Events from the year 1886 in Romania.
Incumbents King: Carol I. Prime Minister: Ion Brătianu
Events 3 March – The Treaty of Bucharest is signed in the Romanian capital, bringing to an end the Serbo-Bulgarian War. 23 May – Romania introduces a tariff on imported goods to protect local industry, which leads to Austria-Hungary introducing new custom duties on imports and the Romanian-Austro-Hungarian customs war. It lasts until December 1893. 13 August – Alexandru Ciurcu demonstrates the first boat powered by a jet engine. It travelled for 15 minutes. 5 December – Romania adopts the Berne Convention. 20 December – William, Prince of Hohenzollern renounces his heirship to the throne in favour of his younger brother Ferdinand.
Births 14 January – Ștefan Protopopescu, aviation pioneer, the first licensed pilot in Romania (died 1929. 18 January – Ștefan Dimitrescu, Post-Impressionist painter (died 1933). 20 March – George Topîrceanu, war poet and satirist (died 1937). 7 June – Henri Coandă, inventor, pioneer of aerodynamics and discoverer of the Coandă effect (died 1972). 2 November – Gheorghe Tătărescu, twice prime minister, between 1934 and 1937 and between 1939 and 1940 (died 1957). 7 November – Nicolae Macici, lieutenant general during World War II, who died in Aiud Prison (died 1950).
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