1936 in Romania
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Events from the year 1936 in Romania. The year saw the Craiova Trial of Romanian Communist Party activists.
Incumbents
Events
- 10 May â The National Museum of the Village "Dimitrie Gusti" (Muzeul NaÈional al Satului "Dimitrie Gusti") is founded.[3]
- 16 May â Ford Romania open their factory in Bucharest capable of assembling 2,500 cars a year.[4]
- 24 May â Romania wins the Balkan Cup for the third time, with Sándor Schwartz scoring the most goals in the tournament.[5]
- 5 June â Ana Pauker and eighteen other Communist activists are put on trial in Craiova.[6]
- 20 July â Romania signs the Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits governing the Bosporus and Dardanelles.[7]
- Date unknown â Henri Rang wins silver in the 1936 Summer Olympics in the Grand Prix des Nations.[8]
Births
- 23 January â Georgeta Hurmuzachi, artistic gymnast, bronze medal winner at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[9]
- 9 April â Dorin N. Poenaru, nuclear physicist and engineer.
- 13 October â Elika Ussoskin, Romanian-born Israeli judge.[10]
- 25 October â Elena MÄrgÄrit, gymnast, bronze medal winner at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.[11]
- 12 December â Iolanda BalaÈ, high jumper who held the world record and became the first Romanian woman to win an Olympic gold medal, in the 1960 games. She also won a medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[12]
Deaths
- 2 March â Alexandru Ciura, journalist, short story writer, and priest (born 1876).
- 8 June â Dumitru ÈtefÄnescu, known as Gogea Mitu, the tallest Romanian and tallest professional boxer in history (born 1909).[13]