Prince Nicholas of Romania [SEP] noble family
Prince Nicholas of Romania
Prince Nicholas of Romania (; 5 August 1903 – 9 June 1978), later known as Prince Nicholas of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, was the fourth child and second son of King Ferdinand I of Romania and his wife Queen Marie.
In 1927 after the death of his father, Nicholas was appointed as one of the three regents for his minor nephew King Michael I. His position as regent ended in 1930 with the return of his older brother Prince Carol to Romania to take over as "King of Romania
- A rail accident at Ciurea train station in Romania killed between an estimated 600 to 1,000 people, making it the third worst rail accident in world history.
- Japanese cruiser exploded and sank at Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan with the loss of 305 of her 879 crew.
- Russian noble Prince Georgy Lvov proposed to Grand Duke Nicholas, Viceroyal for the Caucasus, that he should take control of the Russian government from Nicholas II of Russia.
- Royal Navy destroyer shelled and sunk German submarine in the English Channel