2012 Event Prime Minister Victor Ponta, of the Social Liberal Union, is nominated by Romanian President, Traian Basescu, to form a new government after Romania holds its parliamentary election later this December 1996 Death Nicu Ceausescu, son of Romanian President, Nicolae Ceasescu, drinker, gambler, playboy, imprisoned for misusing government funds, dies at 45 in Vienna, Austria 1995 Death Bernard Cornfeld, Romanian/US financier (Fund of Funds), dies at 67 1994 Event Romanian social-democrats form government with anti-Semites 1994 Death Samuel Bronston, Romanian/US producer (El Cid), dies at 85 1993 Death Eliva "Elvire" Popesco, Romanian/French actress (Le roi), dies at 99 1989 Death Elena Ceaucescu, wife of Romanian dictator Nicolae, executed 1989 Death Nicolae Ceaucescu, Romanian dictator (1945-89), executed 1989 Event Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci flees to Hungary 1974 Event Romanian Communist Party names party leader Ceausescu president 1972 Death Henri Coanda, Romanian Inventor 1970 Death Lucien Goldmann, Romanian/French sociologist/philosopher, dies 1968 Event Romanian president Ceausescu visits Prague 1965 Death George Calinescu, Romanian author (Lauda Lucrorilor), dies at 65 1965 Death Gheorge Gheorghiu Dej, Romanian president, dies at 63 1963 Birthday Paula Ivan, Romanian runner, world record mile 1960 Death Ana Pauker-Rabensohn, Romanian Foreign Minister (1945-52), dies at 67 1957 Death George Bacovia [Vasiliu], Romanian poet/composer (Plumb), dies at 75 1957 Death Grigore Gafencu, Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs (1938-39), dies at 65 1956 Birthday Doina Melinte, Romanian running star, world record 1500 m/mile indoor 1955 Death Georges Enescu, Romanian/French violist/composer (Oedipe), dies at 73 1952 Event Romanian premier Petru Groza chosen president 1951 Birthday Traian Basescu, Romanian Politician 1951 Event Romanian bishop A Pacha of Timisoara sentenced to 18 years 1951 Birthday Nicu Ceausescu, born in Romania, son of Romanian President, Nicolae Ceasescu, drinker, gambler, playboy, imprisoned for misusing government funds 1947 Event Romanian republic proclaimed 1944 Event General Radescu forms Romanian government 1942 Event 3rd and 5th Romanian army corp surrenders 1941 Event Romanian Legionnaires enter Odessa Russia 1941 Event German and Romanian soldiers kill 11,000 Jews in Kishinev 1933 Death Anna de Noailles, Romanian Writer 1927 Birthday Oskar Pastior, born in Sibiu, Romania, poet, writer, translator, studied German at University of Bucharest, translated Romanian literature into German, among other works by Tudor Arghezi, Tristan Tzara, Gellu Naum, Urmuz 1927 Birthday Bernard "Bernie" Cornfeld, Romanian/U.S. financier, Fund of Funds 1926 Birthday Anatol Vieru, born in Romania, composer, music theoretician, studied with Aram Khachaturian, wrote symphonies, string quartets, concertos, chamber music, leading Romanian composer of the 20th century 1921 Birthday Angelica Rozeanu, Romanian table tennis player, World Champ 1950-55 1920 Birthday Paul Celan, Antschell, German/Romanian poet, Collected Prose 1920 Death Alexandru D Xenopol, Romanian historian, dies at 72 1919 Event Romanian forces destroys Bela Kun Republic in Budapest 1918 Birthday Nicolae Ceausescu, Romanian president, 1967-90 1916 Death Carmen Sylva, Romanian Royalty 1913 Death Stefan O Iosif, Romanian poet (Beautiful Irine), dies at 37 1912 Birthday George E Palade, Romanian/U.S. cell biologist, ribosomen, Nobel 1974 1907 Event Romanian Army puts down Moldavian farmers' revolt 1906 Event Vuia I aircraft built by Romanian Traja Vuia tested in France 1889 Death Ion Creanga, Romanian (fairy tales) author, dies at 52 1889 Death Mihail Eminesco, Romanian poet (Luceafarul), dies at 39 1886 Birthday Henri Coanda, Romanian Inventor 1881 Birthday George Bacovia, Vasiliu, Romanian poet/composer/painter 1876 Birthday Anna de Noailles, Romanian Writer 1876 Birthday Constantin Brancusi, Romanian/French sculptor, Princesse X 1872 Death Ion Heliade-Radulescu, Romanian politician/author, dies at 70 1868 Death Costache Negruzzi, Romanian author and poet, dies at about 60 1864 Event Romanian Jews are forbidden to practice law 1852 Birthday Ion Luca Caragiale, Romanian actor and playwright, O Noapte Furtunoasa 1850 Birthday Mihail Eminesco, Eminovici, Romanian poet, Samanul Dionis 1843 Birthday Carmen Sylva, Romanian Royalty 1837 Birthday Ion Creanga, Romanian fairy tale author, Amintiti the Copilarie 1693 Death Dodoftei, Romanian metropolitan of Moldavia/writer (Saint Lives), dies
