2016 in Romania

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The following lists events in the year 2016 in Romania.

Incumbents[edit]

Events[edit]

January[edit]

29 January – President Klaus Iohannis promulgates a law banning smoking in public areas, two days after the CCR declared it constitutional.^[2]^[3]

February[edit]

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[edit]

14 March – The death toll of the Colectiv nightclub fire reaches 64, almost five months after the tragedy.^[9]

May[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

5 November – A 29-car pile-up on Sun Motorway results in four deaths and nearly 60 injuries.^[21]^[22]

December[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Deaths
January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December

January[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

December[edit]

8 December – Romulus Rusan, writer (b. 1935)

References[edit]

^ "Klaus Iohannis wins Romanian presidential election". The Guardian. 16 November 2014. Archived from the original on 17 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
^ "Preşedintele Klaus Iohannis a PROMULGAT legea care interzice fumatul în spaţii publice". Mediafax. 29 January 2016.
^ "Legea antifumat a fost promulgată". Digi24. 29 January 2016.
^ "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.
^ "Tortionarul Visinescu, condamnat definitiv la inchisoare cu executare. Unde si-ar putea ispasi pedeapsa". Stirile Pro TV. 10 February 2016.
^ "Primul torţionar comunist condamnat. Vişinescu, 20 de ani de închisoare. A fost ridicat de polițiști". Realitatea.net. 10 February 2016.
^ "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.
^ "Cazul bebelusilor infectati: Al treilea copil a murit la Marie Curie". Ziare.com. 16 February 2016.
^ "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.
^ Narcis Roșioru; Petriana Condruț; Roxana Preda (9 May 2016). "Ministrul Sănătății Patriciu Achimaș-Cadariu a demisionat. Cioloș: Am acceptat demisia". Mediafax.
^ Robin Emmott (12 May 2016). "U.S. activates Romanian missile defense site, angering Russia". Reuters.
^ Ananya Roy (12 May 2016). "US and Nato officials to activate missile defence station in Romania despite warnings from Russia". International Business Times.
^ "US activates $800m missile shield base in Romania". BBC News. 12 May 2016.
^ "20 de răniţi după ce un podeţ s-a rupt în timpul unui eveniment electoral". Gândul. 29 May 2016.
^ Claudiu Surmei (1 June 2016). "Circa 9.000 de profesori au ieşit în stradă". Gândul.
^ "Protestul profesorilor a luat sfârşit, după discuţii cu Administraţia Prezidenţială. Peste 10.000 de manifestanţi au cerut demisia Guvernului". Adevărul. 1 June 2016.
^ "Remaniere la Guvern. Patru noi miniștri depun jurământul joi".
^ "French president Francois Hollande on state visit to Romania". Fox News. 13 September 2016.
^ Narcis Roșioru, Firuța Flutur (24 September 2016). "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 (in Romanian).
^ "Cel mai mare seism de adâncime din ultimii 7 ani. Ce spun experții despre producerea unui cutremur puternic în România". Știrile Pro TV (in Romanian). 24 September 2016.
^ "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.
^ Mihaela Tudorache, Mădălina Cerban (5 November 2016). "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.
^ "Împușcături lângă Craiova. Trei morți și doi răniți, după un incident banal". www.digi24.ro. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
^ "S-a sinucis, după ce a împușcat mortal mai multe persoane într-un sat de lângă Craiova". Realitatea.net. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
^ Petronius Craiu (29 October 2015). Florin Marin (ed.). "Lara Fabian revine în România în 2016 cu două concerte". Agerpres.
^ "TVR (Romania) no longer entitled to take part in Eurovision 2016". Eurovision.tv. 22 April 2016.
^ Nik Martin (22 April 2016). "Romania kicked out of Eurovision Song Contest". Deutsche Welle.
^ "Romania expelled from Eurovision Song Contest". BBC News. 22 April 2016.
^ Benny Royston (22 April 2016). "Romania expelled from the Eurovision Song Contest". Metro.co.uk.
^ Victor Arvunescu (3 January 2016). "Concertele anului 2016: Queen cu Adam Lambert, Charles Aznavour şi Brian May, pentru prima oară în România". Adevărul.
^ "Untold Festival – 4–7 August 2016, Cluj-Napoca, Romania". Untold Festival. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
^ "Doliu în atletismul românesc! A murit Constantin Gheorghe "Titi" Mihail". Gazeta Sporturilor. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
^ Dumitru Antonescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)

External links[edit]

Media related to 2016 in Romania at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Klaus Iohannis wins Romanian presidential election". The Guardian. 16 November 2014. Archived from the original on 17 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.

