1954 in Romania
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Events from the year 1954 in Romania. The year was marked by the 1954 Romanian blizzard.
- President of the Provisional Presidium of the Republic: Petru Groza.[1]
- Prime Minister: Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej.[2]
- General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party:[3]
- Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (until 19 April).
- Gheorghe Apostol (from 19 April).
Events
- 9 January – Opera Națională București (Bucharest National Opera) perform for the first time at their new venue. The performance is Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades.[4]
- 3 February – Records are set during a massive snowstorm when 115.9 L/m2 (2.37 imp gal/sq ft) snow falls on Grivița, a layer of snow 175 m (574 ft) thick is found in Călărași and a high windspeed of 126 km/h (78 mph) is reported in Bucharest.[5]
- 31 March – Jewish writer A. L. Zissu is sentenced to life imprisonment for "conspiring against the social order".[6]
- 17 April – Article 4 of Decree nr. 189 establishes ensigns for auxiliary and Coast Guard vessels as well as serving ships of the Romanian Navy.[7]
- 15 May – The Latin Union is created with Romania a founder member.[8]
- 18 September – TARS is renamed TAROM (Transporturi Aeriene Române, Romanian Air Transport) to recognise the full ownership of the airline by the Romanian state.[9]
- 5 December – Metalul Reșița become the first club representing Divizia B to win the Romanian Cup final.[10]
- Unknown date – The Institute for Film and the Institute for Theatre I. L. Caragiale merge to form the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts (IATC).[11]
