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== Incumbents == |
== Incumbents == |
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* [[President of Romania|President]]: [[Klaus Iohannis]]<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/16/romania-klaus-iohannis-president |title=Klaus Iohannis wins Romanian presidential election |date=November 16, 2014 |access-date=November 17, 2014 |archive-date=November 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141117064758/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/16/romania-klaus-iohannis-president |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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* [[President of Romania|President]]: [[Klaus Iohannis]] |
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* [[Prime Minister of Romania|Prime Minister]]: [[Viorica Dăncilă]] |
* [[Prime Minister of Romania|Prime Minister]]: [[Viorica Dăncilă]] (until 4 November){{·}} [[Ludovic Orban]] (since 4 November) |
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* [[President of the Senate of Romania|President of the Senate]]: [[Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu]] (until 2 September){{·}} [[Teodor Meleșcanu]] (since 10 September) |
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* [[President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania|President of the Chamber of Deputies]]: [[Liviu Dragnea]] (until 27 May){{·}} [[Marcel Ciolacu]] (since 29 May) |
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== Events == |
== Events == |
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=== January === |
=== January === |
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* 1 January – Start of the [[2019 Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union]].<ref name="eu">{{cite news|url=https://www.mediafax.ro/politic/romania-preia-de-la-1-ianuarie-2019-presedintia-consiliului-ue-care-sunt-principalele-atributii-17800680|title=România preia de la 1 ianuarie 2019 președinția Consiliului UE. Care sunt principalele atribuții|first=Maria|last=Stan|newspaper=[[Mediafax]]|date=31 December 2018|language=ro}}</ref> |
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=== May === |
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* [[2 February]] – Two recently created liberal parties, [[Save Romania Union]] (USR) and [[Freedom, Unity and Solidarity Party]] (PLUS) announce the ''2020 Alliance'' for the [[European Parliament election, 2019 (Romania)|European elections]] going forward. |
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** [[2019 European Parliament election in Romania]]: The biggest opposition party – [[National Liberal Party (Romania)|PNL]] – wins the vote in the country while the new opposition alliance made of [[Save Romania Union|USR]] and [[Freedom, Unity and Solidarity Party|PLUS]] wins the vote in the big cities and diaspora.<ref name="euro2019">{{cite web |url=https://www.romania-insider.com/eu-elections-2019-results-romania |title=EU elections: Opposition scores massive victory over ruling coalition in Romania |work=Romania-Insider.com |date=27 May 2019}}</ref> The senior ruling party – [[Social Democratic Party (Romania)|PSD]] – gets a score of under 24%, down from 37.6% in the [[2014 European Parliament election in Romania|previous election]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/eu-elections-2019/news/romanian-ruling-social-democrats-suffer-heavy-loss/ |title=Romanian ruling social-democrats suffer heavy loss |work=EurActiv |author=Bogdan Neagu |date=27 May 2019}}</ref> Their coalition partners from [[Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (Romania)|ALDE]] drop under the 5% threshold.<ref name="euro2019" /> |
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** The [[2019 Romanian referendum|referendum against judicial amnesties]] reaches the required turnout to be valid.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://balkaninsight.com/2019/05/27/romania-justice-referendum-deals-blow-to-ruling-party/ |title=Romania Justice Referendum Deals Blow to Ruling Party |work=Balkan Insight |author=Mădălin Necșuțu |date=27 May 2019}}</ref> |
