1966 in Romania
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This is a list of 1966 events that occurred in the Socialist Republic of Romania.
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Incumbents
Events
March
- March 15 – The decennial census is held in Romania, and counted the population of Romania on that date.[3][4]
June
- June 19-25 – 1966 World Ninepin Bowling Classic Championships is held in Bucharest.[5]
July
- July 7 – At the Warsaw Pact conference in Bucharest, Romania makes a joint declaration along with the European Communist nations to send volunteers to Vietnam if requested for such support by the North Vietnamese government.[6]
August
- August 11 – A Lisunov Li-2 airliner, operated by Tarom crashed in the Lotriora Valley in Romania, near the city of Sibiu, killing all 24 people on board.[7]
October
- October 1-9 – EuroBasket Women 1966 of the European Women Basketball Championship is held in Romania.[8]
- Decree 770 is personally sanctioned by Ceaușescu, and signed by the communist Romanian government in 1967.[9][10]
Births
February
- February 11 –Cristina Elena Grigoraș, retired Romanian artistic gymnast[11]
September
Deaths
March
- March 9 – Duiliu Marcu, architect (born 1885).[13]
August
- August 28 – Leontin Sălăjan, Communist military and political leader (born 1913).
October
- October 6 – Mitchell Fields (Mendel Feldman), 65, Romanian-American sculptor.[14]