2016 in Romania
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Incumbents
Events
January
- 29 January – President Klaus Iohannis promulgates the law banning smoking in public places, two days after CCR declared it constitutional.[1][2]
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.[3]
- 10 February – Former commander of Râmnicu Sărat Penitentiary Alexandru Vișinescu is sentenced to 20 years in prison for crimes against humanity,[4] becoming the first communist torturer to be convicted in Romania.[5]
Sports
- 2 March – 2015–16 Cupa României: 1st leg semi-final
- 20 April – 2015–16 Cupa Romaniei: 2nd leg semi-final
- 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 – 32 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.[6]
- 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.[7]
- 4–7 August – The second edition of Untold Festival will take place in Cluj-Napoca.[8]
Deaths
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)
- 17 January – Ion Panțuru, bobsledder (b. 1934)
- 22 January – Constantin Mihail, athletics coach (b. 1945)
- 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, footballer (FCM Galaţi, UTA Arad, Unirea Focşani) and president of Vrancea Football Association (b. 1949[9])
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Petronius Craiu (29 October 2015). Florin Marin, ed. "Lara Fabian revine în România în 2016 cu două concerte". Agerpres.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "PORTRET / Stan Gheorghiu este unul dintre uriaşii fotbalului românesc". Adevărul.
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