Volume 1. New York: Pendragon Press. p. 48. ISBN 978-1-57647-021-3.

[16] Stroynowski, Juliusz (1989). Who's who in the Socialist Countries of EuropeA Bio; graphical Encyclopedia of More Than 12,600 Leading Personalities in Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia Volume 1. Munich: Saur. p. 60. ISBN 978-3-59810-719-1.

[17] Kay, Ernest (1976). International Who's who in Art and Antiques. Cambridge: Melrose Press. p. 315. ISBN 978-0-90033-237-1.

[18] Buggeln, Marc (2014). Slave Labor in Nazi Concentration Camps. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-19870-797-4.

[19] Greif, Stefan; Kurultay, Tugay; Roßbach, Nikola (2020). Kein Ende des Gerüchts: Antisemitismus in Kultur und Literatur des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts [No End to the Rumour: Antisemitism in culture and literature of the 20th and 21st centuries] (in German). Kassel: Kassel University Press. ISBN 978-3-73760-907-4.

[20] Andonie, George Ștefan (1987). Istoria matematicii în România [The History of Hathematics in Romania]. Vol. 3. Bucharest: Editura Stiințifică. p. 287. OCLC 923247868.

[21] Kay, Ernest (1992). International Who's who of Professional and Business Women. Cambridge: International Biographic Center. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-90033-298-2.

[22] Grant, John (1971). Who's who of British Scientists. London: Longman. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-58211-464-7.

[23] Colby, Vineta (1995). World Authors, 1985-1990. New York: H.W. Wilson. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-82420-875-2.

[24] Raffel, Jeffrey A. (1998). Historical Dictionary of School Segregation and Desegregation. Westport: Greenwood Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-31329-502-7.

[25] Cosma, Viorel (1970). Muzicieni români: Compozitori și muzicologi [Romanian Musicians: Composers and Musicologists] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editura Muzicală a Uniunii Compozitorilor. p. 105. OCLC 940280411.

[26] Stoica, Stan (2008). Dicționar Biografic de Istorie a României [Biographical Dictionary of Romanian History] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editura Meronia. p. 343. ISBN 978-9-73783-939-8.

[27] Rogers, Robert W. (1926). Heffner, Edward H. (ed.). "Archaeological News: Notes on Recent Excavations and Discoveries". American Journal of Archaeology. 30 (1): 100. doi:10.2307/497934. JSTOR 497934.

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