1960 in Romania
# 1960 in Romania

Events from the year 1960 in Romania. At the 1960 Summer Olympics, Iolanda Balaș wins the first Romanian Olympic gold medal.

## Incumbents

* President of the Provisional Presidium of the Republic: Ion Gheorghe Maurer.
* Prime Minister: Chivu Stoica.
* General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party: Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej.

## Events

* 29 February – Six young writers are sentenced to prison and forced labour for "conspiracy and agitation".
* 8 September – Iolanda Balaș wins the first Romanian Olympic gold medal in the 1960 Summer Olympics.
* 26 October – Romania established diplomatic relations with Cuba.

## Art and literature

* Telegrame, starring Grigore Vasiliu Birlic, premiers in Romania. It is shown at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival.

## Births

* 4 January – Tecla Marinescu, kayaker, gold medal winner at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
* 10 February – Matei Machedon, mathematician.
* 1 June – Chira Apostol, rower, gold medal winner at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
* 22 June – Rovana Plumb, politician and president of the Social Democratic Party in 2014 and 2015.
* 3 August – Mariana Constantin, gymnast, silver medal winner at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
* 31 August – Vali Ionescu, long jumper, silver medal winner at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
* 13 November – Teodora Ungureanu, gymnast, thrice medal winner at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
* 1 December – Leontina Văduva, soprano.

## Deaths

* 8 January – Ion Codreanu, major general during World War II (born 1891).
* 6 February – Victor Gomoiu, surgeon and founder of hospitals (born 1882).
* 11 February – Clara Haskil, pianist (born 1895).
* 13 May – Andrei Magieru, theologian (born 1891).
* 3 June – Ana Pauker, communist leader and the world's first female foreign minister (born 1893).
