2016 in Romania explained
The following lists events in the year 2016 in Romania.
Incumbents
Klaus Iohannis[1]
Dacian Cioloș
Events
January
February
- 5 February – Five people are killed and 28 seriously injured after a bus and a tip lorry collide on the Western Belt of Ploiești.[4]
- 10 February – Former commander of Râmnicu Sărat Penitentiary Alexandru Vișinescu is sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for crimes against humanity,[5] becoming the first communist torturer to be convicted in Romania.[6]
- 16 February
- The warmest day of February of the last 55 years, with temperatures 18 °C higher than the normal in Bucharest.[7]
- Three babies die and several dozens from Prahova, Dolj and Bucharest are hospitalized with HUS-associated symptoms after being infected with a bacterium of unknown provenance.[8]
March
May
June
July
- 5 June – Prime Minister Dacian Cioloş announces a cabinet shuffle as the four ministers (Education, Transport, Communications and Diaspora) are replaced. The new ministers took office on 7 July.[17]
September
November
- 5 November – A 29-car pile-up on Sun Motorway results in four deaths and nearly 60 injuries.[21] [22]
December
Sports
Arts and entertainment
Deaths
January
See main article: Deaths in January 2016.
- 2 January – George Alexandru, actor (b. 1957)
- 7 January – Cristian Moisescu, Mayor of Arad (1992–96) (b. 1947)
- 10 January – Teofil Codreanu, footballer (b. 1941)
- 12 January – Melania Ursu, actress (b. 1940)
- 16 January – Theodor Danetti, actor (b. 1926)
- 17 January – Ion Panțuru, bobsledder (b. 1934)
- 18 January – Silvia Kerim, journalist and children's books writer (b. 1932)
- 22 January – Constantin Mihail, athletics coach (b. 1945)[32]
- 23 January – Elisabeta Polihroniade, chess player (b. 1935)
- 26 January – Aurora Dumitrescu, history teacher and political prisoner (b. 1932)
- 27 January – Elena Negreanu, actress and film director (b. 1918)
- 31 January – Miron Chichișan, Mayor of Zalău (1992–96) (b. 1945)
February
See main article: Deaths in February 2016.
- 9 February – Alexandru Vulpe, historian and archaeologist, member of Romanian Academy (b. 1931)
- 10 February – Stan Gheorghiu, football player and coach (b. 1949)
- 16 February – Mircea Costache II, handball player (b. 1940)
- 17 February – Gelu Barbu, ballerino and choreographer (b. 1932)
- 18 February – Rudolf Fischer, historian and linguist (b. 1923)
- 21 February – Pascal Bentoiu, composer and musicologist (b. 1927)
- 28 February – Gheorghe Blănaru, writer (b. 1933)
March
See main article: Deaths in March 2016.
- 3 March – Gheorghe Tokay, politician (b. 1939)
- 8 March
- Chiriac Bucur, writer and diplomat (b. 1932)
- Sorin Toma, journalist and politician (b. 1914)
- 11 March – Iolanda Balaș, Olympic high jumper (b. 1936)
- 17 March
- 18 March – Șerban Iliescu, journalist and linguist (b. 1955)
- 26 March – Radu Mareș, writer (b. 1941)
- 27 March – Mihail Coculescu, endocrinologist, member of Romanian Academy (b. 1943)
- 28 March – Petru Mocanu, mathematician, member of Romanian Academy (b. 1931)
- 30 March – Aristotel Stamatoiu, director of Romanian Intelligence Service (1986–1990) (b. 1929)
April
See main article: Deaths in April 2016.
May
See main article: Deaths in May 2016.
- 13 May – Doina Florica Ignat, politician, member of the Senate of Romania (b. 1938)
- 14 May – Neculai Alexandru Ursu, linguist, philologist and literary historian (b. 1926)
- 17 May – Alexandru Lăpușan, politician, Minister of Agriculture (b. 1955)
- 20 May
- 22 May – Dan Condrea, businessman (b. 1975)
- 25 May – József Tempfli, Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1931)
- 26 May – Ted Dumitru, football manager (b. 1939)
- 30 May – Andrei Ciontu, engineer (b. 1933)
- 31 May – Mihail Gabriel Corgoja, economist (b. 1977)
June
See main article: Deaths in June 2016.
