12 December – Iolanda Balaș, high jumper who held the world record and became the first Romanian woman to win an Olympic gold medal, in the 1960 games. She also won a medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[12]
Deaths
2 March – Alexandru Ciura, journalist, short story writer, and priest (born 1876).
8 June – Dumitru Ștefănescu, known as Gogea Mitu, the tallest Romanian and tallest professional boxer in history (born 1909).[13]
References
^Treptow, Kurt W. (2001). A History of Romania. Iaşi: Center for Romanian Studies. p. 597. ISBN978-9-73943-235-1.
^Spuler, Bertold (1977). Rulers and Governments of the World Volume 3: 1930 to 1975. London: Bowker. p. 444. ISBN978-0-85935-056-3.
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elena Mărgărit-Niculescu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.