# 1947 in Romania

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Events from the year 1947 in Romania. The year saw the abdication of Michael I of Romania and foundation of the Romanian People's Republic.

## Incumbents

* King: Michael I (until 30 December).
* General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party: Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (de facto head of state from 30 December).
* Prime Minister: Petru Groza.

## Events

* 3 January – The Work and Reconstruction National Union (Romanian: Uniunea Națională Muncă și Refacere) party is founded by Constantin Argetoianu in Bucharest.
* 6 January – The Ministry of National Economy (Romanian: Ministerul Economiei Naționale) decides the rationing of the consumption of petroleum products.
* 10 January – The Military Court of Justice (Romanian: Curtea de Justiție Militară) decides that the trial of the Iași pogrom should start in Bucharest, at the Martial Court of the 2 Army Corps (Romanian: Curtea Marțială a Corpului 2 Armată).
* 10 February – Romania signs the Paris Peace Treaties.
* 3 April – The Assembly of Deputies (Romanian: Adunarea Deputaților) unanimously votes in favour of the Navigation and Commerce Treaty between Romania and the USSR (Romanian: Tratatul de Comerț și Navigație între România U.R.S.S.), that had been signed in Moscow on 20 February 1947.
* 7 June – CSA Steaua București is founded as Asociația Sportivă a Armatei București (Army Sports Association Bucharest).
* 14 July – Ion Mihalache and other leaders of the National Peasants' Party are arrested in the Tămădău affair.
* 15 August – The Marea Stabilizare, Great Stabilisation, replaces the old leu at a rate of 20,000 old lei = 1 new leu.
* 23 August – The Assembly of Deputies (Romanian: Adunarea Deputaților) unanimously votes in favour of the law ratifying the Paris Peace Treaties.
* 15 September – The Paris Peace Treaties enter force.
* 30 December – Michael I abdicates and Romania becomes the Romanian People's Republic.

## Births

* 1 January – Virgiliu Stoenescu [ro], member of the administration council of the National Bank of Romania (BNR) since 2004.
* 2 January – Dumitru Covalciuc [ro], Romanian historian, folklorist and writer (died 2017)
* 7 January – Dan Anca, Romanian footballer (died 2005)
* 12 January – Tatiana Moșteanu, economist.
* 14 January – Luca Pițu [ro], essayist (died 2015).
* 1 February – Rozalia Șooș, handball player.
* 21 February – Romeo Chiriac, doctor (died 1995).
* 27 May – Liana Moraru, composer and pianist (died 2011).
* 7 July – Lidia Vianu, academic, writer, and translator.
* 22 July – Mihaela Peneș, Olympic gold-medal winning javelin thrower.
* 26 August – Nicolae Dobrin, Romanian footballer (died 2007).
* 21 September – Ștefan Arteni, painter (died 2020).

## Deaths

* 28 January – Iuliu Moisil, honorary member of the Romanian Academy (b. 1859).
* 14 April – Ioan Botez, literary historian (born 1872).
* 23 April – Gheorghe Ciuhandu, priest and human rights advocate (born 1875).
* 5 August – Constantin Vernescu-Vâlcea, actor who played Ion Luca Caragiale play roles and was student of Matei Millo (born 1865).
* 3 October – Traian Brăileanu, sociologist and politician, died at Aiud Prison (born 1882).
* 3 November – Alexandru C. Cuza, Romanian far right politician (born 1857).
* 8 November – Constantin Sănătescu, 44th Prime Minister of Romania (born 1885).
* 17 November – Emil Racoviță, biologist and Antarctic explorer (born 1868).
* 11 December – Aleksandër Stavre Drenova, Albanian national poet (born 1872).