1954 in Romania
Events from the year 1954 in Romania.
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Incumbents
- President of the Provisional Presidium of the Republic: Petru Groza.[1]
- Prime Minister: Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej.[2]
- General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party:[3]
- Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (until 19 April).
- Gheorghe Apostol (from 19 April).
Events
- 9 January – Opera Națională București (Bucharest National Opera) perform for the first time at their new venue. The performance is Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades.[4]
- 3 February – Records are set during a massive snowstorm when 115.9 l/m2 (2.37 imp gal/sq ft) snow falls on Grivița, a layer of snow 175 m (574 ft) thick is found in Călărași and a high windspeed of 126 km/h (78 mph) is reported in Bucharest.[5]
- 31 March – Jewish writer A. L. Zissu is sentenced to life imprisonment for "conspiring against the social order".[6]
- 17 April – Article 4 of Decree nr. 189 establishes ensigns for auxiliary and Coast Guard vessels as well as serving ships of the Romanian Navy.[7]
- 15 May – The Latin Union is created with Romania a founder member.[8]
- 18 September – TARS is renamed TAROM (Transporturi Aeriene Române, Romanian Air Transport) to recognise the full ownership of the airline by the Romanian state.[9]
- 5 December – Metalul Reșița become the first club representing Divizia B to win the Romanian Cup final.[10]
- Unknown date – The Institute for Film and the Institute for Theatre I. L. Caragiale merge to form the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts (IATC).[11]
Births
- 25 January – Ecaterina Oancia, rowing cox, gold medal winner at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[12]
- 16 February – Maria Ștefan, sprint canoer, gold medal winner at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[13]
- 10 May – Amos Guttman, Romanian-born director of the first ever Israeli LGBT-themed film (died 1993).[14]
- 26 October – Victor Ciorbea, Prime Minister between 12 December 1996 and 30 March 1998.[15]
- 7 November – Maria Grapini, politician and engineer.[16]
Deaths
- 3 January – Elena Farago, poet and children's author (born 1878).[17]
- 7 January – Alexandru Cisar, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucharest (born 1880).[18]
- 17 April – Execution of political prisoners:
- Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu, politician, lawyer, sociologist and economist (born 1900).[19].
- Remus Koffler, communist activist (born 1902).[20]
- 16 May – Vladimir Ghika, Roman Catholic priest, beatified as a martyr in 2013 (born 1873).[21]
- 15 August – Alexandru Toma, poet, journalist and translator (born 1875).[22]
References
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- Tucker, Spencer (2020). The Cold War: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. p. 669. ISBN 978-1-44086-076-8.
- Bell, Imogen (2003). Central and South-Eastern Europe. London: Europa. p. 483. ISBN 978-1-85743-186-5.
- Isserlis, Steven, ed. (2008). Anthem Guide to the Opera, Concert Halls and Classical Music Venues of Europe. London: Anthem. p. 363. ISBN 978-1-84331-272-7.
- Udișteanu, Andrei (3 February 2012). "Sovieticii au intrat cu plugul în România odată cu 'Marele viscol'" [The Soviets Entered Romania with the Plow during the 'Great Blizzard]. Evenimentul Zilei. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- Glass, Hildrun (2010). "Câteva note despre activitatea lui Avram L. Zissu". In Rotman, Liviu; Crăciun, Camelia; Vasiliu, Ana-Gabriela (eds.). Noi perspective în istoriografia evreilor din România [New perspectives in the historiography of the Jews in Romania] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Federation of Jewish Communities of Romania & Editura Hasefer. p. 166.
- "Nr. 189". Buletinul Oficial (18). 17 April 1954.
- Osmańczyk, Edmund Jan; Mango, Anthony (2003). Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements: G to M. New York: Routledge. p. 1275. ISBN 978-0-41593-922-5.
- Balotescu, Nicolae; Burlacu, Dumitru; Crăciun, Dumitru N.; Dăscălescu, Jean; Dediu, Dumitru; Gheorghiu, Constantin; Ionescu, Corneliu; Mocanu, Vasile; Nicolau, Constantin; Popescu-Rosetti, Ion; Prunariu, Dumitru; Tudose, Stelian; Ucrain, Constantin; Zărnescu, Gheorghe (1984). Istoria Aviaţiei Române [The History of Romanian Aviation] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Pedagogică. p. 440. OCLC 895118866.
- Tătaru, Ionuț (13 May 2018). "80 de ani de suprize. O istorie a echipelor din ligile inferioare care au jucat finala Cupei României" [80 years of surprises. A history of the teams from the lower leagues that played the Romanian Cup final] (in Romanian). Theplaymaker.ro. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- Preda, Caterina (2017). Art and Politics Under Modern Dictatorships: A Comparison of Chile and Romania. Cham: SpringerInternational Publishing. p. 152. ISBN 978-3-31957-270-3.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ecaterina Oancia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rozalia Şoş". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- Gerstner, David A. (2011). Routledge International Encyclopedia of Queer Culture. New York: Routledge. p. 257. ISBN 978-0-41530-651-5.
- Roszkowski, Wojciech; Kofman, Jan (2016). Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century. New York: Routledge. p. 161. ISBN 978-1-31747-594-1.
- "Maria Grapini". Guvernal Romaniei. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- Academia Română (2009). Dicționarul General al Literaturii Române [General Dictionary of Romanian Literature] (in Romanian). Vol. E/K. Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic. p. 117. ISBN 978-973-637-190-5.
- Turcescu, Lucian; Stan, Lavinia (2021). Church Reckoning with Communism in Post-1989 Romania. Lanham: Lexington Books. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-49858-028-1.
- Drăgoescu, Dragoș (1996). "Arma Politică a Reabilitărilor. Caruselul crimelor și liderii comuniști români" [The Political Weapon of Rehabilitations: The Murder Carousel and Romanian Communist Leaders]. Dosarele Istoriei (in Romanian). 2 (1): 25–26.
- Tănase, Stelian (2005). Clienții lu' tanti varvara: istorii clandestine [Clients of the Varvara: Clandestine Stories] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Humanitas. p. 392. ISBN 978-9-73500-878-9.
- Watkins, Basil (2017). The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical Dictionary. London ; Oxford ; New York ; New Delhi ; Sydney: Bloomsbury T & T Clark, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. p. 759. ISBN 978-0-56766-415-0.
- Sandache, Cristian (2006). Literatura si Propaganda in Romania lui Gheorghiu Dej [Literature and Propaganda in Romania by Gheorghiu Dej] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Mica Valahie. p. 15. ISBN 978-9-73785-824-5.
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