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Magda Lupescu

Iași, 15 Sep 1895 – Estoril, 29 Jun 1977

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Facts and their sources

  • Born15 Sep 1895, Iașinot verified1 source
  • Died29 Jun 1977, Estorilnot verified1 source
  • FatherNicolas Lupescunot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 15 Sep 1895

    Born in Iași

  2. 29 Jun 1977

    Dies in Estoril, aged 81

Family

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During her lifetime

She lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Iași.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1890s · Magda is born in Iași

Who governed

Around the world1893

Women vote in New Zealand

New Zealand became the first country where women could vote in national elections.

Getting around

Hardships of road travel

For most ordinary people, long-distance travel via carriage remained prohibitively expensive and arduous, often relying on roads that became nearly impassable mud tracks during autumn and spring. In poor conditions, carriage speeds could drop to as low as 4 km/h, making journeys between towns exceptionally slow.

In the news1895

Electric trams introduced (1895)

On 9 December 1895, the first electric tramway was introduced in Bucharest, modernizing urban public transportation.

What people wore

Festive accessories and courtship customs

For Sunday dances, young peasant women would adorn themselves with numerous strings, pins, flowers, and necklaces made of beads and coins. Additionally, young men often stole the long, colorful girdles worn by women, wearing them themselves to show they were interested in the girls.

Daily life

Lighting relied on oil lamps

For an ordinary peasant house, the main lighting at night was a small clay oil lamp (opaiț) with a weak, flickering flame; after a few hours from sunset, the home was effectively dark. Candles were reserved for richer meals.

In the news1899

Bubonic Plague Epidemic

An epidemic of bubonic plague broke out in Porto in 1899, leading to the use of microbiological analysis for diagnosis.

Music

Musical instruments of the period

Common instruments used by musicians included the violin (geige/ceteră), the cymbal (cimbalum/dobă), the bass, and the simple flute (lluer), while the guitar (zongoră) was specifically popular in Maramureș.