Romanian-French author and poet (died 1973)

Marthe Bibesco

Princess Martha Bibescu, also known outside of Romania as Marthe Bibesco, was a Romanian-French writer, socialite, known for her literary work and social involvement in political circles. She spent her childhood at the noble Lahovary's estates in Balotești and Biarritz, where she received an education in literature. Throughout her life, she travelled extensively across Europe, meeting notable political figures of her time. After World War I, she rebuilt her family's estates, but later lived in exile following the establishment of communist rule in Romania after World War II.

Born

1886

January 28

Died

1973

Era

1880s

Country

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Marthe, in brief

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Key dates

1886 Born
1973 Died

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98 On the death of Nerva, Trajan is declared Roman emperor in Cologne, the seat of his government in lower Germany.
814 The death of Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor, brings about the accession of his son Louis the Pious as ruler of the Frankish Empire.
1069 Robert de Comines, appointed Earl of Northumbria by William the Conqueror, rides into Durham, England, where he is defeated and killed by rebels. This incident leads to the Harrying of the North.
1077 Walk to Canossa: The excommunication of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, is lifted after he humbles himself before Pope Gregory VII at Canossa in Italy.

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The world in 1973

When Marthe departed

april 1 Project Tiger, a tiger conservation project, is launched in the Jim Corbett National Park, India.
april 10 Invicta International Airlines Flight 435 crashes in a snowstorm on approach to Basel, Switzerland, killing 108 people.
april 19 The Portuguese Socialist Party is founded in the German town of Bad Münstereifel.
april 28 The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd, recorded in Abbey Road Studios goes to number one on the US Billboard chart, beginning a record-breaking 741-week chart run.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on January 28

Charles George Gordon 1833–1885 English general and politician (born 1833) George Hamilton-Gordon 1784–1860 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Scottish-English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1784) Giovanni Alfonso Borelli 1608–1679 Italian physiologist and physicist (born 1608) Gregg Popovich 1949– American basketball player and coach Henry VII 1457–1313 Holy Roman Emperor (born 1275) Jackson Pollock 1912–1956 American painter (born 1912) Johan van Hulst 1911–2018 Dutch politician, academic and author, Yad Vashem recipient (died 2018) José Martí 1853–1895 Cuban journalist, poet, and theorist (died 1895) Kathleen Lonsdale 1903–1971 Irish crystallographer and prison reformer (born 1903)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1886

Art Ross 1886–1964 Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (born 1886) Charlie Macartney 1886–1958 Australian cricketer and soldier (died 1958) Ed Wynn 1886–1966 American actor and comedian (born 1886) Edward Weston 1886–1936 English-American chemist (born 1850) Florence Goodenough 1886–1959 American child psychologist (born 1886) Fred Quimby 1886–1965 American animation producer (died 1965) Hella Wuolijoki 1886–1954 Estonian-Finnish author and politician (born 1886) Joyce Kilmer 1886–1918 American soldier, author, and poet (died 1918) Jun'ichirō Tanizaki 1886–1965 Japanese author (died 1965)

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