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* 27 May – The [[High Court of Cassation and Justice]] upholds the ruling sentencing [[Liviu Dragnea]], leader of the governing [[Social Democratic Party (Romania)|PSD]], for three and a half years in jail for of his involvement in the hiring of two fictitious workers in his electoral stronghold.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-romania-corruption-trial/romanias-ruling-party-chief-jailed-for-corruption-idUSKCN1SX17V |title=Romania's ruling party chief jailed for corruption |work=Reuters |author=Luiza Ilie, Radu-Sorin Marinas |date=27 May 2019}}</ref> |
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* 29 May – The Chamber of Deputies plenary elects Social Democrat [[Marcel Ciolacu]] as its President.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://business-review.eu/news/psd-mp-marcel-ciolacu-elected-speaker-of-romanian-parliaments-chamber-of-deputies-201569 |title=PSD MP Marcel Ciolacu elected speaker of Romanian Parliament's Chamber of Deputies |work=Business Review |author=Anca Alexe |date=29 May 2019}}</ref> |
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=== June === |
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* 30 June – End of the 2019 Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.<ref name="eu" /> |
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=== August === |
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* 26 August – [[Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (Romania)|ALDE]] decides to leave the ruling coalition and join the opposition.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-26/romania-ruling-coalition-collapses-in-bust-up-over-presidency |title=Romania Ruling Coalition Collapses in Bust-Up Over Presidency |work=Bloomberg |author=Andra Timu, Irina Vilcu |date=26 August 2019}}</ref> As a result, three of its four ministers resign. |
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=== September === |
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* 2 September – [[Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu]] resigns as President of the Senate.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.agerpres.ro/english/2019/09/02/calin-popescu-tariceanu-resigns-from-position-of-senate-president--363537 |title=Calin Popescu-Tariceanu resigns from position of Senate President |work=AGERPRES |author=Simona Iacob |date=2 September 2019}}</ref> |
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* [[26 May]] – [[2019 European Parliament election in Romania]]. PNL comes first (27%), PSD second (22.5%), USR-PLUS third (22.3%), PRO Romania (6.4%), PMP (5.7%) and UDMR (5.2%). |
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* 10 September – [[Teodor Meleșcanu]] is elected President of the Senate with 73 votes against [[National Liberal Party (Romania)|PNL]] candidate [[Alina Gorghiu]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.romania-insider.com/teodor-melescanu-senate-head |title=Romania's former foreign affairs minister voted Senate president |work=Romania-Insider.com |date=11 September 2019}}</ref> |
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* [[26 May]] – The [[2019 Romanian referendum|referendum against judicial amnesties]] reaches the required turnout to be valid. |
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* [[27 May]] – The [[High Court of Cassation and Justice]] upholds the ruling sentencing [[Liviu Dragnea]], leader of the governing PSD, for three and a half years in jail for of his involvement in the hiring of two fictitious workers in his electoral stronghold. |
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=== October === |
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* 10 October – [[Dăncilă Cabinet]] collapses after losing a [[no-confidence vote]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49998670 |title=Dancila's Romanian government falls in no-confidence vote |work=BBC News |date=10 October 2019}}</ref> |
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=== November === |
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* 4 November – [[National Liberal Party (Romania)|PNL]] leader [[Ludovic Orban]] is voted in as the new [[Prime Minister of Romania]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ft.com/content/468d40dc-ff1a-11e9-b7bc-f3fa4e77dd47 |title=Ludovic Orban installed as Romania's prime minister |work=Financial Times |author=Valerie Hopkins |date=4 November 2019}}</ref> [[Social Democratic Party (Romania)|PSD]] and [[PRO Romania]] officially boycott the vote.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.romania-insider.com/romania-parliament-votes-ludovic-orban-government |title=Romania's Parliament votes new Government led by liberal PM Ludovic Orban |work=Romania-Insider.com |date=4 November 2019}}</ref> |
