2013 Event Romania's Prime Minister Victor Ponta meets with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Bucharest, Romania. The Premier will attend the China-Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) leaders' meeting as a guest of the Prime Minister 1986 Event Bucharest wins 31st Europe Cup I 1975 Birthday Catalina Cristea, born in Bucharest, Rom, tennis star, 1995 quarter Jakarta 1974 Birthday Irina Spirlea, born in Bucharest, Romania, tennis star, 1996 Amelia Island 1972 Event 61st Davis Cup: USA beats Romania in Bucharest (3-2) 1971 Birthday Mihai Apostal, born in Bucharest, Romania, Canadian kayaker 1996 Olympics 1961 Event Last trip (Paris to Bucharest) on Orient Express (after 78 years) 1957 Birthday Michael Cretu, born in Bucharest, Romania, born Mihai Cretu, known as Curly M.C., Enigma project creator, sold over 50 million albums by the year 2008 1946 Birthday Ilie Nastase, born in Bucharest, Romania, tennis player, U.S. Open 1972 1944 Event Russian-Romanian troops march into Bucharest 1944 Event Soviet troops enter Bucharest, Romania 1941 Event 6,000 Jews exterminated in pogrom in Bucharest Romania 1927 Birthday Oskar Pastior, born in Sibiu, Romania, poet, writer, translator, studied German at University of Bucharest, translated Romanian literature into German, among other works by Tudor Arghezi, Tristan Tzara, Gellu Naum, Urmuz 1916 Event German army under General Mackensen occupies Bucharest 1913 Event 2nd Balkan War ends, Treaty of Bucharest, Bulgaria loses 1902 Birthday John Houseman, Bucharest Romania, actor, Kingsfield-Paper Chase 1897 Event Anti-Jewish violence breaks out in Bucharest Romania 1801 Event Soldiers riot in Bucharest, kill 128 Jews
