2019 in Romania

Events of 2019 in Romania.

Incumbents President: Klaus Iohannis 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 January 1 January – Start of the 2019 Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

May 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. The senior ruling party – PSD – gets a score of under 24%, down from 37.6% in the previous election. Their coalition partners from ALDE drop under the 5% threshold. The referendum against judicial amnesties reaches the required turnout to be valid. 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. 29 May – The Chamber of Deputies plenary elects Social Democrat Marcel Ciolacu as its President.

June 30 June – End of the 2019 Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

August 26 August – ALDE decides to leave the ruling coalition and join the opposition. As a result, three of its four ministers resign.

September 2 September – Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu resigns as President of the Senate. 10 September – Teodor Meleșcanu is elected President of the Senate with 73 votes against PNL candidate Alina Gorghiu.

October 10 October – Dăncilă Cabinet collapses after losing a no-confidence vote.

November 4 November – PNL leader Ludovic Orban is voted in as the new Prime Minister of Romania. PSD and PRO Romania officially boycott the vote.

Deaths

January

5 January – Emil Brumaru, writer and poet (b. 1938)Poetul Emil Brumaru a plecat în „rezervaţia de îngeri“ 8 January – Cornel Trăilescu, conductor and composer (b. 1926) 20 January – Petre Milincovici, 82, Romanian Olympic rower (1960).Petru Milinkovics beigesetzt 27 January – Henry Chapier, 85, Romanian-born French journalist and film critic.Henry Chapier, l'animateur du “Divan”, est mort

February

3 February – Stephen Negoesco, 93, Romanian-American Hall of Fame soccer player and manager.Steve Negoesco, soccer coach who led USF to 4 national titles, dies at 93

March

5 March – Doru Popovici, composer, musicologist, writer and journalist.”Omagiu compozitorului și muzicologului Doru Popovici” 10 March – Gheorghe Naghi, director and actor (Telegrame).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“ 18 March – Egon Balas, 96, Romanian mathematician.Remembering Egon Balas 20 March – Leonard Wolf, 96, Romanian-born American poet.Leonard Wolf 23 March – Tudor Caranfil, 87, Romanian film critic, TV producer and film historian.A murit Tudor Caranfil 24 March – Cornelia Tăutu, composer (b. 1938)

April

1 April – Vladimir Orloff, 90, Romanian-Canadian cellist and music teacher.Ukrainian-Born Canadian Cellist Vladimir Orloff Has Died – Aged 90 [RIP] 8 April – Josine Ianco-Starrels, 92, Romanian-born American art curator.Josine Ianco-Starrels, curator who helped shape L.A. art scene, dies at 92 16 April – Valentin Plătăreanu, 82, Romanian actor and director.A murit actorul Valentin Plătăreanu, tatăl actriței Alexandra Maria Lara

May

20 May – Remus Opriș, 60, Romanian politician, MP (1992–2000).Remus Opriș, fost lider al PNȚCD, a murit luni 25 May – Nicolae Pescaru, 76, Romanian footballer (Brașov, national team).Nicolae Pescaru a murit. Ne-a părăsit încă unul dintre fotbaliştii care au jucat la Mondialul din Mexic 1970

June

7 June – Elisabeta Ionescu, 66, Romanian Olympic handball player, world championship silver medalist (1973).Rămas Bun, Elisabeta Ionescu 18 June – Pavel Chihaia, 97, Romanian novelist and political dissident.A murit scriitorul constănţean Pavel Chihaia, autorul „Blocadei“, romanul scos de comunişti din librării şi topit 20 June – Dumitru Focșeneanu, 83, Romanian Olympic bobsledder (1972), stroke.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 Alexa Mezincescu, 82, Romanian ballet dancer and choreographer.

July

4 July – Eva Mozes Kor, 85, Romanian-born American Holocaust survivor and author, founder of CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center.Eva Kor, a Holocaust survivor and forgiveness advocate, dies at 85 25 July – Mihai Mandache, 58, Romanian Olympic swimmer (1980).Mihai Mandache 29 July – Traian Ivănescu, 86, Romanian football player and coach.Traian Ivănescu s-a stins din viață la 86 de ani 30 July – Marcian Bleahu, 95, Romanian geologist, writer and politician, Senator (1990–1992, 1996–2000) and Minister of the Environment (1991–1992).Academicianul Marcian Bleahu a încetat din viață

August

1 August – Puși Dinulescu, 76, Romanian playwright and film director, heart attack.Dramaturgul şi regizorul Puşi Dinulescu a murit la vârsta de 76 de ani 3 August – Marcel Toader, 56, Romanian rugby union player (Steaua București, national team), heart attack.A murit Marcel Toader 8 August – Marius Todericiu, 49, Romanian football player (Brașov, Weismain) and manager (Darmstadt 98), suicide.Marius Todericiu, găsit mort în Germania. Prima ipoteză a anchetatorilor 12 August – Florin Halagian, 80, Romanian football player (Dinamo București) and manager (Argeș Pitești, national team).Doliu în fotbalul românesc! A murit Florin Halagian!

September

7 September – Sava Dumitrescu, pharmacologist (b. 1927)http://www.umfiasi.ro/umf/ie2/navigation.jsp?node=1330, Universitatea De Medicina Si Farmacie, Conducatori de doctorat. Retrieved March 8, 2011. 18 September – Alexandru Darie, 60, Romanian theater director. Director Alexandru Darie has passed away

October

15 October – Tamara Buciuceanu, 90, Romanian actress (Silent Wedding, Everybody in Our Family), heart disease.A murit marea actriţă Tamara Buciuceanu Botez 29 October – , singer

November

2 November – Leo Iorga, 54, Romanian rock singer and guitarist, lung cancer.A murit Leo Iorga, fostul solist al trupei Compact, la vârsta de 54 de ani 3 November – Sorin Frunzăverde, 59, Romanian politician, MP (2007–2009) and Minister of National Defence (2000, 2006–2007), kidney disease.A murit Sorin Frunzăverde, fost deputat și ministru din partea PD, la vârsta de 59 de ani 5 November – Larion Serghei, 67, Romanian sprint canoer, Olympic bronze medalist (1976).Larion Serghei 16 November – Bogdan Niculescu-Duvăz, 69, Romanian politician, MP (1990–2016).Fostul ministru Bogdan Niculescu-Duvăz a murit. Avea 70 de ani 20 November – Dorel Zugrăvescu, 88, Romanian geophysicist.Dr. Dorel Gheorghe Zugrăvescu

December

23 December – Georgeta Snegur, 82, Romanian-born Moldovan socialite, First Lady (1990–1997).A murit Georgeta Snegur, cea dintâi Prima Doamnă a Republicii Moldova

See also

2019 in the European Union Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019

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