December 11, 1918
King Ferdinand I of Romania signed into law the Union of Alba Iulia proclamation, allowing Transylvania, Banat, Crişana, and the Satumare and Maramureş regions to unite with Romania.
The Socialist Party of Romania is established as a successor to the Social Democratic Party.
The Cleveland Orchestra, founded by Cleveland philanthropist Adella Prentiss Hughes, holds its first concert, with Nikolai Sokoloff conducting.
Died Today:
Ivan Cankar, Slovenian writer, member of the modernism movement in Slovenia, author of Hiša Marije Pomočnice (born 1876).
Francis Petre, New Zealand architect, best known for his Gothic revival designs for New Zealand churches including Sacred Heart Cathedral in Wellington and Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Christchurch (born August 27, 1847)
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