Events from the year 2008 in Romania.

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Traian Băsescu Traian Băsescu (; born 4 November 1951) is a Romanian politician who served as the president of Romania from 2004 to 2014. Prior to his presidency, Băsescu served as Romanian minister of transport on multiple occasions between 1991 and 2000, ...

Prime Minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu Călin Constantin Anton Popescu-Tăriceanu (; born 14 January 1952) is a Romanian politician who served as Prime Minister of Romania, prime minister of Romania from 2004 to 2008. He was also president of the National Liberal Party (Romania), Na ...

(until 22 December);

Emil Boc Emil Boc (; born 6 September 1966) is a Romanian politician who was Prime Minister of Romania from 22 December 2008 until 6 February 2012 and is the current mayor of Cluj-Napoca, the largest city of Transylvania, where he was first elected in J ...

(from 22 December)

Events

*April 2 – A NATO summit takes place at the

Palace of the Parliament The Palace of the Parliament (), also known as the House of the Republic () or the People's House (), is the seat of the Parliament of Romania, located atop Dealul Spirii in Bucharest, the national capital. The Palace reaches a height of , has ...

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...

. *May - '' Never Mind the Balkans, Here's Romania'' story collection is published. *June 1 –

2008 Romanian local elections Local elections were held in Romania on 1 June 2008, with a runoff for mayors on 15 June 2008. On 1 June elections were held for: * all the villages, communes, cities, and municipal councils (Local Councils, ), and the Sectors Local Councils of B ...

, with a runoff for mayors on June 15. *November 15 – Petrila Mine disaster: Twelve miners die after two explosions at a mine in

Petrila Petrila (; ) is a town in the Jiu Valley, Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is located near the confluence of the rivers Jiul de Est, Taia (river), Taia, and Jieț (Jiu), Jieț. The town administers four villages: Cimpa (''Csimpa''), Ji ...

, one of six coal mining cities in the

Jiu Valley The Jiu Valley ( , ) is a region in southwestern Transylvania, Romania, in Hunedoara county, situated in a valley of the Jiu River between the Retezat Mountains and the Parâng Mountains. The region was heavily industrialised and the main activity ...

region of

Hunedoara County Hunedoara County () is a county (''județ'') of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Deva, Romania, Deva. The county is part of the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion. Name In Hungarian language, Hungarian, it is known as , ...

. *November 24 – Another miner dies at

Floreasca Hospital Floreasca Hospital () is a major hospital located at 8 Calea Floreasca, Bucharest, Romania. The hospital is specialized in providing emergency medical care. History The Floreasca Hospital is the first institution in Romania specialized in providi ...

in Bucharest, raising the death toll from the Petrila Mine disaster to 13. *November 30 –

2008 Romanian legislative election Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on 30 November 2008. The Democratic Liberal Party (Romania), Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) won three more seats than PSD in the Chamber of Deputies (Romania), Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of Ro ...

Deaths

George Emil Palade 2021 stamp of Romania

*January 3 – Petru Dugulescu, pastor, politician (born

1945 1945 marked the end of World War II, the fall of Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan. It is also the year concentration camps were liberated and the only year in which atomic weapons have been used in combat. Events World War II will be ...

) *January 22 –

Ștefan Niculescu Ștefan Niculescu (July 31, 1927 – January 22, 2008) was a Romanian composer. Niculescu was born in Moreni, Dâmbovița County. He was credited with introducing his own brand of heterophony, a technique based on superimposing melodic materia ...

, composer (born

1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the BBC, British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, John Reith becomes the first ...

) *February 18 –

Mihaela Mitrache Mihaela Mitrache (aka Mihaela Mitraki; July 8, 1955 – February 18, 2008) was a Romanian movie and theatre actress. Biography Born in Bucharest, she graduated from the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts (IATC) in Bucharest ...

, actress (born

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

) *August 16 –

Elena Leușteanu Elena Leușteanu-Popescu (later Teodorescu, 4 July 1935 – 16 August 2008) was a Romanian artistic gymnast who competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics. During her career she won three Olympic bronze medals, one world bronze medal and five ...

, Olympic gymnast (born

1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart ...

) *September 7 –

Ilarion Ciobanu Ilarion Ciobanu (; 28 October 1931 – 7 September 2008) was a Romanian actor. He has been described as "a legend" in the press and the last true Romanian comic. Biography Ciobanu was born in Ciucur, Tighina County, Kingdom of Romania (now Mold ...

, actor (born

1931 Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir I ...

) *September 14 –

Ștefan Iordache Ștefan Iordache (; 3 February 1941 – 14 September 2008) was a Romanian actor. Born in Calafat, Dolj County, he spent his childhood there before moving to the Rahova neighborhood of Bucharest. He failed being admitted into medical school, wo ...

, actor (born

1941 The Correlates of War project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 3.49 million. However, the Uppsala Conflict Data Program estimates that the subsequent year, 1942, wa ...

) *October 8 –

George Emil Palade George Emil Palade (; November 19, 1912 – October 7, 2008) was a Romanian-American cell biologist.Archived< ...

, cell biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born

1912 This year is notable for Sinking of the Titanic, the sinking of the ''Titanic'', which occurred on April 15. In Albania, this leap year runs with only 353 days as the country achieved switching from the Julian to Gregorian Calendar by skippin ...

)

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