1936 in Romania explained

Events from the year 1936 in Romania. The year saw the Craiova Trial of Romanian Communist Party activists.

Incumbents

• King: Carol II.^[1]
• Prime Minister: Gheorghe Tătărescu.^[2]

Events

• 10 May – The National Museum of the Village "Dimitrie Gusti" (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Muzeul Național al Satului "Dimitrie Gusti") is founded.^[3]
• 16 May – Ford Romania open their factory in Bucharest capable of assembling 2,500 cars a year.^[4]
• 24 May – Romania wins the Balkan Cup for the third time, with Sándor Schwartz scoring the most goals in the tournament.^[5]
• 5 June – Ana Pauker and eighteen other Communist activists are put on trial in Craiova.^[6]
• 20 July – Romania signs the Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits governing the Bosporus and Dardanelles.^[7]
• Date unknown – Henri Rang wins silver in the 1936 Summer Olympics in the Grand Prix des Nations.^[8]

Births

• 23 January – Georgeta Hurmuzachi, artistic gymnast, bronze medal winner at the 1956 Summer Olympics.^[9]
• 9 April – Dorin N. Poenaru, nuclear physicist and engineer.
• 13 October – Elika Ussoskin, Romanian-born Israeli judge.^[10]
• 25 October – Elena Mărgărit, gymnast, bronze medal winner at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.^[11]
• 12 December – Iolanda Balaș, 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 – Alexandru Ciura, journalist, short story writer, and priest (born 1876).
• 8 June – Dumitru Ștefănescu, known as Gogea Mitu, the tallest Romanian and tallest professional boxer in history (born 1909).^[13]

Notes and References

1. Book: Treptow, Kurt W. . A History of Romania . Iaşi . Center for Romanian Studies . 2001 . 978-9-73943-235-1 . 597.
2. Book: Spuler, Bertold . Rulers and Governments of the World Volume 3: 1930 to 1975 . London . Bowker . 1977 . 978-0-85935-056-3 . 444.
3. Book: Aurelia . Duțu . Irina . Oberländer-Târnoveanu . Ghidul muzeelor și colecțiilor din România . Guide to Museums and Collections in Romania . Bucharest . nstitutul de Memorie Culturală . 2006 . 31 . 978-9-73870-045-1 .
4. Lavinia . Popica . Ford Motor Company in Romania . Muzeul National . 22 . 2010 . 130.
5. Book: Michael L. . LaBlanc . Richard . Henshaw . The World Encyclopedia of Soccer . Detroit . Gale Research . 1994 . 245 . 978-0-81038-995-3.
6. Book: Levy, Robert . Ana Pauker: The Rise and Fall of a Jewish Communist . Berkeley . University of California Press . 2001 . 49 . 978-0-52022-395-0 .
7. Book: Ronzitti, Natalino . The Law of Naval Warfare . London . M. Nijhoff . 1988 . 435 . 978-9-02473-652-2 .
8. Romania Sent a Delegation of 147 people to Tokyo's Olympics. Rumanian Bulletin. 8. October 1964. 25.
9. Gheorgheta Hurmuzachi . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151007163704/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hu/gheorgheta-hurmuzachi-1.html . 7 October 2015.
10. Book: Encyclopaedia Judaica. 3. Fred. Skolnik. Fred Skolnik. Michael. Berenbaum. Michael Berenbaum. Macmillan Reference. 2007. 2nd. 130. 978-002865-931-2.
11. Web site: Hilary . Evans . Arild . Gjerde . Jeroen . Heijmans . Bill . Mallon . etal . Elena Mărgărit-Niculescu . https://web.archive.org/web/20161203141429/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/elena-margarit-niculescu-1.html . dead . 3 December 2016 . Sports Reference LLC . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.
12. Web site: Obituary: Iolanda Balas, Romanian athlete. Davidson, Jack. The Scotsman. 23 March 2016. 10 October 2019.
13. Book: Donald . McFarlan . David A. . Boeh . Norris Dewar . McWhirter . Guinness Book of World Records 1990 . Sterling . New York . 1990 . 28 . 464 . 978-0-80695-790-6 .