2017 in Romania explained

The following lists events in the year 2017 in Romania.

Incumbents

• President: Klaus Iohannis^[1]
• Prime Minister: Dacian Cioloș (until January 4), Sorin Grindeanu (until June 21), Mihai Tudose

Events

January

• January 4 – Sorin Grindeanu takes over as Prime Minister of Romania.
• January 24 – President Klaus Iohannis initiates proceedings for a national referendum on continuing the fight against corruption in Romania.^[2]
• January 29 – Over 90,000 people march in protests against the government's proposal to pardon thousands of prisoners.^[3]
• January 31 – Despite protests, the government adopts an emergency ordinance to decriminalize some offenses.^[4]

February

• February 4 – Prime Minister Grindeanu announces plans to scrap the proposed decree decriminalizing graft offenses.^[5]
• February 5 – Tens of thousands march against a government's plan to decriminalize certain corruption offenses.^[6]
• February 8 – 2017 Romanian protests
  • The government fails to secure a minister who is investigated for corruption.^[7]
  • President Iohannis's appeal against the emergency ordinance to decriminalize corruption offenses was rejected by the Constitutional Court.^[8]
• February 9 – After losing support of Prime Minister Grindeanu, Florin Iordache resigns from Justice Minister.^[9] The same day, the President of the Senate notifies the Constitutional Court on a judicial conflict between the government and the National Anticorruption Directorate.^[10]

June

• June 16 – Ludovic Orban is elected President of the National Liberal Party, the largest opposition party in the country.
• June 21 – The Parliament dismisses Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu after his Social Democratic Party submits a no-confidence vote.^{[11] [12]}
• June 26 – President Iohannis appoints former Minister of Economy Mihai Tudose as new Prime Minister of Romania.

August

• August 24 – Newly elected President of France Emmanuel Macron visits Romania for the first time.

September

• September 17 – A violent storm in western Romania leaves eight people dead and 137 injured.^{[13] [14]}
• September 30 – One person dies and 19 people are hospitalized for smoke inhalation after a fire breaks out at a retirement home in Bucharest.^{[15] [16]}

Sport

• February 3 – Vatra Dornei hosts the FIL World Luge Championships, with Romania's team placing fourth.

Arts and entertainment

• May 14–20 – Despite rain, the 14th edition of Bucharest Pride unfolds in Romania's capital. Human rights organisations and 30 embassies endorse the event.
• June 2–11 – The 16th edition of Transilvania International Film Festival takes place in Cluj-Napoca. French actor Alain Delon receives the TIFF Award for his entire career.^[17]
• July 1 – Cluj Pride, first pride parade to take place in Transylvania, is attended by 1,000 people.
• August 3–6 – Up to 330,000 people attend the largest edition to date of Untold Festival in Cluj-Napoca.^[18] Among artists that performed during the four-day festival are MØ, Charli XCX, Ellie Goulding, Armin van Buuren, Marshmello, Martin Garrix and Steve Aoki.

Deaths

January

See main article: Deaths in January 2017.

• January 12 – Iulian Rădulescu, 79, self-proclaimed "emperor of Roma from everywhere" (b. 1938)
• January 18 – Ion Besoiu, 85, actor (b. 1931)^[19]
• January 22 –
  • Dan Caspi, 71, Romanian-born Israeli media theorist and academic.^[20]
  • Cristina Adela Foișor, 49, chess player (b. 1967)^{[21] [22]}
• January 24 – Dan Adamescu, 68, businessman (b. 1948)^[23]
• January 29 –, 88, conductor (b. 1928)^[24]

February

See main article: Deaths in February 2017.

