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Events on Saturday 10 October 1914 1
1839 – 1914Carol I of Romania (1839-1914)Died 10 October 1914, aged 75A German prince installed as ruler of Romania in 1866, Carol I became the country's first king in 1881 and oversaw its modernization and independence from Ottoman suzerainty. His nearly five-decade reign was the longest in Romanian history. He died weeks into the war, having clashed with his government over Romania's neutrality.