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See also:	Other events of 1947 History of Romania Timeline of Romanian history Years in Romania

Events from the year 1947 in Romania. The year saw the abdication of Michael I of Romania and foundation of the Romanian People's Republic.

Incumbents

• King: Michael I (until 30 December). ^[1]
• General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party: Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (de facto head of state from 30 December). ^[2]
• Prime Minister: Petru Groza. ^[3]

Events

• 3 January – The Work and Reconstruction National Union ( Romanian: Uniunea Națională Muncă și Refacere) party is founded by Constantin Argetoianu in Bucharest. ^[4]
• 6 January – The Ministry of National Economy ( Romanian: Ministerul Economiei Naționale) decides the rationing of the consumption of petroleum products. ^[5]
• 10 January – The Military Court of Justice ( Romanian: Curtea de Justiție Militară) decides that the trial of the Iași pogrom should start in Bucharest, at the Martial Court of the 2 Army Corps ( Romanian: Curtea Marțială a Corpului 2 Armată). ^[6]
• 10 February – Romania signs the Paris Peace Treaties. ^[7]
• 3 April – The Assembly of Deputies ( Romanian: Adunarea Deputaților) unanimously votes in favour of the Navigation and Commerce Treaty between Romania and the USSR ( Romanian: Tratatul de Comerț și Navigație între România U.R.S.S.), that had been signed in Moscow on 20 February 1947. ^[8]
• 7 June – CSA Steaua București is founded as Asociația Sportivă a Armatei București (Army Sports Association Bucharest). ^[9]
• 14 July – Ion Mihalache and other leaders of the National Peasants' Party are arrested in the Tămădău affair. ^[10]
• 15 August – The Marea Stabilizare, Great Stabilisation, replaces the old leu at a rate of 20,000 old lei = 1 new leu. ^[11]
• 23 August – The Assembly of Deputies ( Romanian: Adunarea Deputaților) unanimously votes in favour of the law ratifying the Paris Peace Treaties. ^[12]
• 15 September – The Paris Peace Treaties enter force. ^[12]
• 30 December – Michael I abdicates and Romania becomes the Romanian People's Republic. ^[13]

Births

• 1 January – Virgiliu Stoenescu [ ro], member of the administration council of the National Bank of Romania (BNR) since 2004. ^{[14] [15]}
• 2 January – Dumitru Covalciuc [ ro], Romanian historian, folklorist and writer (died 2017) ^[16]
• 7 January – Dan Anca, Romanian footballer (died 2005) ^{[17] [18] [19]}
• 12 January – Tatiana Moșteanu, economist. ^{[20] [21] [22]}
• 14 January – Luca Pițu [ ro], essayist (died 2015 ^[23]). ^[24]
• 1 February – Rozalia Șooș, handball player. ^[25]
• 21 February – Romeo Chiriac, doctor (died 1995). ^[26]
• 27 May – Liana Moraru, composer and pianist (died 2011). ^[27]
• 7 July – Lidia Vianu, academic, writer, and translator. ^[28]
• 22 July – Mihaela Peneș, Olympic gold-medal winning javelin thrower. ^[29]
• 26 August – Nicolae Dobrin, Romanian footballer (died 2007). ^{[30] [31]}
• 21 September – Ștefan Arteni, painter (died 2020).

Deaths

• 28 January – Iuliu Moisil, honorary member of the Romanian Academy (b. 1859). ^{[32] [33] [34]}
• 14 April – Ioan Botez, literary historian (born 1872). ^{[35] [36]}
• 23 April – Gheorghe Ciuhandu, priest and human rights advocate (born 1875). ^{[37] [38]}
• 5 August – Constantin Vernescu-Vâlcea, actor who played Ion Luca Caragiale play roles and was student of Matei Millo (born 1865). ^[39]
• 3 October – Traian Brăileanu, sociologist and politician, died at Aiud Prison (born 1882).
• 3 November – Alexandru C. Cuza, Romanian far right politician (born 1857). ^[40]
• 8 November – Constantin Sănătescu, 44th Prime Minister of Romania (born 1885). ^{[41] [42] [43]}
• 17 November – Emil Racoviță, biologist and Antarctic explorer (born 1868). ^[44]
• 11 December – Aleksandër Stavre Drenova, Albanian national poet (born 1872). ^[45]

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