The following lists events in the year 2016 in Romania.
Incumbents
Events
January
- 29 January – President Klaus Iohannis promulgates a law banning smoking in public areas, two days after the CCR declared it constitutional.[2][3]
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
March
- 14 March – The death toll of the Colectiv nightclub fire reaches 64, almost five months after the tragedy.[9]
May
- 9 May – Minister of Health Patriciu Achimaș-Cadariu resigns due to mismanagement of the diluted disinfectants crisis.[10]
- 12 May – US and NATO officials activate a land-based missile defense station at Deveselu, part of a larger and controversial European shield.[11][12][13]
- 29 May – 20 people are injured after a footbridge breaks during an electoral event in Plopu, Prahova County.[14]
June
- 1 June – About 10,000 employees in the education system protest in Bucharest, demanding the resignation of the Cioloș Cabinet, dissatisfied with the teacher pay scale proposed by the Government.[15][16]
- 5 June – Local elections are held across Romania. The Social Democratic Party comes in first with 38.98% of mayor seats nationwide, including Bucharest, followed by the National Liberal Party with 31.50%.
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
- 13 September – French President François Hollande begins a one-day state visit to Romania, the first state visit by a French president since François Mitterrand came to Romania in 1991.[18]
- 24 September – A magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes Vrancea County, with tremors being felt as far as Bucharest and the Republic of Moldova.[19] This is the largest deep earthquake since 2009.[20]
November
- 5 November – A 29-car pile-up on Sun Motorway results in four deaths and nearly 60 injuries.[21][22]
December
- 2 December – A shooting left at least 3 people dead including the gunman and another 2 were injured. The shooting occurred in Palilula a village in Dolj County.[23][24]
- 11 December – 2016 Romanian legislative election
Sports
- 2 March – 2015–16 Cupa României: 1st leg semi-final
- 20 April – 2015–16 Cupa Romaniei: 2nd leg semi-final
- 8 May – CSM București wins the Women's EHF Champions League trophy, after beating Győri Audi ETO KC by a score of 29–26 (13–12, 22–22), after overtime and 7-meter throws, in the final held at the László Papp Sports Arena in Budapest.
- 14 May – 2016 Cupa României Final
- 10 June – UEFA Euro 2016 Group A: France v. Romania
- 15 June – UEFA Euro 2016 Group A: Romania v. Switzerland
- 19 June – UEFA Euro 2016 Group A: Romania v. Albania
- 5–21 August – 88 members of the Romanian national team will compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Arts and entertainment
- Lara Fabian returns to Romania for two new concerts, in Cluj-Napoca, on 20 April, and Bucharest, on 22 April.[25]
- 22 April – Romania is expelled from the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 after its national broadcaster TVR failed to pay debts dating back to 2007.[26][27][28] This is the first time in the 61-year history of the Eurovision Song Contest a country is expelled from the competition.[29]
- 18–22 May – The seventh edition of International Poetry Festival takes place in Bucharest, having as guests more than 100 poets from more than 20 countries.
- 11 June – Dutch violinist André Rieu and Johann Strauss Orchestra will concert in Bucharest.
- 21 June – Queen and Adam Lambert will concert for the first time in Romania, in the Constitution Square of Bucharest.[30]
- 4–7 August – The second edition of Untold Festival will take place in Cluj-Napoca.[31]
Deaths
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| January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December |
January
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Solomon Marcus, mathematician, member of Romanian Academy (b 1925)
- Paula Sorescu-Lucian, theatre actress (b. 1942)
- 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
- 5 April – Cornel Patrichi, ballerino, choreographer and actor (b. 1944)
- 6 April – Nicolae Munteanu, sports journalist (b. 1922 or 1923)
- 7 April – Fane Spoitoru, businessman (b. 1959)
- 8 April – Mircea Albulescu, actor (b. 1934)
- 13 April – Márton Balázs, mathematician (b. 1929)
- 21 April – Valeriu Cotea, oenologist, member of Romanian Academy (b. 1926)
- 25 April
- Dumitru Antonescu, footballer (b. 1945)[33]
- Neculai Rățoi, Mayor of Pașcani (b. 1939)
- 29 April – Gianu Bucurescu, director of Securitate (1985–1989) (b. 1934)
May
- 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
- Vasile Duță, politician, member of the Senate of Romania (b. 1955)
- Bogdan Ulmu, theatre director and writer (b. 1951)
- 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
- 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
- Mihnea Berindei, historian (b. 1948)
- Nicolae Bocșan, historian (b. 1947)
- Victor Stănculescu, general officer and politician (b. 1928)
July
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Sebastian Papaiani, actor (b. 1936)
- Aurelian Preda, folk singer (b. 1970)
October
- 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
December
- 8 December – Romulus Rusan, writer (b. 1935)
See also
Wikinews has related news:
- List of Romanian films of 2016
- 2016 in the European Union
- 2016 in Europe
- Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
- Romania at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Romania at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Romania at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
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External links
Media related to 2016 in Romania at Wikimedia Commons
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