1963 in Romania

Decades:	1940s; 1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s;
See also:	Other events of 1963; History of Romania; Timeline of Romanian history; Years in Romania;

Events from the year 1963 in Romania. The year saw the continued de-satellization of Communist Romania.

Incumbents

President of the State Council and General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party: Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej..^[1]
Prime Minister: Ion Gheorghe Maurer.^[2]

Events

15 May – The film Codine, directed by Henri Colpi, wins Best Screenplay at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival.^[3]
30 November – The Romanian and Yugoslavian governments agree to develop the Iron Gate Hydroelectric Power Station.^[4]
Unknown – As part of de-satellization from the Soviet Union, street names with Soviet influences are renamed. For example, Strada Kirov becomes Strada Onesti.^[5]

Births

5 July – Adriana Bazon, rower, silver medal winner at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics.^[6]
17 August – Ruxandra Cesereanu, poet and writer.^[7]
30 September – Lucia Sauca, rower, silver medal winner at the 1984 Summer Olympics.^[8]
16 December – Viorica Dăncilă, Prime Minister between 2018 and 2019.^[9]

Deaths

5 February – Ion Mihalache, politician, the founder and leader of the Peasants' Party, died at Râmnicu Sărat Prison (born 1882).^[10]
9 May – Alexandru Rusu, bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church, died at Gherla Prison, beatified in 2019 (born 1884).^[11]
22 June – Maria Tănase, singer and actor (born 1913).^[12]
30 September – Paul Alexiu, major-general during World War II (born 1893).

References

^ Spuler, Bertold (1977). Rulers and Governments of the World Volume 3: 1930 to 1975. London: Bowker. p. 443. ISBN 978-0-85935-056-3.
^ Tucker, Spencer (2020). The Cold War: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. p. 669. ISBN 978-1-44086-076-8.
^ Katz, Ephraim (1979). The Film Encyclopedia. New York: Crowell. p. 259. ISBN 978-0-69001-204-0.
^ Giurescu, Constantin C.; Matei, Horia C.; Popa, Marcel; Alexandrescu, Ion; Chiper, Ioan (1974). Chronological History of Romania. Bucharest: Enciclopedică Română. p. 400. OCLC 251025169.
^ Light, Duncan; Nicolae, Ion; Suditu, Bogdan (2002). "Toponymy and the Communist city: Street names in Bucharest, 1948–1965". GeoJournal. 56 (2): 140. doi:10.1023/A:1022469601470. S2CID 140915309.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adriana Chelariu-Bazon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015.
^ Bodiu, Andrei; Bucur, Romulus; Moarcă, Georgeta (1999). Romanian Poets of the '80s and '90s: A Concise Anthology. Piteşti: Paralela 45. p. 252. ISBN 978-9-73943-370-9.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lucia Sauca". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015.
^ Eremia, Radu (29 March 2022). "Viorica Dăncilă nu mai este angajată a Băncii Naţionale. Ce funcţie avea fostul premier" [Viorica Dăncilă is no longer an employee of the National Bank. What was the position of the former prime minister?]. Adevărul Moldova. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022.
^ "Ion Mihalache (18 februarie 1882–5 februarie 1963)". www.memorialsighet.ro (in Romanian). February 5, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
^ "PS Alexandru Rusu". www.bru.ro. Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
^ Iordache, Alexandru (2019). Arma informației: "soldat cu arma la picior …" [Information Weapon: "Soldier with a Shotgun ..."]. Târgoviște: Cetatea de Scaun. p. 325. ISBN 978-6-06537-445-4.

[1] Spuler, Bertold (1977). Rulers and Governments of the World Volume 3: 1930 to 1975. London: Bowker. p. 443. ISBN 978-0-85935-056-3.

[2] Tucker, Spencer (2020). The Cold War: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. p. 669. ISBN 978-1-44086-076-8.

[3] Katz, Ephraim (1979). The Film Encyclopedia. New York: Crowell. p. 259. ISBN 978-0-69001-204-0.

[Constantin-4] Giurescu, Constantin C.; Matei, Horia C.; Popa, Marcel; Alexandrescu, Ion; Chiper, Ioan (1974). Chronological History of Romania. Bucharest: Enciclopedică Română. p. 400. OCLC 251025169.

[5] Light, Duncan; Nicolae, Ion; Suditu, Bogdan (2002). "Toponymy and the Communist city: Street names in Bucharest, 1948–1965". GeoJournal. 56 (2): 140. doi:10.1023/A:1022469601470. S2CID 140915309.

[6] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adriana Chelariu-Bazon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015.

[7] Bodiu, Andrei; Bucur, Romulus; Moarcă, Georgeta (1999). Romanian Poets of the '80s and '90s: A Concise Anthology. Piteşti: Paralela 45. p. 252. ISBN 978-9-73943-370-9.

[8] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lucia Sauca". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015.

[9] Eremia, Radu (29 March 2022). "Viorica Dăncilă nu mai este angajată a Băncii Naţionale. Ce funcţie avea fostul premier" [Viorica Dăncilă is no longer an employee of the National Bank. What was the position of the former prime minister?]. Adevărul Moldova. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022.

[10] "Ion Mihalache (18 februarie 1882–5 februarie 1963)". www.memorialsighet.ro (in Romanian). February 5, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2022.

[11] "PS Alexandru Rusu". www.bru.ro. Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic. Retrieved August 25, 2022.

[12] Iordache, Alexandru (2019). Arma informației: "soldat cu arma la picior …" [Information Weapon: "Soldier with a Shotgun ..."]. Târgoviște: Cetatea de Scaun. p. 325. ISBN 978-6-06537-445-4.

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