← 1965 1964 1963 1966 in Romania → 1967 1968 1969
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	Other events of 1966 History of Romania Timeline of Romanian history Years in Romania

This is a list of 1966 events that occurred in the Socialist Republic of Romania.

• President: Nicolae Ceaușescu^[1]
• Prime Minister: Ion Gheorghe Maurer^[2]

• March 15 – The decennial census is held in Romania, and counted the population of Romania on that date.^[3][4]

• June 19-25 – 1966 World Ninepin Bowling Classic Championships is held in Bucharest.^[5]

• 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.^[6]

• 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.^[7]

• October 1-9 – EuroBasket Women 1966 of the European Women Basketball Championship is held in Romania.^[8]

• Decree 770 is personally sanctioned by Ceaușescu, and signed by the communist Romanian government in 1967.^[9][10]

• February 11 –Cristina Elena Grigoraș, retired Romanian artistic gymnast^[11]

• September 6 – Emil Boc, 61st Prime Minister of Romania^[12]

• March 9 – Duiliu Marcu, architect (born 1885).^[13]

• August 28 – Leontin Sălăjan, Communist military and political leader (born 1913).

• October 6 – Mitchell Fields (Mendel Feldman), 65, Romanian-American sculptor.^[14]