2010 in Romania

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Events from the year 2010 in Romania.

Timeline of the borders of Romania between 1859 and 2010

Incumbents

• President: Traian Băsescu^[1]
• Prime Minister: Emil Boc^[2][3]

Events

• February 19 - Romania is set to introduce a tax on fast food in March.^[4][5][6]
• May 19 - At least 40,000 Romanians rally in Bucharest to protest planned wage cuts the government says are needed to shore up the ailing economy.^[7][8][9]
• June 25 - The Constitutional Court of Romania rules that government budget plans are "unconstitutional"; this decision cannot be appealed.^[10][11]
• June 29 - At least 21 people die and hundreds are evacuated after major floods in the northeast of Romania.^[12][13]
• August 31 - Fossils of Balaur genus dinosaur are unearthed in Romania. ^[14]
• September 2 - Sebastian Vlădescu is replaced as Romanian Minister of Finance by Gheorghe Ialomitianu as part of a Cabinet reshuffle.^[15]

Deaths

Further information: Category:2010 deaths and Deaths in 2010

Deaths
January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December

January

Main article: Deaths in January 2010

• January 5 - Toni Tecuceanu, 37, Romanian comedy actor, bacterial infection.^[16]

February

Main article: Deaths in February 2010

• February 25 – Gheorghe Gaston Marin, 91, Romanian politician.^[17]

March

Main article: Deaths in March 2010

• March 9 - Gheorghe Constantin, 77, Romanian footballer and manager.^[18]
• March 17 - Ștefan Gheorghiu, 83, Romanian violinist.^[19]

April

Main article: Deaths in April 2010

• April 4 - Lajos Bálint, 80, Hungarian-born Romanian Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Alba Iulia (1990–1993).^[20]
• April 17 - Alexandru Neagu, 61, Romanian footballer (FC Rapid București).^[21]
• April 29 - Avigdor Arikha, 81, Romanian-born Israeli painter, complications of cancer.^[22]

May

Main article: Deaths in May 2010

• May 26 - Jean Constantin, 82, Romanian actor, natural causes.^[23]

July

Main article: Deaths in July 2010

• July 6 - Simion Stanciu, 60, Romanian pan flautist, after long illness.^[24]
• July 14 - Mădălina Manole, 43, Romanian pop singer, suicide.^[25]
• July 29 - Nicolae Popescu, 72, Romanian mathematician.^[26]

August

Main article: Deaths in August 2010

• August 21 - Gheorghe Apostol, 97, Romanian politician, General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party (1954–1955).^[27]
• August 22 - Gheorghe Fiat, 81, Romanian Olympic bronze medal-winning (1952) boxer.^[28]

November

Main article: Deaths in November 2010

• November 1 - Mihai Chițac, 81, Romanian general, Minister of Interior (1989–1990), after long illness.^[29]
• November 5 - Adrian Păunescu, 67, Romanian author, poet and politician.^[30]
• November 16 - Ilie Savu, 90, Romanian footballer and coach, hepatic cirrhosis.^[31]
• November 20 - Roxana Briban, 39, Romanian soprano, apparent suicide.^[32]

December

Main article: Deaths in December 2010

• December 10 - Nicolas Astrinidis, 89, Romanian-born Greek composer, pianist, conductor, and educator.^[33]

See also

• 2010 in the European Union
• 2010 in Europe
• Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
• Romania at the 2010 Winter Olympics
• Romania at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
• Romania at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
• List of 2010 box office number-one films in Romania

References

1. Eugen Tomiuc (13 December 2004). "Romania: Basescu Wins Presidential Vote, Vows To Fight Corruption". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
2. "Boc Government OK'd by Parliament, with 324 votes in favor and 115 against". Financiarul. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
3. Radu Marinas and Luiza Ilie (2008-12-22). "Romania centre-left gov't sworn in to tackle crisis". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
4. Romania fast food tax (AP)
5. Romanian junk food tax (EurActiv)
6. Fat tax-Romania (The Scotsman)
7. (BBC) Romania protests(Yahoo)
8. Bucharest Romania protests(Reuters)
9. Romania protest rally(Mediafax)
10. Romania government budget plans (BBC)
11. (Deutsche Welle) Romania court rules on government budget (Reuters)
12. "2010 Romania floods (Hindustan Times)". Archived from the original on 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
13. "Romanina flood deaths and evacuations(Reuters)". Archived from the original on 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
14. Dinosaur fossils found in Romania (BBC)
15. Romanian finance minister replaced (AFP via Google News)^{[dead link‍]}
16. Toni Tecuceanu, de la Cronica Carcotasilor, a murit de gripa porcina (in Romanian)
17. "A murit Gaston Marin, "dirijorul" electrificării României" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on March 1, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
18. ""Profesorul" Gheorghe Constantin a încetat din viaţă" (in Romanian).
19. "Ştefan Gheorghiu s-a stins din viaţă". Radio România Actualităţi Online (in Romanian).
20. "Elhunyt Bálint Lajos nyugalmazott gyulafehérvári érsek". Nemzeti InternetFigyelő (in Hungarian). 5 April 2010.
21. "Dramă în fotbalul românesc: Sandu Neagu a încetat din viaţă la 61 de ani!" (in Romanian).
22. Fox, Margalit (1 May 2010). "Avigdor Arikha, Israeli Artist of the Everyday, Dies at 81". The New York Times.
23. "Jean Constantin a murit" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on May 29, 2010.
24. "Romanian pan pipe master Simion Stanciu Syrinx dead at 60". Expatica.com. July 7, 2010.
25. Mădălina Manole a murit. Împlinea 43 de ani (in Romanian)
26. "Matematica a pierdut un nume: Nicolae Popescu (1937-2010)". Codrin Scutaru's blog (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2011-07-08.
27. "Gheorghe Apostol, Romanian Communist Who Criticized Ceausescu, Dies at 97". The New York Times. The Associated Press. 25 August 2010.
28. A murit Gheorghe Fiat (in Romanian)
29. "Romanian Ex-General Mihai Chitac Dies After Long Illness". Archived from the original on February 2, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
30. "Romania: Death of Ceauşescu's poet laureate". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
31. "First Ever Steaua Bucharest Goalie Ilie Savu Dies Aged 90". Peace FM Online. Archived from the original on 2010-11-19. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
32. "Romanian soprano Roxana Briban commits suicide". Taiwan News. Archived from the original on 2010-11-25.
33. "Αστρινίδης Νίκος - Εθνική Λυρική Σκηνή".

External links

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