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Carol Lambrino

Bucharest, 8 Jan 1920 – London, 27 Jan 2006

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Facts and their sources

  • Born8 Jan 1920, Bucharestnot verified1 source
  • Died27 Jan 2006, Londonnot verified1 source
  • FatherCarol II of Romanianot verified1 source
  • MotherZizi Lambrinonot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 8 Jan 1920

    Born in Bucharest

  2. 27 Jan 2006

    Dies in London, aged 86

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During his lifetime

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

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

The 1920s · Carol is born in Bucharest

In the news1921

Radical agrarian reform redistributes land

The 1921 agrarian reform was one of the most radical in Eastern Europe, removing inequitable land distribution where 5,835 landowners held 47.7% of arable land.

What people wore

Massive 10 kg wedding shirt

A wedding shirt made for the Junii Brașovului was so elaborate that four women spent four months embroidering it with 40,000 sequins, weighing nearly 10 kg.

Getting around

Travel could mean standing in corridors

After World War I, memoirs describe crowded trains where some passengers were forced to ride in luggage compartments or even stand in corridors for parts of the trip.

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.Around the world · 1918–1920

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.

Otis Historical Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine · public domain

In the news1925

Air travel becomes accessible to people

Starting in 1925, air travel became a common and relatively inexpensive means of transportation for citizens.

Music

The buhai ox-bellow instrument

A unique instrument called the buhai was used during New Year celebrations, created from a wooden tub covered with a perforated hide that a performer pulled with wet hands to mimic an ox's bellow.

Daily life

Rudimentary home lighting and window coverings

Villagers often lacked glass for windows, using paper instead, and lighted their homes with rudimentary lamps made of a bowl filled with pork fat and a floating rag. Lighting was dim and produced significant smoke.