1966 in Romania

Incumbents

• President: Nicolae Ceaușescu
• Prime Minister: Ion Gheorghe Maurer

Events

March

• March 15 - The decennial census is held in Romania, and counted the population of Romania on that date.

June

• June 19-25 - 1966 World Ninepin Bowling Classic Championships is held in Bucharest.

July

• July 7 - At the Warsaw Pact conference in Bucharest, Romania makes a joint declaration along with the European Communist nations to send volunteers to Vietnam if requested for such support by the North Vietnamese government.

August

• August 11 - A Lisunov Li-2 airliner, operated by Tarom crashed in the Lotriora Valley in Romania, near the city of Sibiu, killing all 24 people on board.

October

• October 1-9 - EuroBasket Women 1966 of the European Women Basketball Championship is held in Romania.
• Decree 770 is personally sanctioned by Ceaușescu, and signed by the communist Romanian government in 1967.

Births

February

• February 11 -Cristina Elena Grigoraș, retired Romanian artistic gymnast

September

• September 6 - Emil Boc, 61st Prime Minister of Romania

Deaths

March

• March 9 – Duiliu Marcu, architect.

August

• August 28 – Leontin Sălăjan, Communist military and political leader.

October

• October 6 – Mitchell Fields, 65, Romanian-American sculptor.