1948 in Romania

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See also:	Other events of 1948; History of Romania; Timeline of Romanian history; Years in Romania;

Events from the year 1948 in Romania. The year saw the formalisation of the Romanian People's Republic.

Incumbents

Events

28 March – The first elections held in the Romanian People's Republic are held. The People's Democratic Front gain 93.2% of the vote.^[4]
13 April – A new Constitution is adopted, introducing a "people's democracy."^[5]
14 May – at least 10.000 innocent romanian citizens are arrested and sentenced to death or prison for life by communist authorities. The football club FC Dinamo București is founded.^[6]

11 June – The Great National Assembly announces the nationalization of all industry, mines, banking and transportation.^[7]
30 August – The Securitate (Departamentul Securității Statului, Department of State Security) is found.^[8]

Births

17 February – Valentin Ceaușescu, physicist.
19 July – Argentina Menis, Olympic-medal-winning discus thrower.^[9]
3 August – Ioana Tudoran, Olympic-medal-winning rower.^[10]
13 August – Prince Paul, claimant to the Royal House of Romania.^[11]
28 November – Mariana Nicolesco, operatic soprano (died 2022).^[12]

Deaths

2 February – Smaranda Brăescu, parachuting and aviation pioneer (born 1897).^[13]
27 February – Nicodim, Patriarch of All Romania between 1939 and 1948 (born 1864).^[14]
29 February – Constantin S. Constantin, major general during World War II, he died at Văcărești Prison (born 1889).^[15]
5 May – Sextil Pușcariu, linguist and philologist (born 1877).^[16]
16 June – Mircea Damian, prose writer and journalist (born 1899).
22 June – Ioan Simu, Greek-Catholic priest and politician (born 1875).^[17]
14 September – Constantin Angelescu, Prime Minister of Romania between 30 December 1933 and 3 January 1934 (born 1869).^[18]
13 December – Zaharia Bârsan, playwright, poet, and actor (born 1878).^[19]
19 December – Ella Negruzzi, lawyer and human rights advocate (born 1876).^[20]

References

^ Cioroianu, Adrian (2005). Pe Umerii lui Marx. O Introducere în Istoria Comunismului Românesc [On the Shoulders of Marx. An Exploration into the History of Romanian Communism] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editura Curtea Veche. p. 280. ISBN 978-973-669-390-8.
^ Tucker, Spencer (2020). The Cold War: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. p. 669. ISBN 978-1-44086-076-8.
^ Bell, Imogen (2003). Central and South-Eastern Europe. London: Europa. p. 483. ISBN 978-1-85743-186-5.
^ Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (2010). Elections in Europe: A Data Handbook. Baden-Baden: Nomos. p. 1604. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
^ Roszkowski, Wojciech (2015). East Central Europe: A Concise History. Warsaw: Instytut Studiów Politycznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk. p. 310. ISBN 978-8-36409-148-3.
^ "Editorial Cornel Dinu. Tristeți istorice de ziua lui Dinamo. Paralelă dureroasă cu statul Israel, fondat la aceeași dată, 14 mai 1948" [Editorial Cornel Dinu. Historical sadness for Dinamo's birthday. Painful parallel with the state of Israel, founded on the same date, May 14, 1948]. www.fanatik.ro (in Romanian). 14 May 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
^ Tomaszewski, Jerzy (1989). The Socialist Regimes of East Central Europe: Their Establishment and Consolidation, 1944-67. London: Routledge. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-41502-027-5.
^ Deletant, Dennis (2010). Ceausescu and the Securitate: Coercion and Dissent in Romania, 1965-1989. London: Hurst & Company. p. 65.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Argentina Menis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "oana Tudoran". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
^ Eilers, Marlene A. (1998). Queen Victoria's Descendants. Falköping: Rosvall Royal Books. p. 189. ISBN 978-9-16305-964-3.
^ Elster, Robert J.; Tyndall, Amy (2009). International Who's Who in Classical Music. London: Routledge. p. 592. ISBN 978-1-85743-513-9.
^ "Smaranda Brăescu". BVAU. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017.
^ Cioroianu, Adrian (2002). Focul Ascuns în Piatră [The Fire Hidden in the Stone] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editura Polirom. p. 310. ISBN 978-973-68-1076-3.
^ "Generali români – morți în închisorile regimului trecut (23 august 1944 – 15 octombrie 1964)" [Romanian Generals Who Died in the Prisons of the Former Regime (23 August 1944 – 15 October 1964)]. Cuvântul Liber (in Romanian). October 29, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-29. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
^ Niculescu, Alexandru (1998–1999), "Sextil Pușcariu – un simbol al demnității transilvane" (PDF), Dacoromania (in Romanian), III–IV, Cluj-Napoca: 187–190
^ Totoianu, Radu (2018), "On the Political Activities of the Greek-Catholic Protopope of Sebeș, Ioan Simu (1875–1948)" (PDF), Terra Sebus. Acta Musei Sabesiensis, 10: 315–331
^ Olaru, Corneliu (2001). Un Secol de Economie Românească, 1848-1947: Oamenii și Opera [A Century of Romanian Economy, 1848-1947: People and Work] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editura Newa TED. ISBN 978-9-73903-514-9.
^ Aurel Sasu (ed.), Dicționarul biografic al literaturii române, vol. I, p. 433. Pitești: Editura Paralela 45, 2004. ISBN 973-697-758-7
^ Maftei, Ionel (15 August 2001). "Jurista Ella Negruzzi, 125 de ani de la nastere" [Lawyer Ella Negruzzi, 125 years since her birth] (in Romanian). Iași, Romania: Evenimentul Regional al Moldovei. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.

