Events from the year 1950 in Romania. The year saw Romania build relationships with other Communist states, including China and East Germany.
Incumbents
Events
Births
- 1 February â Mircea Puta, mathematician (died in 2007).
- 18 March â Tudor Ratiu, mathematician.
- 14 April â Daniela CrÃÂsnaru, poet.
- 30 April â Gheorghe MoroÃÂanu, mathematician.
- 13 May â Sergiu Klainerman, mathematician.
- 29 July â Maricica PuicÃÂ, middle-distance runner, winner of the inaugural 3,000 m at the 1984 Summer Olympics and world record-holder in 1986.
- 6 September â Eugene Sârbu, violinist (died 2024)
- 15 November â Princess Elena of Romania, daughter of King Michael I and Queen Anne of Romania.
- 6 December â Gheorghe PÃÂun, computer scientist.
Deaths
- 10 May â Vasile Aftenie, Auxiliary bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church, titular Bishop of Ulpiana, beaten to death at VÃÂcÃÂreÃÂti Prison, beatified on 2 June 2019 (born 1899).
- 18 May â Henri Cihoski, major general during World War I and was Minister of War from 1928 to 1930, died in Sighet Prison (born 1871).
- 19 May â Daniel Ciugureanu, politician, Prime Minister of the Moldavian Democratic Republic in 1918, President of the Romanian Senate, died in Sighet Prison (born 1885).
- 25 May â Nicolae CiupercÃÂ, lieutenant general who served in both world wars and was Minister of War from 1938 to 1939, anti-communist resistance leader, who died in VÃÂcÃÂreÃÂti Prison (born 1882).
- 12 June â Eugen Cristescu, head of SiguranÃÂa Statului secret police and of the Secret Intelligence Service, who died in VÃÂcÃÂreÃÂti Prison (born 1895)
- 15 June â Nicolae Macici, lieutenant general during World War II, who died in Aiud Prison (born 1886).
- 26 June â Iosif Jumanca, politician, killed by torture at Gherla Prison (born 1893).
- 30 August â Alexandru Lapedatu, historian, politician, President of the Senate of Romania, member and President of the Romanian Academy, died in Sighet Prison (born 1876).
- 3 September â Traian Vuia, aviation pioneer (born 1872).
- 16 September â Nicolae Samsonovici, Defence Minister and delegate to the Conference for the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments, who died in Sighet Prison (born 1877).
- 19 September â Constantin Eftimiu, brigadier general during World War II, Minister in the SÃÂnÃÂtescu cabinet, anti-communist resistance leader, who died in Aiud Prison (born 1893).
- 30 December â Mihail Manoilescu, engineer, economist, journalist who served as Foreign Minister, died in Sighet Prison (born 1891).
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