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== Deaths == |
== Deaths == |
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{{Further|:Category:2019 deaths|Deaths in 2019}} |
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===January=== |
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{{Main|Deaths in January 2019}} |
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* 5 January – [[Emil Brumaru]], writer and poet (b. 1938)<ref>[https://www.ziaruldeiasi.ro/stiri/poetul-emil-brumaru-a-plecat-in-a-rezervatia-de-ingeria--208512.html Poetul Emil Brumaru a plecat în „rezervaţia de îngeri“] {{in lang|ro}}</ref> |
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* 8 January – [[Cornel Trăilescu]], conductor and composer (b. 1926) |
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* 20 January – [[Petre Milincovici]], 82, Romanian Olympic rower ([[Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed four|1960]]).<ref>[https://www.ruderclub-karlstadt.de/2019/01/petru-milinkovics-beigesetzt/ Petru Milinkovics beigesetzt] {{in lang|de}}</ref> |
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* 27 January – [[Henry Chapier]], 85, Romanian-born French journalist and film critic.<ref>[https://www.telerama.fr/television/henry-chapier,-lanimateur-du-divan,-est-mort,n6107476.php Henry Chapier, l'animateur du “Divan”, est mort] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> |
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===February=== |
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* 3 February – [[Stephen Negoesco]], 93, Romanian-American [[National Soccer Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] soccer player and manager.<ref>[https://www.sfchronicle.com/collegesports/article/Steve-Negoesco-soccer-coach-who-led-USF-to-4-13589312.php Steve Negoesco, soccer coach who led USF to 4 national titles, dies at 93]</ref> |
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===March=== |
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{{Main|Deaths in March 2019}} |
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* 5 March – [[Doru Popovici]], composer, musicologist, writer and journalist.<ref>[http://www.observatorul.com/default.asp?action=articleviewdetail&ID=19600 ”Omagiu compozitorului și muzicologului Doru Popovici”] {{in lang|ro}}</ref> |
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* 10 March – [[Gheorghe Naghi]], director and actor (''[[Telegrame]]'').<ref>[https://adevarul.ro/entertainment/film/ne-a-parasit-gheorghe-naghi-regizorul-filmelor-birlic-giugaru-e-total-nedrept-filmele-difuzate-doar-protagonistii-parasesc-1_5c86d3e7445219c57e234ebc/index.html Ne-a părăsit Gheorghe Naghi, regizorul comediilor cu Birlic şi Giugaru: „E total nedrept ca filmele să fie difuzate doar după ce protagoniştii lor ne părăsesc“] {{in lang|ro}}</ref> |
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* 18 March – [[Egon Balas]], 96, Romanian mathematician.<ref>[https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2019/march/egon-balas-obituary.html Remembering Egon Balas]</ref> |
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* 20 March – [[Leonard Wolf]], 96, Romanian-born American poet.<ref>[https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sfgate/obituary.aspx?pid=192024120 Leonard Wolf]</ref> |
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* 23 March – [[Tudor Caranfil]], 87, Romanian film critic, TV producer and film historian. <ref>[https://www.cotidianul.ro/a-murit-tudor-caranfil/ A murit Tudor Caranfil] {{in lang|ro}}</ref> |
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* 24 March – [[Cornelia Tăutu]], composer (b. 1938)<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dcnews.ro/compozitoarea-cornelia-tautu-a-murit-de-ce-era-cunoscuta_644928.html |title=Compozitoarea Cornelia Tăutu a murit. De ce era cunoscută |last=Andreescu |first=Crişan |date=2019-03-28 |work=DCNews |access-date=2019-10-14 |language=en}}</ref> |
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===April=== |