[2] "Preşedintele Klaus Iohannis a PROMULGAT legea care interzice fumatul în spaţii publice". Mediafax. 29 January 2016.

[3] "Legea antifumat a fost promulgată". Digi24. 29 January 2016.

[4] "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.

[5] "Tortionarul Visinescu, condamnat definitiv la inchisoare cu executare. Unde si-ar putea ispasi pedeapsa". Stirile Pro TV. 10 February 2016.

[6] "Primul torţionar comunist condamnat. Vişinescu, 20 de ani de închisoare. A fost ridicat de polițiști". Realitatea.net. 10 February 2016.

[7] "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.

[8] "Cazul bebelusilor infectati: Al treilea copil a murit la Marie Curie". Ziare.com. 16 February 2016.

[9] "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.

[10] Narcis Roșioru; Petriana Condruț; Roxana Preda (9 May 2016). "Ministrul Sănătății Patriciu Achimaș-Cadariu a demisionat. Cioloș: Am acceptat demisia". Mediafax.

[11] Robin Emmott (12 May 2016). "U.S. activates Romanian missile defense site, angering Russia". Reuters.

[12] Ananya Roy (12 May 2016). "US and Nato officials to activate missile defence station in Romania despite warnings from Russia". International Business Times.

[13] "US activates $800m missile shield base in Romania". BBC News. 12 May 2016.

[14] "20 de răniţi după ce un podeţ s-a rupt în timpul unui eveniment electoral". Gândul. 29 May 2016.

[15] Claudiu Surmei (1 June 2016). "Circa 9.000 de profesori au ieşit în stradă". Gândul.

[16] "Protestul profesorilor a luat sfârşit, după discuţii cu Administraţia Prezidenţială. Peste 10.000 de manifestanţi au cerut demisia Guvernului". Adevărul. 1 June 2016.

[17] "Remaniere la Guvern. Patru noi miniștri depun jurământul joi".

[18] "French president Francois Hollande on state visit to Romania". Fox News. 13 September 2016.

[19] Narcis Roșioru, Firuța Flutur (24 September 2016). "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 (in Romanian).

[20] "Cel mai mare seism de adâncime din ultimii 7 ani. Ce spun experții despre producerea unui cutremur puternic în România". Știrile Pro TV (in Romanian). 24 September 2016.

[21] "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.

[22] Mihaela Tudorache, Mădălina Cerban (5 November 2016). "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.

[23] "Împușcături lângă Craiova. Trei morți și doi răniți, după un incident banal". www.digi24.ro. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

[24] "S-a sinucis, după ce a împușcat mortal mai multe persoane într-un sat de lângă Craiova". Realitatea.net. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

[25] Petronius Craiu (29 October 2015). Florin Marin (ed.). "Lara Fabian revine în România în 2016 cu două concerte". Agerpres.

[26] "TVR (Romania) no longer entitled to take part in Eurovision 2016". Eurovision.tv. 22 April 2016.

[27] Nik Martin (22 April 2016). "Romania kicked out of Eurovision Song Contest". Deutsche Welle.

[28] "Romania expelled from Eurovision Song Contest". BBC News. 22 April 2016.

[29] Benny Royston (22 April 2016). "Romania expelled from the Eurovision Song Contest". Metro.co.uk.

[30] Victor Arvunescu (3 January 2016). "Concertele anului 2016: Queen cu Adam Lambert, Charles Aznavour şi Brian May, pentru prima oară în România". Adevărul.

[31] "Untold Festival – 4–7 August 2016, Cluj-Napoca, Romania". Untold Festival. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.

[32] "Doliu în atletismul românesc! A murit Constantin Gheorghe "Titi" Mihail". Gazeta Sporturilor. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2023.

[33] Dumitru Antonescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)

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