# 2017 in Romania

The following lists events in the year 2017 in Romania.

## Incumbents

* President: Klaus Iohannis
* 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.
* January 29 – Over 90,000 people march in protests against the government's proposal to pardon thousands of prisoners.
* January 31 – Despite protests, the government adopts an emergency ordinance to decriminalize some offenses.

### February

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

### 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.
* 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.
* September 30 – One person dies and 19 people are hospitalized for smoke inhalation after a fire breaks out at a retirement home in Bucharest.

## 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.
* 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. 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

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

### February

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

### April

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

### May

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

### June

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

### July

* July 10 – Augustin Buzura, 78, Romanian writer and journalist (b. 1938).
* July 12 – Liviu Giurgian, 54, Romanian hurdler (b. 1962).
* July 24 – Niculae Nedeff, 88, Romanian handball player and coach (b. 1928).

### August

* August 1 – Ana-Maria Avram, 55, Romanian composer (b. 1961).
* August 3 – Ioan Popa, 64, Romanian Olympic fencer (1976, 1980) (b. 1953).
* 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).

### September

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

### October

* October 5 – Dan Hanganu, 78, Romanian-born Canadian architect (b. 1939).
* October 31 – Mircea Drăgan, 85, Romanian film director (b. 1932).

### December

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