• February 1 –
  • Constantin Dinulescu, 85, footballer (AS Progresul București).^[25]
  • Alma Redlinger, 92, painter.^[26]
• February 5 – Irma Adelman, 86, Romanian-born American economist.^[27]
• February 7 – Valeriu Bularca, 85, wrestler, Olympic silver medalist (1964).^[28]
• February 9 – Radu Gabrea, 79, film director (Călătoria lui Gruber) and screenwriter.^[29]
• February 20 – Sofía Ímber, 92, Romanian-born Venezuelan journalist.^[30]

April

See main article: Deaths in April 2017.

• April 5 – Atanase Sciotnic, 75, sprint canoeist, Olympic silver medalist (1972) (b. 1942).^[31]
• April 7 – Nicolae Șerban Tanașoca, 75, historian and philologist (b. 1941).^[32]
• April 16 – George Bălăiță, 81, novelist (b. 1935).^[33]

May

See main article: Deaths in May 2017.

• May 20 – Victor Găureanu, 49, Olympic fencer (1992, 2000), world championship bronze medalist (1994, 2001) (b. 1967).^[34]
• May 23 – Viorel Morariu, 85, rugby union player, Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service recipient (b. 1931).^[35]

June

See main article: Deaths in June 2017.

• June 10 – Mihai Nedef, 85, Olympic basketball player (1952) (b. 1931).^[36]
• June 11 – Corneliu Stroe, 67, drummer and percussionist (b. 1949).^[37]
• June 12 – Gheorghe Gușet, 49, shot putter, competed in 1992, 2000, and 2004 Olympics (b. 1968).^[38]
• June 24 – Tom Kremer, 87, Romanian-born British game designer and publisher (b. 1930).^[39]

July

See main article: Deaths in July 2017.

• July 10 – Augustin Buzura, 78, Romanian writer and journalist (b. 1938).^[40]
• July 12 – Liviu Giurgian, 54, Romanian hurdler (b. 1962).^[41]
• July 24 – Niculae Nedeff, 88, Romanian handball player and coach (b. 1928).^[42]

August

See main article: Deaths in August 2017.

• August 1 – Ana-Maria Avram, 55, Romanian composer (b. 1961).^[43]
• August 3 – Ioan Popa, 64, Romanian Olympic fencer (1976, 1980) (b. 1953).^[44]
• August 12 – Tudor Postelnicu, 85, Romanian politician, police officer, and criminal, head of the Securitate (1978–1987), Minister of Internal Affairs (1987–1989) (b. 1931).^[45]

September

See main article: Deaths in September 2017.

• September 6 – Nicolae Lupescu, 76, Romanian football player and manager (b. 1940).^[46]
• September 12 – Tudor Petruș, 67, Romanian Olympic fencer (b. 1949).^[47]
• September 15 – Mircea Ionescu-Quintus, 100, Ukrainian-born Romanian politician, Minister of Justice (1991–1992) and President of the Senate (2000) (b. 1917).^[48]

October

See main article: Deaths in October 2017.

• October 5 – Dan Hanganu, 78, Romanian-born Canadian architect (b. 1939).^[49]
• October 31 – Mircea Drăgan, 85, Romanian film director (b. 1932).^[50]

December

See main article: Deaths in December 2017.

• December 5 –
  • Michael I of Romania, 96, former king (b. 1921)^[51]
  • Cristina Nicolau, 40, Romanian Olympic triple jumper (2000), European Athletics U23 champion (1997, 1999).^[52]

See also

• • List of 2017 box office number-one films in Romania 2017 in the European Union
• 2017 in Europe
• Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

