Events from the year 2008 in Romania.
Incumbents President: Traian Băsescu Prime Minister: Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu (until 22 December); Emil Boc (from 22 December)
Events April 2 – A NATO summit takes place at the Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest.Bucharest to host 2008 NATO Summit, NATO, 27 April 2007 May - Never Mind the Balkans, Here's Romania story collection is published. June 1 – 2008 Romanian local elections, with a runoff for mayors on June 15. November 15 – Petrila Mine disaster: Twelve miners die after two explosions at a mine in Petrila, one of six coal mining cities in the Jiu Valley region of Hunedoara County.Chron (English) November 24 – Another miner dies at Floreasca Hospital in Bucharest, raising the death toll from the Petrila Mine disaster to 13. November 30 – 2008 Romanian legislative election.
Deaths
January 3 – Petru Dugulescu, pastor, politician (born 1945) January 22 – Ștefan Niculescu, composer (born 1927) February 18 – Mihaela Mitrache, actress (born 1955) August 16 – Elena Leușteanu, Olympic gymnast (born 1935) September 7 – Ilarion Ciobanu, actor (born 1931) September 14 – Ștefan Iordache, actor (born 1941) October 8 – George Emil Palade, cell biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1912)
See also
List of Romanian films of 2008 2008 in the European Union 2008 in Europe Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Romania at the 2008 Summer Olympics Romania at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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