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{{Main|Deaths in April 2019}} |
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* 1 April – [[Vladimir Orloff]], 90, Romanian-Canadian cellist and music teacher.<ref>[https://theviolinchannel.com/cellist-vladimir-orloff-died-passed-away-obituary-university-of-toronto/ Ukrainian-Born Canadian Cellist Vladimir Orloff Has Died – Aged 90 [RIP<nowiki>]</nowiki>]</ref> |
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* 8 April – [[Josine Ianco-Starrels]], 92, Romanian-born American art curator.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-josine-iranco-starrels-los-angeles-curator-20190419-story.html Josine Ianco-Starrels, curator who helped shape L.A. art scene, dies at 92]</ref> |
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* 16 April – [[Valentin Plătăreanu]], 82, Romanian actor and director.<ref>[https://www.libertatea.ro/entertainment/a-murit-actorul-valentin-platareanu-2607840 A murit actorul Valentin Plătăreanu, tatăl actriței Alexandra Maria Lara] {{in lang|ro}}</ref> |
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===May=== |
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{{Main|Deaths in May 2019}} |
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* 20 May – [[Remus Opriș]], 60, Romanian politician, [[Chamber of Deputies of Romania|MP]] (1992–2000).<ref>[https://www.g4media.ro/remus-opris-fost-lider-al-pntcd-a-murit-luni.html Remus Opriș, fost lider al PNȚCD, a murit luni] {{in lang|ro}}</ref> |
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* 25 May – [[Nicolae Pescaru]], 76, Romanian footballer ([[SR Brașov|Brașov]], [[Romania national football team|national team]]).<ref>[https://www.digisport.ro/fotbal/liga-1/nicolae-pescaru-a-murit-ne-a-parasit-inca-unul-dintre-romanii-care-au-jucat-la-cm-din-mexic-664688 Nicolae Pescaru a murit. Ne-a părăsit încă unul dintre fotbaliştii care au jucat la Mondialul din Mexic 1970] {{in lang|ro}}</ref> |
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===June=== |
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* 7 June – [[Elisabeta Ionescu]], 66, Romanian Olympic handball player, world championship silver medalist ([[1973 World Women's Handball Championship|1973]]).<ref>[http://frh.ro/stire.php?id=1268 Rămas Bun, Elisabeta Ionescu] {{in lang|ro}}</ref> |
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* 18 June – [[Pavel Chihaia]], 97, Romanian novelist and political dissident.<ref>[https://adevarul.ro/locale/constanta/a-murit-scriitorul-constantean-pavel-chihaia-autorul-blocadei-romanul-scos-comunisti-librarii-topit-1_5d0b6aa9892c0bb0c6950800/index.html A murit scriitorul constănţean Pavel Chihaia, autorul „Blocadei“, romanul scos de comunişti din librării şi topit] {{in lang|ro}}</ref> |
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** [[Dumitru Focșeneanu]], 83, Romanian Olympic bobsledder ([[1972 Winter Olympics|1972]]), stroke.<ref>[https://www.libertatea.ro/sport/dumitru-focseneanu-a-murit-ieri-2672755 Dumitru Focşeneanu a murit ieri. A făcut parte din echipajul de bob al României care a fost medaliat la campionatele mondiale și europene. A participat la Jocurile Olimpice din 1972] {{in lang|ro}}</ref> |
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** [[Alexa Mezincescu]], 82, Romanian ballet dancer and choreographer.<ref name="CohenFoundation1998">{{cite book|author1=Selma Jeanne Cohen|author2=Dance Perspectives Foundation|title=International encyclopedia of dance: a project of Dance Perspectives Foundation, Inc|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jgYKAQAAMAAJ|year=1998|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-512309-8|page=386}}</ref> |
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===July=== |
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* 4 July – [[Eva Mozes Kor]], 85, Romanian-born American Holocaust survivor and author, founder of [[CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center]].<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2019/07/04/us/eva-kor-holocaust-survivor-dies-trnd/index.html Eva Kor, a Holocaust survivor and forgiveness advocate, dies at 85]</ref> |
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* 25 July – [[Mihai Mandache]], 58, Romanian Olympic swimmer ([[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980]]).<ref>[https://auckland.swimming.org.nz/article.php?group_id=1359 Mihai Mandache]</ref> |