- 1 June – Grigore Obreja, sprint canoeist (b. 1967)
- 5 June – Lucian Gheorghiu, journalist (b. 1955)
- 6 June – Mihai Dragolea, writer (b. 1955)
- 8 June
- Alexandru Bizim, athletics coach (b. 1934)
- Gheorghe Buluță, philologist (b. 1947)
- 10 June – Nicolae Păsărică, oină player (b. 1955)
- 11 June – Sigismund Gram, footballer (b. 1933)
- 13 June
- Viorel Mihai Ciobanu, jurist and university professor (b. 1950)
- Ioan-Liviu Negruț, politician, member of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania (b. 1937)
- 14 June – Ilie Călian, journalist (b. 1942)
- 18 June
- Mircea Chiorean, physician, co-founder of SMURD (b. 1933)
- Nae Cosmescu, theatre and television director (b. 1940)
- 19 June
July
See main article: Deaths in July 2016.
- 1 July
- Ion Ianoși, writer and essayist (b. 1928)
- Gheorghe Drobotă, rugby union player (b. 1934)
- 2 July – Elie Wiesel, writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor (b. 1928)
- 8 July – Dan Dermengiu, physician (b. 1957)
- 11 July – Dale Băsescu, actor (b. 1956)
- 18 July – Medi Wechsler Dinu, painter (b. 1908)
- 20 July
- Radu Beligan, actor (b. 1918)
- Nicolae Duță, rugby union player (b. 1943 or 1944)
- 21 July – Alexandru Jidveianu, singer (b. 1968)
- 28 July – Constantin Busuioceanu, director, editor and lecturer (b. 1924)
August
See main article: Deaths in August 2016.
- 1 August – Queen Anne of Romania (b. 1923)
- 3 August – Paul Gherasim, painter (b. 1925)
- 4 August – Alexandru Mészáros, footballer (b. 1933)
- 5 August – Ionel Lupu, dendrologist (b. 1934)
- 6 August – Iosif Viehmann, speleologist (b. 1925)
- 7 August – Nicolae Mărășescu, athletics coach and politician (b. 1937)
- 12 August – Dénes Sándor, professor (b. 1936)
- 19 August – Adrian Enescu, musician and composer (b. 1948)
- 21 August – Marin Moraru, actor (b. 1937)
September
See main article: Deaths in September 2016.
- 1 September – Victoria Darvai, folk singer (b. 1926)
- 25 September – Niculae Mircovici, officer and politician (b. 1950)
- 26 September – Ioan Gyuri Pascu, musician and actor (b. 1961)
- 27 September
October
See main article: Deaths in October 2016.
- 4 October – Ion Ochinciuc, writer and playwright (b. 1927)
- 9 October – Marin Petrache Pechea, jazz singer and saxophonist (b. 1944)
- 19 October – Radu Câmpeanu, politician (b. 1922)
- 20 October – Valeriu Moisescu, theatre director and university professor (b. 1932)
- 21 October
- Vasile Andru, writer, theoretician and essayist (b. 1942)
- Constantin Frățilă, footballer (b. 1942)
- 25 October
- Margit Bara, actress (b. 1928)
- Dumitru Boabeș, politician (b. 1951)
- 27 October – Nicolae Coman, composer, teacher, poet, translator and musicologist (b. 1936)
- 30 October – Iustinian Chira, bishop (b. 1921)
November
See main article: Deaths in November 2016.
December
See main article: Deaths in December 2016.
- 8 December – Romulus Rusan, writer (b. 1935)
See also
Notes and References
- News: . Klaus Iohannis wins Romanian presidential election . November 16, 2014 . November 17, 2014 . November 17, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141117064758/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/16/romania-klaus-iohannis-president . live .
- Web site: Preşedintele Klaus Iohannis a PROMULGAT legea care interzice fumatul în spaţii publice . Mediafax . 29 January 2016.
- Web site: Legea antifumat a fost promulgată . Digi24 . 29 January 2016.
- Web site: 5 morti si 28 de raniti, dupa ce un autobuz a lovit o autobasculanta pe Centura Ploiestiului. Ce au declarat victimele . Stirile Pro TV . 5 February 2016.
- Web site: Tortionarul Visinescu, condamnat definitiv la inchisoare cu executare. Unde si-ar putea ispasi pedeapsa . Stirile Pro TV . 10 February 2016.
