1947 in Romania

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Events from the year 1947 in Romania. The year saw the abdication of Michael I of Romania and foundation of the Romanian People's Republic.

Incumbents

• King: Michael I (until 30 December).^[1]
• General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party: Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (de facto head of state from 30 December).^[2]
• Prime Minister: Petru Groza.^[3]

Events

• 3 January – The Work and Reconstruction National Union (Romanian: Uniunea Națională Muncă și Refacere) party is founded by Constantin Argetoianu in Bucharest.^[4]
• 6 January – The Ministry of National Economy (Romanian: Ministerul Economiei Naționale) decides the rationing of the consumption of petroleum products.^[5]
• 10 January – The Military Court of Justice (Romanian: Curtea de Justiție Militară) decides that the trial of the Iași pogrom should start in Bucharest, at the Martial Court of the 2 Army Corps (Romanian: Curtea Marțială a Corpului 2 Armată).^[6]
• 10 February – Romania signs the Paris Peace Treaties.^[7]
• 3 April – The Assembly of Deputies (Romanian: Adunarea Deputaților) unanimously votes in favour of the Navigation and Commerce Treaty between Romania and the USSR (Romanian: Tratatul de Comerț și Navigație între România U.R.S.S.), that had been signed in Moscow on 20 February 1947.^[8]
• 7 June – CSA Steaua București is founded as Asociația Sportivă a Armatei București (Army Sports Association Bucharest).^[9]
• 14 July – Ion Mihalache and other leaders of the National Peasants' Party are arrested in the Tămădău affair.^[10]
• 15 August – The Marea Stabilizare, Great Stabilisation, replaces the old leu at a rate of 20,000 old lei = 1 new leu.^[11]
• 23 August – The Assembly of Deputies (Romanian: Adunarea Deputaților) unanimously votes in favour of the law ratifying the Paris Peace Treaties.^[12]
• 15 September – The Paris Peace Treaties enter force.^[12]
• 30 December – Michael I abdicates and Romania becomes the Romanian People's Republic.^[13]

Births

• 1 January – Virgiliu Stoenescu [ro], member of the administration council of the National Bank of Romania (BNR) since 2004.^[14][15]
• 2 January – Dumitru Covalciuc [ro], Romanian historian, folklorist and writer (died 2017)^[16]
• 7 January – Dan Anca, Romanian footballer (died 2005)^[17][18][19]
• 12 January – Tatiana Moșteanu, economist.^[20][21][22]
• 14 January – Luca Pițu [ro], essayist (died 2015^[23]).^[24]
• 1 February –
  handball player.^[25]
• 21 February – Romeo Chiriac, doctor (died 1995).^[26]
• 27 May – Liana Moraru, composer and pianist (died 2011).^[27]
• 7 July – Lidia Vianu, academic, writer, and translator.^[28]
• 22 July – Mihaela Peneș, Olympic gold-medal winning javelin thrower.^[29]
• 26 August – Nicolae Dobrin, Romanian footballer (died 2007).^[30][31]
• 21 September – Ștefan Arteni, painter (died 2020).

Deaths

• 28 January – Iuliu Moisil, honorary member of the Romanian Academy (b. 1859).^[32][33][34]
• 14 April – Ioan Botez, literary historian (born 1872).^[35][36]
• 23 April – Gheorghe Ciuhandu, priest and human rights advocate (born 1875).^[37][38]
• 5 August – Constantin Vernescu-Vâlcea, actor who played Ion Luca Caragiale play roles and was student of Matei Millo (born 1865).^[39]
• 3 October – Traian Brăileanu, sociologist and politician, died at Aiud Prison (born 1882).
• 3 November – Alexandru C. Cuza, Romanian far right politician (born 1857).^[40]
• 8 November – Constantin Sănătescu, 44th Prime Minister of Romania (born 1885).^[41][42][43]
• 17 November – Emil Racoviță, biologist and Antarctic explorer (born 1868).^[44]
• 11 December – Aleksandër Stavre Drenova, Albanian national poet (born 1872).^[45]

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