This is a list of 1965 events that occurred in the Socialist Republic of Romania.

Incumbents President: Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej Ending –19 March 1965; then Nicolae CeaușescuBehr, E. (1991). Kiss the hand you cannot bite: the rise and fall of the Ceaușescus. London: Hamish Hamilton. Beginning –22 March 1965

Prime Minister: Ion Gheorghe Maurer

Events

March

22 March – Nicolae Ceaușescu becomes the first secretary of the Romanian Communist Party, after the sudden death of previous leader Gheorghe Gheorghiu Dej on 19 March that year.

Births

February 5 February – Gheorghe Hagi, Romanian footballer, manager and club owner 27 February – Anda-Louise Bogza, Romanian operatic soprano (d. 2025)Obituary: Romanian Soprano Anda-Louise Bogza Dies at 60

April 30 April – Dorina Mitrea, Romanian-American mathematician.

May 16 May – Rodica Dunca, Romanian artistic gymnast"Sports-Reference" Rodica Dunca

June 22 June – George Marinescu, Romanian mathematician.

December 6 December – Cornel Mihai Ungureanu, Romanian novelist and journalist

Deaths

March 12 March – George Călinescu, literary critic (born 1899). 19 March – Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, Romanian communist leader, 47th Prime Minister of Romania (born 1901).

April 22 April – Petre Antonescu, Romanian architect (b. 1873).

December 11 December – George Constantinescu, Romanian scientist (b. 1881)

References