- Web site: Primul torţionar comunist condamnat. Vişinescu, 20 de ani de închisoare. A fost ridicat de polițiști . Realitatea.net . 10 February 2016.
- Web site: Cea mai caldă zi de februarie din ultimii 55 de ani. Oraşul în care temperaturile sunt cu 18 grade peste valorile normale . Gândul . 16 February 2016.
- Web site: Cazul bebelusilor infectati: Al treilea copil a murit la Marie Curie . Ziare.com . 16 February 2016.
- Web site: Cine este Radu Sienerth, victima 64 a incendiului din Colectiv. Alti 10 raniti mai sunt internati in clinici din strainatate . Stirile Pro TV . 14 March 2016.
- Web site: Ministrul Sănătății Patriciu Achimaș-Cadariu a demisionat. Cioloș: Am acceptat demisia . Mediafax . Narcis Roșioru . Petriana Condruț . Roxana Preda . 9 May 2016.
- Web site: U.S. activates Romanian missile defense site, angering Russia . Reuters . Robin Emmott . 12 May 2016.
- Web site: US and Nato officials to activate missile defence station in Romania despite warnings from Russia . International Business Times . Ananya Roy . 12 May 2016.
- Web site: US activates $800m missile shield base in Romania . BBC News . 12 May 2016.
- Web site: 20 de răniţi după ce un podeţ s-a rupt în timpul unui eveniment electoral . Gândul . 29 May 2016.
- Web site: Circa 9.000 de profesori au ieşit în stradă . Gândul . Claudiu Surmei . 1 June 2016.
- Web site: Protestul profesorilor a luat sfârşit, după discuţii cu Administraţia Prezidenţială. Peste 10.000 de manifestanţi au cerut demisia Guvernului . Adevărul . 1 June 2016.
- News: Remaniere la Guvern. Patru noi miniștri depun jurământul joi.
- Web site: French president Francois Hollande on state visit to Romania . Fox News . 13 September 2016.
- Web site: Un cutremur cu magnitudinea de 5,3 a avut loc în Vrancea. Seismul s-a resimțit și în Capitală/ UPDATE: A fost urmat de o replică de 2,7 grade . Mediafax . Narcis Roșioru, Firuța Flutur . 24 September 2016. ro.
- Web site: Cel mai mare seism de adâncime din ultimii 7 ani. Ce spun experții despre producerea unui cutremur puternic în România . Știrile Pro TV . 24 September 2016. ro.
- Web site: Accident grav pe A2: 4 morți și zeci de răniți. Poliție: "În România, nu a mai avut loc până acum un astfel de eveniment" . Știrile Pro TV . 5 November 2016.
- Web site: Patru morți și peste 50 de răniți; cel puțin 29 de autovehicule implicate / A fost reluată circulația pe A2, pe sensul către Constanța (FOTO-VIDEO) . Agerpres . Mihaela Tudorache, Mădălina Cerban . 5 November 2016.
- Web site: Împușcături lângă Craiova. Trei morți și doi răniți, după un incident banal. www.digi24.ro. 13 January 2017.
- News: S-a sinucis, după ce a împușcat mortal mai multe persoane într-un sat de lângă Craiova. Realitatea.net. 13 January 2017.
- Web site: Lara Fabian revine în România în 2016 cu două concerte . Agerpres . Petronius Craiu . Florin Marin . 29 October 2015.
- Web site: TVR (Romania) no longer entitled to take part in Eurovision 2016 . Eurovision.tv . 22 April 2016.
- Web site: Romania kicked out of Eurovision Song Contest . Deutsche Welle . Nik Martin . 22 April 2016.
- Web site: Romania expelled from Eurovision Song Contest . BBC News . 22 April 2016.
- Web site: Romania expelled from the Eurovision Song Contest . Metro.co.uk . Benny Royston . 22 April 2016.
- Web site: Concertele anului 2016: Queen cu Adam Lambert, Charles Aznavour şi Brian May, pentru prima oară în România . Adevărul . Victor Arvunescu . 3 January 2016.
- Web site: Untold Festival – 4–7 August 2016, Cluj-Napoca, Romania . Untold Festival . 5 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160427110637/http://www.untoldfestival.com/ . 27 April 2016 . dead .
- Web site: Doliu în atletismul românesc! A murit Constantin Gheorghe "Titi" Mihail. Gazeta Sporturilor. January 22, 2016. October 6, 2023.