1916 in Romania
# 1916 in Romania

Events from the year 1916 in Romania.

## Incumbents

* King: Ferdinand I of Romania
* Prime Minister: Ion I. C. Brătianu

## Events

* August 27 – Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary. The Romanian Army begins an offensive in Transylvania.
* August 27-November 26 – Battle of Transylvania - Although initially successful, the offensive was brought to a halt after Bulgaria's attack on Dobruja. Coupled with a successful German and Austro-Hungarian counterattack after September 18, the Romanian Army was eventually forced to retreat back to the Carpathians by late October.
* September 2–6 – Battle of Turtucaia
* September 5–7 – Battle of Dobrich
* September 17–19 – First Battle of Cobadin
* September 29-October 5 – Flămânda Offensive
* October 19–25 – Second Battle of Cobadin
* November 25 – The entire state apparatus is evacuated from Bucharest to Iași in anticipation of the Battle of Bucharest.
* November 25 – December 6 - Battle of Bucharest
* November 28 – Prunaru Charge
* December 1 – Battle of the Argeș
* December 6 – After the fall of Bucharest, Iași becomes the country's wartime capital, holding this position until the end of the war.
* December 25 – The law transferring the Romanian Treasure to Moscow for safekeeping is passed. The Treasure would never entirely return to Romania.

## Births

* January 16 – Elena Ceaușescu, communist politician and wife of Nicolae Ceaușescu
* February 6 – Gabriel Țepelea, politician, intellectual, political prisoner, and honorary member of the Romanian Academy.
* April 17 – Magda Isanos, lawyer, poet, and writer.
* May 4 – Alexander Ratiu, priest, political prisoner, and author (died 2002).
* May 12 – Constantin Ciopraga, literary historian and critic, writer and honorary member of the Romanian Academy.
* August 9 – Manea Mănescu, communist politician who served as Prime Minister from 1974 to 1979 (died 2009).
* August 10 – Filimon Sârbu, Romanian communist activist and anti-fascist militant executed by the pro-Nazi authorities during World War II. He was later acclaimed as a hero by the communist government.
* August 10 – Ioan Dicezare, fighter pilot and flying ace in World War II (died 2012).
* August 18 – Neagu Djuvara, historian, essayist, philosopher, journalist, novelist, diplomat and centenarian.
* November 7 – Mihai Șora, philosopher, essayist, centenarian and honorary member of the Romanian Academy. (died 2023)
* November 18 – Alexandru Dragomir, philosopher and student of Heidegger.

## Deaths

* March 2 – Queen Elisabeth of Romania, also known as Elisabeth of Wied and under her literary pseudonym, Carmen Sylva.
* June 28 – Ștefan Luchian, painter, famous for his landscapes and still life works, of the most important artists of Fin de siècle Romania.
* October 13 – David Praporgescu, brigadier general, killed in action at the Battle of the Southern Carpathians (born 1865).
* November 9 – Ion Dragalina, general who died during World War I in the Battle of the Jiu Valley (born 1860).
