1946 in Romania explained

Events from the year 1946 in Romania. The year started with the end of the royal strike and ended with the Romanian Communist Party win the first election following the introduction of women's suffrage.

Incumbents

• King

Michael I.^[1]

• Prime Minister

Petru Groza.^[2]

Events

• 2 January – Representatives from the Soviet Union, United Kingdom, United States meet the Prime Minister and agree a formulation of the government that is acceptable to the king.^[3]
• 7 January – The king ends the royal strike.^[4]
• 22 April – Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej attends a meeting of Jewish organizations, calling for the creation of a Jewish Democratic Committee within the Romanian Communist Party.^[5]
• 2 July – Soviet and Romanian officials agree to create a SovRom joint venture in lumber production named Sovromlemn.^[6]
• 12 October – Romanians in Northern Transylvania draft a resolution asking for a say in whether they remain part of Hungary or rejoin Romania.^[7]
• 15 October – At the end of the Paris Peace Conference, Romania's borders are restored to 1 January 1941, with the addition of the transfer of Northern Transylvania from Hungary.^[8]
• 19 November – In the first general election with women's suffrage, the Romanian Communist Party wins with a majority.^[9]

Births

• 19 January – Georgeta Stoleriu, opera singer and educator.^[10]
• 31 May – Adriana Bittel, author of short stories.^[11]
• 19 July – Ilie Năstase, tennis player ranked number one between 23 August 1973 and 2 June 1974.^[12]
• 31 July – Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic, Olympic-medal-winning fencer (died 2009).^[13]
• 12 October – Ion Rîmaru, serial killer who terrorized Bucharest between 1970 and 1971, executed at Jilava Prison in 1971.^[14]
• 14 December – Aura Urziceanu, singer.

Deaths

• 8 April – Sava Athanasiu, geologist and paleontologist (born 1861).^[15]
• 11 April – Dem. Theodorescu, journalist, humorist, and critic (born 1888).
• 21 May – Ilie Șteflea, general and Chief of the General Staff during World War II (born 1888).
• 1 June – Ion Antonescu, military officer and marshal, Prime Minister and Conducător during most of World War II, executed at Jilava Prison (born 1882).^[16]
• 11 June – Sofia Nădejde, novelist, playwright and activist (born 1876).^[17]

Notes and References

1. Book: Scurtu, Ioan . Istoria Românilor în Timpul Celor Patru Regi (1866-1947) . The History of the Romanians under the Four Kings (1866-1947) . 2004 . Editura Enciclopedică . Bucharest . 978-9-73450-441-1 . 11 . 2 . RO.
2. Book: Tucker, Spencer . The Cold War: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection . Santa Barbara . . 2020 . 978-1-44086-076-8 . 669.
3. Book: Hitchins, Keith . Keith Hitchins . Rumania, 1866-1947 . Oxford . . 2007 . 524 . 978-0-19822-126-5 .
4. Book: Constantin C. . Giurescu . Horia C. . Matei . Marcel . Popa . Ion . Alexandrescu . Ioan . Chiper . Chronological History of Romania . Bucharest . Enciclopedică Română . 1974 . 362 . 251025169.
5. Teodor . Wexler . Dr. Wilhelm Filderman - un avocat pentru cauza națională a României . Dr. Wilhelm Filderman - an Advocate for Romania's National Cause . Magazin Istoric . September 1996 . 83 . RO.
6. Book: Csaba . Békés . László . Borhi . Peter . Ruggenthaler . Ottmar . Trașcă . Soviet Occupation of Romania, Hungary, and Austria 1944/45–1948/49 . New York . Central European University Press . 2015 . 81 . 978-9-63386-075-5.
7. Book: Spector, Sherman David . Romania at the Paris Peace Conference: A Study of the Diplomacy of Ioan I.C. Brătianu . Iași . The Center for Romanian Studies the Romanian Cultural Foundation . 1995 . 978-9-73915-572-4 . 86.
8. Book: Fowkes, Ben . Rise and Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe . London . MacMillan . 1995 . 978-0-33365-106-3 . 32.
9. M. . Ștefan . În umbra Cortinei de Fie . In the Shadow of the Iron Curtain . Dosarele Istoriei . 11 . 51 . 2000 . 9–10.
10. Web site: Georgeta Stoleriu. Societatea Muzicala. 12 January 2016. Bucharest, Romania. Romanian. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160112192609/http://www.societateamuzicala.ro/georgeta-stoleriu. 12 January 2016.
11. Book: Caja, Nicolae . Contribuția evreilor din România la cultură și civilizație . The Contribution of Romanian Jews to Culture and Civilization . Bucharest . Editura Hasefer . 2004 . 978-9-73630-067-7 . 442 . RO.
12. Book: The International Who's Who: 1992-93 . London . Europa publications . 1992 . 978-0-94665-384-3 . 1167.
13. Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic. https://web.archive.org/web/20130209151953/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/ecaterina-stahl-iencic-1.html. 9 February 2013. 13 March 2022.
14. Web site: Râmaru, primul criminal în serie al României moderne. Mihnea-Preda. Pârvu. Evenimentul Zilei. ro. March 8, 2012. August 16, 2022.
15. Book: Dorina N. . Rusu . Eugen . Simion . Membrii Academiei Române, 1866-1999 . Members of the Romanian Academy, 1866—1999 . Bucharest . Editura Academiei Române . 1999 . 978-9-73276-967-6 . 33 . RO.
16. Deletant, pp. 259, 350
17. Book: Mihăilescu, Ștefania . Ștefania Mihăilescu . Maria . Bucur . Maria Bucur . Nădejde, Sofia (1856-1946) . Francisca . de Haan . Krasimira . Daskalova . Anna . Loutfi . Biographical Dictionary of Women's Movements and Feminisms in Central, Eastern, and South Eastern Europe: 19th and 20th Centuries . Budapest . . 2006 . 978-9-63732-639-4 . 362.