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* 29 July – [[Traian Ivănescu]], 86, Romanian football player and coach.<ref>[https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/traian-ivanescu-a-decedat-la-86-de-ani-573420.html Traian Ivănescu s-a stins din viață la 86 de ani] {{in lang|ro}}</ref> |
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* 30 July – [[Marcian Bleahu]], 95, Romanian geologist, writer and politician, [[Senate of Romania|Senator]] (1990–1992, 1996–2000) and Minister of the Environment (1991–1992).<ref>[https://www.antena3.ro/actualitate/cultura/academicianul-marcian-bleahu-a-incetat-din-viata-531884.html Academicianul Marcian Bleahu a încetat din viață] {{in lang|ro}}</ref> |
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===August=== |
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{{Main|Deaths in August 2019}} |
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* 1 August – [[Puși Dinulescu]], 76, Romanian playwright and film director, heart attack.<ref>[https://www.mediafax.ro/cultura-media/dramaturgul-si-regizorul-pusi-dinulescu-a-murit-la-varsta-de-76-de-ani-18258933 Dramaturgul şi regizorul Puşi Dinulescu a murit la vârsta de 76 de ani] {{in lang|ro}}</ref> |
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* 3 August – [[Marcel Toader]], 56, Romanian rugby union player ([[CSA Steaua București (rugby)|Steaua București]], [[Romania national rugby union team|national team]]), heart attack.<ref>[https://www.realitatea.net/a-murit-marcel-toader_2211086.html A murit Marcel Toader] {{in lang|ro}}</ref> |
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* 8 August – [[Marius Todericiu]], 49, Romanian football player ([[SR Brașov|Brașov]], [[SC Weismain-Obermain|Weismain]]) and manager ([[SV Darmstadt 98|Darmstadt 98]]), suicide.<ref>[https://www.digisport.ro/special/marius-todericiu-gasit-mort-in-germania-prima-ipoteza-a-anchetatorilor-703924 Marius Todericiu, găsit mort în Germania. Prima ipoteză a anchetatorilor] {{in lang|ro}}</ref> |
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* 12 August – [[Florin Halagian]], 80, Romanian football player ([[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]]) and manager ([[FC Argeș Pitești|Argeș Pitești]], [[Romania national football team|national team]]).<ref>[https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/doliu-in-fotbalul-romanesc-a-murit-florin-halagian-574489.html Doliu în fotbalul românesc! A murit Florin Halagian!] {{in lang|ro}}</ref> |
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===September=== |
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* 7 September – [[Sava Dumitrescu]], pharmacologist (b. 1927)<ref>http://www.umfiasi.ro/umf/ie2/navigation.jsp?node=1330, Universitatea De Medicina Si Farmacie, Conducatori de doctorat. Retrieved March 8, 2011.</ref> |
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* 18 September – [[Alexandru Darie]], 60, Romanian theater director.<ref>[https://www.agerpres.ro/english/2019/09/18/director-alexandru-darie-has-passed-away--371762 Director Alexandru Darie has passed away]</ref> |
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===October=== |
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* 15 October – [[Tamara Buciuceanu]], 90, Romanian actress (''[[Silent Wedding]]'', ''[[Everybody in Our Family]]''), heart disease.<ref>[https://www.digi24.ro/stiri/actualitate/evenimente/a-murit-marea-actrita-tamara-buciuceanu-botez-1201570 A murit marea actriţă Tamara Buciuceanu Botez] {{in lang|ro}}</ref> |
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* 29 October – {{ill|Mihai Constantinescu (singer)|lt=Mihai Constantinescu|ro|Mihai Constantinescu}}, singer<ref>{{cite web |title=Romanian singer Mihai Constantinescu dies after five-month coma |url=https://www.romania-insider.com/romanian-singer-mihai-constantinescu-dead-2019 |website=Romania-Insider.com |date=29 October 2019 |publisher=City Compass Media |access-date=31 August 2022}}</ref> |
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===November=== |