Notes and References

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2. Web site: Iohannis a declanșat procedura de referendum dar Parlamentul n-a primit mesajul, fiindcă e vacanță. "Evident că am un plan B" . . January 24, 2017 . Romanian . September 30, 2017 . October 1, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171001031135/http://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/politic/iohannis-a-declansat-procedura-de-organizare-a-unui-referendum-national-pe-tema-coruptiei-mesajul-catre-tariceanu-si-dragnea.html . live .
3. Web site: Massive protests in Romania over draft pardon bill, changes to Penal Code for second Sunday in a row . October 14, 2017 . February 5, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170205001228/http://www.business-review.eu/news/massive-protests-in-romania-over-draft-pardon-bill-changes-to-penal-code-for-second-sunday-in-a-row-129252 . live .
4. Web site: Romanians rally in biggest anti-corruption protest in decades . . December 20, 2017 . November 16, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171116041202/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-romania-government-corruption/romanians-rally-in-biggest-anti-corruption-protest-in-decades-idUSKBN15F29F . live .
5. Web site: Romania's prime minister says to scrap graft decree on Sunday . . December 20, 2017 . October 14, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171014182559/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-romania-corruption-pm-decree-idUSKBN15J0SG . live .
6. Web site: #Ro-mânia, ziua a şasea Protest istoric: 600.000 de oameni au fost în stradă . October 14, 2017 . November 12, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201112013340/https://www.digi24.ro/stiri/actualitate/justitie/legea-gratierii/cel-mai-mare-protest-fata-de-oug-13-anuntat-pentru-duminica-in-capitala-663703 . live .
7. Web site: ROMANIA PM FAILS TO GET MINISTER PROBED FOR GRAFT TO RESIGN . October 14, 2017 . October 14, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171014133926/http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_ROMANIA_POLITICS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT . live .
8. Web site: Constitutional Court rejects Ombudsman's appeal over EO 13 . October 14, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171014133909/http://www.romaniajournal.ro/constitutional-court-rejects-ombudsmans-appeal-over-eo-13/ . October 14, 2017 . dead .
9. Web site: Romanian justice minister quits after graft decree debacle . . December 20, 2017 . December 4, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171204171102/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-romania-corruption/romanian-justice-minister-quits-after-graft-decree-debacle-idUSKBN15O2HN?il=0 . live .
10. Web site: President of the Senate notifyed the Constitutional Court on a judicial conflict between the Government and DNA . October 14, 2017 . October 14, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171014133512/http://actmedia.eu/daily/president-of-the-senate-notifyed-the-constitutional-court-on-a-judicial-conflict-between-the-government-and-dna/67999 . live .
11. Web site: Romanian lawmakers oust PM Grindeanu in no-confidence vote . . Luiza Ilie, Radu-Sorin Marinas . June 21, 2017 . September 30, 2017 . September 18, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170918065056/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-romania-government/romanian-lawmakers-oust-pm-grindeanu-in-no-confidence-vote-idUSKBN19C1HG . live .
12. Web site: Romania's government collapses as ruling party MPs oust prime minister . . Jon Henley . June 21, 2017 . September 30, 2017 . October 6, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171006135557/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/21/romanias-government-collapses-as-ruling-party-mps-oust-prime-minister . live .
13. News: 8 dead, dozens injured as fierce storm hits western Romania . https://web.archive.org/web/20170917192849/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/5-dead-30-injured-as-fierce-storm-hits-western-romania/2017/09/17/ddb1c752-9bc7-11e7-b2a7-bc70b6f98089_story.html . dead . September 17, 2017 . . September 17, 2017.
