1946 in Romania

• King: Michael I. • Prime Minister: Petru Groza. ==Events==

• 2 January – Representatives from the Soviet Union, United Kingdom, United States meet the Prime Minister and agree a formulation of the government that is acceptable to the king. • 7 January – The king ends the royal strike. • 22 April – Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej attends a meeting of Jewish organizations, calling for the creation of a Jewish Democratic Committee within the Romanian Communist Party. • 2 July – Soviet and Romanian officials agree to create a SovRom joint venture in lumber production named Sovromlemn. • 12 October – Romanians in Northern Transylvania draft a resolution asking for a say in whether they remain part of Hungary or rejoin Romania. • 15 October – At the end of the Paris Peace Conference, Romania's borders are restored to 1 January 1941, with the addition of the transfer of Northern Transylvania from Hungary. • 19 November – In the first general election with women's suffrage, the Romanian Communist Party wins with a majority. ==Births==

• 19 January – Georgeta Stoleriu, opera singer and educator. • 31 May – Adriana Bittel, author of short stories. • 19 July – Ilie Năstase, tennis player ranked number one between 23 August 1973 and 2 June 1974. • 31 July – Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic, Olympic-medal-winning fencer (died 2009). • 12 October – Ion Rîmaru, serial killer who terrorized Bucharest between 1970 and 1971, executed at Jilava Prison in 1971. • 14 December – Aura Urziceanu, singer. ==Deaths==

• 8 April – Sava Athanasiu, geologist and paleontologist (born 1861). • 11 April – Dem. Theodorescu, journalist, humorist, and critic (born 1888). • 21 May – Ilie Șteflea, general and Chief of the General Staff during World War II (born 1888). • 1 June – Ion Antonescu, military officer and marshal, Prime Minister and Conducător during most of World War II, executed at Jilava Prison (born 1882). • 11 June – Sofia Nădejde, novelist, playwright and activist (born 1876). ==References==