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* 2 November – [[Leo Iorga]], 54, Romanian rock singer and guitarist, lung cancer.<ref>[https://www.digi24.ro/stiri/actualitate/evenimente/fostul-solist-al-trupei-compact-leo-iorga-a-murit-1210544 A murit Leo Iorga, fostul solist al trupei Compact, la vârsta de 54 de ani] {{in lang|ro}}</ref> |
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* 3 November – [[Sorin Frunzăverde]], 59, Romanian politician, [[European Parliament|MP]] (2007–2009) and [[Ministry of National Defence (Romania)|Minister of National Defence]] (2000, 2006–2007), kidney disease.<ref>[https://www.digi24.ro/stiri/actualitate/politica/a-murit-sorin-frunzaverde-fost-deputat-si-ministru-din-partea-pd-1210861 A murit Sorin Frunzăverde, fost deputat și ministru din partea PD, la vârsta de 59 de ani] {{in lang|ro}}</ref> |
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* 5 November – [[Larion Serghei]], 67, Romanian sprint canoer, Olympic bronze medalist ([[Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 500 metres|1976]]).<ref>[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/10612 Larion Serghei]</ref> |
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* 16 November – [[Bogdan Niculescu-Duvăz]], 69, Romanian politician, [[Chamber of Deputies (Romania)|MP]] (1990–2016).<ref>[https://www.antena3.ro/actualitate/fostul-ministru-bogdan-niculescu-duvaz-a-murit-avea-70-de-ani-546252.html Fostul ministru Bogdan Niculescu-Duvăz a murit. Avea 70 de ani] {{in lang|ro}}</ref> |
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* 20 November – [[Dorel Zugrăvescu]], 88, Romanian geophysicist.<ref>[https://acad.ro/commem/doc2019/n1120-DorelZugravescu.pdf Dr. Dorel Gheorghe Zugrăvescu] {{in lang|ro}}</ref> |
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===December=== |
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* 23 December – [[Georgeta Snegur]], 82, Romanian-born Moldovan socialite, [[First Lady of Moldova|First Lady]] (1990–1997).<ref>[http://ea.md/a-murit-georgeta-snegur-cea-dintai-prima-doamna-a-republicii-moldova/ A murit Georgeta Snegur, cea dintâi Prima Doamnă a Republicii Moldova] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801115620/https://ea.md/a-murit-georgeta-snegur-cea-dintai-prima-doamna-a-republicii-moldova/ |date=1 August 2020 }} {{in lang|ro}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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{{Wikinews|Romania}} |
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*[[2019 in the European Union]] |
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*[[Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019]] |
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{{Portal bar|Romania|European Union|Europe|Current events|Modern history}} |
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Events of 2019 in Romania.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Klaus Iohannis[1]
- Prime Minister: Viorica Dăncilă (until 4 November) · Ludovic Orban (since 4 November)
- President of the Senate: Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu (until 2 September) · Teodor Meleșcanu (since 10 September)
- President of the Chamber of Deputies: Liviu Dragnea (until 27 May) · Marcel Ciolacu (since 29 May)
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 1 January – Start of the 2019 Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.[2]
May
[edit]- 26 May
- 2019 European Parliament election in Romania: The biggest opposition party – PNL – wins the vote in the country while the new opposition alliance made of USR and PLUS wins the vote in the big cities and diaspora.[3] The senior ruling party – PSD – gets a score of under 24%, down from 37.6% in the previous election.[4] Their coalition partners from ALDE drop under the 5% threshold.[3]
- The referendum against judicial amnesties reaches the required turnout to be valid.[5]
- 27 May – The High Court of Cassation and Justice upholds the ruling sentencing Liviu Dragnea, leader of the governing PSD, for three and a half years in jail for of his involvement in the hiring of two fictitious workers in his electoral stronghold.[6]
- 29 May – The Chamber of Deputies plenary elects Social Democrat Marcel Ciolacu as its President.[7]
June
[edit]- 30 June – End of the 2019 Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.[2]
August
[edit]- 26 August – ALDE decides to leave the ruling coalition and join the opposition.[8] As a result, three of its four ministers resign.