14. Web site: 8 morți și 137 de răniți, după furtuna de duminică. Tudose laudă pe toată lumea, mai puțin o companie: "Îngrozitori" . . September 18, 2017 . Romanian . September 30, 2017 . October 1, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171001031138/http://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/actualitate/bilantul-furtunii-de-duminica-seara-din-timis-5-morti-49-de-raniti-din-care-7-copii-22-de-unitati-de-invatamant-afectate.html . live .
15. Web site: Romania: Fire at Bucharest Retirement Home Leaves 1 Dead . . September 30, 2017 . September 30, 2017 . October 1, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171001030908/https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/09/30/world/europe/ap-eu-romania-retirement-home-fire.html . live .
16. Web site: Incendiu la un azil bătrâni din București: un mort și 19 răniți. Clădirea nu avea autorizație de securitate . . September 30, 2017 . Romanian . September 30, 2017 . September 30, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170930222601/http://www.digi24.ro/stiri/actualitate/evenimente/incendiu-la-un-azil-batrani-din-bucuresti-802032 . live .
17. Web site: Alain Delon – Premiul pentru întreaga carieră la TIFF 2017! . TIFF . May 3, 2017 . Romanian . September 30, 2017 . October 1, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171001032345/http://tiff.ro/stiri/alain-delon-premiul-pentru-intreaga-cariera-la-tiff-2017 . live .
18. Web site: Untold 2017 în cifrele oficiale: peste 330.000 de petrecăreți, mai mult decât populația orașului Cluj-Napoca . . Florina Pop . August 7, 2017 . Romanian . September 30, 2017 . September 30, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170930222818/http://adevarul.ro/locale/cluj-napoca/untold-2017-cifrele-oficiale-330000-petrecareti-mai-decat-populatia-orasului-cluj-napoca-1_59884e7f5ab6550cb8cda1e7/index.html . live .
19. Web site: Ion Besoiu a murit. Actorul avea 85 de ani. Romanian. realitatea.net. January 24, 2016. January 18, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118220751/https://www.realitatea.net/ion-besoiu-a-incetat-din-via-a_2023532.html. live.
20. Web site: Communications researcher Dan Caspi passes away . September 19, 2022 . February 2, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202012132/http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/379067 . live .
21. Web site: Șah: Marea maestră Cristina Foișor a murit duminică, la vârsta de 49 de ani. Agerpres. Romanian. January 24, 2017. January 22, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170122141144/http://www.agerpres.ro/sport/2017/01/22/sah-marea-maestra-cristina-foisor-a-murit-duminica-la-varsta-de-49-de-ani-15-27-15. dead.
22. News: - RIP IM Cristina Adela Foișor. January 22, 2017. Susan Polgar Global Chess Daily News and Information. January 24, 2017. February 2, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202022121/https://chessdailynews.com/rip-im-cristina-adela-foisor/. live.
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24. News: A murit maestrul Stelian Olariu. ro. Doinel. Tronaru. Adevărul. January 29, 2017. April 12, 2024. April 30, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240430035237/https://adevarul.ro/stil-de-viata/cultura/a-murit-maestrul-stelian-olariu-1762862.html. live.
25. https://www.dcnews.ro/constantin-dinulescu-fost-fotbalist-al-echipei-na-ionale-a-murit_531319.html Constantin Dinulescu, fost fotbalist al echipei naționale, a murit
26. https://uap.ro/alma-redlinger-08-03-1924-01-02-2017 Alma Redlinger 08.03.1924 – 01.02.2017
27. Web site: In Memoriam: Irma Adelman . April 16, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170809172622/https://are.berkeley.edu/news/2017/02/memoriam-irma-adelman . August 9, 2017 . dead .
28. https://www.antena3.ro/sport/o-legenda-a-sportului-din-romania-s-a-stins-din-viata-399001.html O legendă a sportului din România s-a stins din viață
29. http://www.agerpres.ro/cultura/2017/02/09/regizorul-radu-gabrea-a-murit-21-55-59 Regizorul Radu Gabrea a murit
30. Web site: Sofia Imber dies at 92 . September 21, 2022 . March 28, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170328183658/http://dailytimes.com.pk/world/20-Feb-17/sofia-imber-dies-at-92 . live .
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33. Web site: Uniunea Scriitorilor din România - In Memoriam George Bălăiță. ro. www.uniuneascriitorilor.ro. April 12, 2024. April 21, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170421004157/http://www.uniuneascriitorilor.ro/2017-04-16-in-memoriam-george-balaita. live.