[1] Cioroianu, Adrian (2005). Pe Umerii lui Marx. O Introducere în Istoria Comunismului Românesc [On the Shoulders of Marx. An Exploration into the History of Romanian Communism] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editura Curtea Veche. p. 280. ISBN 978-973-669-390-8.

[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] Bell, Imogen (2003). Central and South-Eastern Europe. London: Europa. p. 483. ISBN 978-1-85743-186-5.

[4] Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (2010). Elections in Europe: A Data Handbook. Baden-Baden: Nomos. p. 1604. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.

[5] Roszkowski, Wojciech (2015). East Central Europe: A Concise History. Warsaw: Instytut Studiów Politycznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk. p. 310. ISBN 978-8-36409-148-3.

[6] "Editorial Cornel Dinu. Tristeți istorice de ziua lui Dinamo. Paralelă dureroasă cu statul Israel, fondat la aceeași dată, 14 mai 1948" [Editorial Cornel Dinu. Historical sadness for Dinamo's birthday. Painful parallel with the state of Israel, founded on the same date, May 14, 1948]. www.fanatik.ro (in Romanian). 14 May 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

[7] Tomaszewski, Jerzy (1989). The Socialist Regimes of East Central Europe: Their Establishment and Consolidation, 1944-67. London: Routledge. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-41502-027-5.

[8] Deletant, Dennis (2010). Ceausescu and the Securitate: Coercion and Dissent in Romania, 1965-1989. London: Hurst & Company. p. 65.

[9] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Argentina Menis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

[10] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "oana Tudoran". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

[11] Eilers, Marlene A. (1998). Queen Victoria's Descendants. Falköping: Rosvall Royal Books. p. 189. ISBN 978-9-16305-964-3.

[12] Elster, Robert J.; Tyndall, Amy (2009). International Who's Who in Classical Music. London: Routledge. p. 592. ISBN 978-1-85743-513-9.

[13] "Smaranda Brăescu". BVAU. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017.

[14] Cioroianu, Adrian (2002). Focul Ascuns în Piatră [The Fire Hidden in the Stone] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editura Polirom. p. 310. ISBN 978-973-68-1076-3.

[15] "Generali români – morți în închisorile regimului trecut (23 august 1944 – 15 octombrie 1964)" [Romanian Generals Who Died in the Prisons of the Former Regime (23 August 1944 – 15 October 1964)]. Cuvântul Liber (in Romanian). October 29, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-29. Retrieved June 20, 2023.

[16] Niculescu, Alexandru (1998–1999), "Sextil Pușcariu – un simbol al demnității transilvane" (PDF), Dacoromania (in Romanian), III–IV, Cluj-Napoca: 187–190

[17] Totoianu, Radu (2018), "On the Political Activities of the Greek-Catholic Protopope of Sebeș, Ioan Simu (1875–1948)" (PDF), Terra Sebus. Acta Musei Sabesiensis, 10: 315–331

[18] Olaru, Corneliu (2001). Un Secol de Economie Românească, 1848-1947: Oamenii și Opera [A Century of Romanian Economy, 1848-1947: People and Work] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editura Newa TED. ISBN 978-9-73903-514-9.

[19] Aurel Sasu (ed.), Dicționarul biografic al literaturii române, vol. I, p. 433. Pitești: Editura Paralela 45, 2004. ISBN 973-697-758-7

[20] Maftei, Ionel (15 August 2001). "Jurista Ella Negruzzi, 125 de ani de la nastere" [Lawyer Ella Negruzzi, 125 years since her birth] (in Romanian). Iași, Romania: Evenimentul Regional al Moldovei. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.

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