September
[edit]- 2 September – Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu resigns as President of the Senate.[9]
- 10 September – Teodor Meleșcanu is elected President of the Senate with 73 votes against PNL candidate Alina Gorghiu.[10]
October
[edit]- 10 October – Dăncilă Cabinet collapses after losing a no-confidence vote.[11]
November
[edit]- 4 November – PNL leader Ludovic Orban is voted in as the new Prime Minister of Romania.[12] PSD and PRO Romania officially boycott the vote.[13]
Deaths
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January
[edit]- 5 January – Emil Brumaru, writer and poet (b. 1938)[14]
- 8 January – Cornel Trăilescu, conductor and composer (b. 1926)
- 20 January – Petre Milincovici, 82, Romanian Olympic rower (1960).[15]
- 27 January – Henry Chapier, 85, Romanian-born French journalist and film critic.[16]
February
[edit]- 3 February – Stephen Negoesco, 93, Romanian-American Hall of Fame soccer player and manager.[17]
March
[edit]- 5 March – Doru Popovici, composer, musicologist, writer and journalist.[18]
- 10 March – Gheorghe Naghi, director and actor (Telegrame).[19]
- 18 March – Egon Balas, 96, Romanian mathematician.[20]
- 20 March – Leonard Wolf, 96, Romanian-born American poet.[21]
- 23 March – Tudor Caranfil, 87, Romanian film critic, TV producer and film historian. [22]
- 24 March – Cornelia Tăutu, composer (b. 1938)[23]
April
[edit]- 1 April – Vladimir Orloff, 90, Romanian-Canadian cellist and music teacher.[24]
- 8 April – Josine Ianco-Starrels, 92, Romanian-born American art curator.[25]
- 16 April – Valentin Plătăreanu, 82, Romanian actor and director.[26]
May
[edit]- 20 May – Remus Opriș, 60, Romanian politician, MP (1992–2000).[27]
- 25 May – Nicolae Pescaru, 76, Romanian footballer (Brașov, national team).[28]
June
[edit]- 7 June – Elisabeta Ionescu, 66, Romanian Olympic handball player, world championship silver medalist (1973).[29]
- 18 June – Pavel Chihaia, 97, Romanian novelist and political dissident.[30]
- 20 June –
- Dumitru Focșeneanu, 83, Romanian Olympic bobsledder (1972), stroke.[31]
- Alexa Mezincescu, 82, Romanian ballet dancer and choreographer.[32]
July
[edit]- 4 July – Eva Mozes Kor, 85, Romanian-born American Holocaust survivor and author, founder of CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center.[33]
- 25 July – Mihai Mandache, 58, Romanian Olympic swimmer (1980).[34]
- 29 July – Traian Ivănescu, 86, Romanian football player and coach.[35]
- 30 July – Marcian Bleahu, 95, Romanian geologist, writer and politician, Senator (1990–1992, 1996–2000) and Minister of the Environment (1991–1992).[36]
August
[edit]- 1 August – Puși Dinulescu, 76, Romanian playwright and film director, heart attack.[37]
- 3 August – Marcel Toader, 56, Romanian rugby union player (Steaua București, national team), heart attack.[38]
- 8 August – Marius Todericiu, 49, Romanian football player (Brașov, Weismain) and manager (Darmstadt 98), suicide.[39]
- 12 August – Florin Halagian, 80, Romanian football player (Dinamo București) and manager (Argeș Pitești, national team).[40]
September
[edit]- 7 September – Sava Dumitrescu, pharmacologist (b. 1927)[41]
- 18 September – Alexandru Darie, 60, Romanian theater director.[42]
October
[edit]- 15 October – Tamara Buciuceanu, 90, Romanian actress (Silent Wedding, Everybody in Our Family), heart disease.[43]
- 29 October – Mihai Constantinescu , singer[44]
November
[edit]- 2 November – Leo Iorga, 54, Romanian rock singer and guitarist, lung cancer.[45]
- 3 November – Sorin Frunzăverde, 59, Romanian politician, MP (2007–2009) and Minister of National Defence (2000, 2006–2007), kidney disease.[46]
- 5 November – Larion Serghei, 67, Romanian sprint canoer, Olympic bronze medalist (1976).[47]
- 16 November – Bogdan Niculescu-Duvăz, 69, Romanian politician, MP (1990–2016).[48]
- 20 November – Dorel Zugrăvescu, 88, Romanian geophysicist.[49]
December
[edit]- 23 December – Georgeta Snegur, 82, Romanian-born Moldovan socialite, First Lady (1990–1997).[50]
See also
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References
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- ^ Anca Alexe (29 May 2019). "PSD MP Marcel Ciolacu elected speaker of Romanian Parliament's Chamber of Deputies". Business Review.
- ^ Andra Timu, Irina Vilcu (26 August 2019). "Romania Ruling Coalition Collapses in Bust-Up Over Presidency". Bloomberg.
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- ^ "Romania's Parliament votes new Government led by liberal PM Ludovic Orban". Romania-Insider.com. 4 November 2019.