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36. News: Doliu în baschetul românesc: a murit fostul mare jucător și antrenor Mihai Nedef!. ro. Libertatea. Petre. Dobrescu. June 10, 2017. April 12, 2024. October 14, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231014045415/https://www.libertatea.ro/sport/doliu-baschetul-romanesc-murit-fostul-mare-jucator-si-antrenor-mihai-nedef-1868122. live.
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40. News: A murit Augustin Buzura. ro. Observator Cultural. 880. July 11, 2017. April 13, 2024. April 30, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240430035243/https://www.observatorcultural.ro/articol/murit-augustin-buzura/. live.
41. News: Dramă in sportul românesc: A murit la doar 54 de ani!. ro. www.ziare.com. July 12, 2017. April 20, 2024. April 11, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230411230756/https://ziare.com/sporturi/stiri-din-sport/drama-in-sportul-romanesc-a-murit-la-doar-54-de-ani-1473125. live.
42. News: Handbal: Legendarul antrenor Niculae Nedeff a decedat la vârsta de 88 de ani. Agerpres. July 24, 2017. April 20, 2024. ro. July 29, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170729060600/https://www.agerpres.ro/sport/2017/07/24/handbal-legendarul-antrenor-niculae-nedeff-a-decedat-la-varsta-de-88-de-ani-15-06-38. dead.
43. Web site: RIP: Ana-Maria Avram, hyper-spectral composer and co-conductor of Hyperion Ensemble with Iancu Dumitrescu. April 30, 2024. August 6, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170806220744/https://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/rip-ana-maria-avram-hyper-spectral-composer-and-co-conductor-hyperion-ensemble-iancu-dumitrescu. live.
44. News: Ioan Popa, antrenor de spadă, a murit. August 3, 2017. April 20, 2024. ro. August 13, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170813005442/https://www.dcnews.ro/ioan-popa-antrenor-de-spada-a-murit_552962.html. live.
45. News: Head of communist-era secret police Tudor Postelnicu dies . . August 12, 2017 . April 20, 2024 . August 14, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170814062420/https://www.agerpres.ro/english/2017/08/12/head-of-communist-era-secret-police-tudor-postelnicu-dies-21-07-33 . dead .
46. News: Veste tristă pentru fotbalul românesc! Fostul internațional Nicolae Lupescu s-a stins din viață la vârsta de 76 de ani. ro. April 30, 2024. February 26, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240226010935/https://www.prosport.ro/sport-life/special/veste-trista-pentru-fotbalul-romanesc-fostul-international-nicolae-lupescu-s-a-stins-din-viata-la-varsta-de-76-de-ani-16719011. live.
47. News: Antrenorul emerit de floretă Tudor Petruș a încetat din viață la vârsta de 68 de ani. ro. Mediafax. Claudiu. Giurgea. September 12, 2017. April 20, 2024. November 29, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231129153834/https://www.mediafax.ro/sport/antrenorul-emerit-de-floreta-tudor-petrus-a-incetat-din-viata-la-varsta-de-68-de-ani-16725404. live.
48. News: Mircea Ionescu Quintus a murit. Politicianul liberal avea 100 ani. Ce declara președintele de onoare al PNL în ultimul interviu pentru Adevărul. ro. Adevărul. Radu. Eremia. September 15, 2017. April 20, 2024. September 18, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170918043746/http://adevarul.ro/news/politica/mircea-ionescu-quintus-murit-politicianul-liberal-100-ani-1_59bbc08a5ab6550cb83256c8/index.html. live.
49. News: Montreal architect Dan Hanganu dead at 78. CBC News. October 8, 2017. April 20, 2024. July 2, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230702041920/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/dan-hanganu-dead-1.4344116. live.
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51. Web site: Michael I of Romania obituary. December 5, 2017. Tessa Dunlop. The Guardian. January 22, 2021. May 20, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190520063636/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/05/michael-1-of-romania. live.
52. https://www.expressen.se/sport/friidrott/cristina-nicolau-ar-dod-40-ar-gammal/ Cristina Nicolau är död – 40 år gammal