2004 in Romania
Events from the year 2004 in Romania.
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Incumbents
- President: Ion Iliescu (until 20 December), Traian Băsescu (starting 20 December)
- Prime Minister:
- until 21 December: Adrian Năstase
- 21 December-28 December: Eugen Bejinariu
- 29 December: Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu
Events
- 26 March – Seven countries in Eastern Europe, including Romania, become official members of NATO.
- 24 May – 18 people are killed and 13 seriously injured after a truck loaded with ammonium nitrate explodes in Mihăilești, Buzău County.
- 6 June – First round of the local election.
- 16 June – Prime Minister Adrian Năstase inaugurates works on the A3 motorway.
- 20 June – Second round of the local election.
- 27 October – A magnitude 6 earthquake strikes Vrancea County, without causing casualties and significant material damage. This is the strongest earthquake recorded in Romania in the 21st century at the time.
- 28 November – First round of the presidential election: Adrian Năstase 40.97%, Traian Băsescu 33.86%.
- 12 December – Second round of the presidential election designates Traian Băsescu winner (51.23%), thus being elected the third president of post-revolutionary Romania.
- 28 December – The government led by newly appointed prime minister Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu is validated by the Romanian Parliament.
Births
- 18 June – Giuliano Stroe, gymnast and bodybuilder
Deaths
- 7 March – Nicolae Cajal, physician and academic (born 1919).[1]
- October – Virgil Bărbuceanu, equestrian who competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics (born 1927).[2]
References
- Gidó, Attila (2012). Cronologia minorităților naționale din România V.1 [Chronology of National Minorities in Romania Volume 1]. Cluj-Napoca: Editura Institutului pentru Studierea Problemelor Minorităților Naționale. p. 286. ISBN 978-6-06837-709-4.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Virgil Bărbuceanu Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
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