- ^ Poetul Emil Brumaru a plecat în „rezervaţia de îngeri“ (in Romanian)
- ^ Petru Milinkovics beigesetzt (in German)
- ^ Henry Chapier, l'animateur du “Divan”, est mort (in French)
- ^ Steve Negoesco, soccer coach who led USF to 4 national titles, dies at 93
- ^ ”Omagiu compozitorului și muzicologului Doru Popovici” (in Romanian)
- ^ Ne-a părăsit Gheorghe Naghi, regizorul comediilor cu Birlic şi Giugaru: „E total nedrept ca filmele să fie difuzate doar după ce protagoniştii lor ne părăsesc“ (in Romanian)
- ^ Remembering Egon Balas
- ^ Leonard Wolf
- ^ A murit Tudor Caranfil (in Romanian)
- ^ Andreescu, Crişan (28 March 2019). "Compozitoarea Cornelia Tăutu a murit. De ce era cunoscută". DCNews. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ Ukrainian-Born Canadian Cellist Vladimir Orloff Has Died – Aged 90 [RIP]
- ^ Josine Ianco-Starrels, curator who helped shape L.A. art scene, dies at 92
- ^ A murit actorul Valentin Plătăreanu, tatăl actriței Alexandra Maria Lara (in Romanian)
- ^ Remus Opriș, fost lider al PNȚCD, a murit luni (in Romanian)
- ^ Nicolae Pescaru a murit. Ne-a părăsit încă unul dintre fotbaliştii care au jucat la Mondialul din Mexic 1970 (in Romanian)
- ^ Rămas Bun, Elisabeta Ionescu (in Romanian)
- ^ A murit scriitorul constănţean Pavel Chihaia, autorul „Blocadei“, romanul scos de comunişti din librării şi topit (in Romanian)
- ^ Dumitru Focşeneanu a murit ieri. A făcut parte din echipajul de bob al României care a fost medaliat la campionatele mondiale și europene. A participat la Jocurile Olimpice din 1972 (in Romanian)
- ^ Selma Jeanne Cohen; Dance Perspectives Foundation (1998). International encyclopedia of dance: a project of Dance Perspectives Foundation, Inc. Oxford University Press. p. 386. ISBN 978-0-19-512309-8.
- ^ Eva Kor, a Holocaust survivor and forgiveness advocate, dies at 85
- ^ Mihai Mandache
- ^ Traian Ivănescu s-a stins din viață la 86 de ani (in Romanian)
- ^ Academicianul Marcian Bleahu a încetat din viață (in Romanian)
- ^ Dramaturgul şi regizorul Puşi Dinulescu a murit la vârsta de 76 de ani (in Romanian)
- ^ A murit Marcel Toader (in Romanian)
- ^ Marius Todericiu, găsit mort în Germania. Prima ipoteză a anchetatorilor (in Romanian)
- ^ Doliu în fotbalul românesc! A murit Florin Halagian! (in Romanian)
- ^ http://www.umfiasi.ro/umf/ie2/navigation.jsp?node=1330, Universitatea De Medicina Si Farmacie, Conducatori de doctorat. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
- ^ Director Alexandru Darie has passed away
- ^ A murit marea actriţă Tamara Buciuceanu Botez (in Romanian)
- ^ "Romanian singer Mihai Constantinescu dies after five-month coma". Romania-Insider.com. City Compass Media. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ A murit Leo Iorga, fostul solist al trupei Compact, la vârsta de 54 de ani (in Romanian)
- ^ A murit Sorin Frunzăverde, fost deputat și ministru din partea PD, la vârsta de 59 de ani (in Romanian)
- ^ Larion Serghei
- ^ Fostul ministru Bogdan Niculescu-Duvăz a murit. Avea 70 de ani (in Romanian)
- ^ Dr. Dorel Gheorghe Zugrăvescu (in Romanian)
- ^ A murit Georgeta Snegur, cea dintâi Prima Doamnă a Republicii Moldova Archived 1 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)
External links
[edit]Media related to 2019 in Romania at Wikimedia Commons