Events from the year 1891 in Romania. The year saw political instability and the fall of two governments, led by Gheorghe Manu and Ioan Emanoil Florescu, respectively.
Incumbents King: Carol I. Prime Minister: Gheorghe Manu (until 15 February). Ioan Emanoil Florescu (from 2 March until 29 December). Lascăr Catargiu (from 29 December).
Events 3 January – The first edition of Unirea, the newspaper of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church, is published. 20 April – Romania issues its first commemorative stamps, to celebrate 25 years of the king's reign. 13 June – The first official train arrives at Bartolomeu railway station, the station having been inaugurated on 6 June. 2 November – Foundation of the Central University Library, Bucharest, as the (Carol I University Foundation). 15 November – Lascăr Catargiu visits Titu Maiorescu in his home for the first time in over a decade of mutual antipathy. 18 November – Catargiu, Iacob Lahovary and Constantin Olănescu resign from the cabinet, leaving Florescu without parliamentary backing. 9 December – The National Liberal Party and "Sincere Liberal" parliamentarians pass a motion of no confidence in the government.Bacalbașa, 1928, p. 140
Popular culture Poetry Pui de lei ("Lion Cubs") is written and published by Ioan S. Nenițescu as part of a compilation entitled ("Lion cubs. Heroic and national poems").
Births 31 March – Ion Pillat, poet (died 1945). 4 April – Dumitru Cornilescu, translator of the Bible into Romanian (died 1975). 27 June – Andrei Magieru, theologian (died 1960). 2 August – Mihail Jora, composer (died 1971). 14 October – Gabriela Chaborski, chemist (died 1936}. 22 October – Dumitru S. Panaitescu, literary historian and critic, poet, essayist and fiction writer known as Perpessicius (died 1971). 3 December – Oscar Han, sculptor and writer (died 1976).
Deaths 16 May – Ion C. Brătianu, Prime Minister between 1876 and 1888 (born 1821). 19 August – Theodor Aman, painter, engraver and art professor (born 1831). 30 August – Emanoil Bacaloglu, mathematician, physicist and chemist (born 1830).
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