Ioan Gheorghiu | |||
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Born | Bucharest, Romania | March 5, 1947||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 146 lb (66 kg; 10 st 6 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
National team | ![]() | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 1968–1976 |
Ioan Gheorghiu (born March 5, 1947) is a former Romanian ice hockey player. He played for the Romania men's national ice hockey team at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, and the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. [1]
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Events from the year 1944 in Romania. The year was dominated by the Second World War. The year started with the Soviet Army assault on Romanian troops and the Battle of Romania. King Michael led a coup d'état during the year and Romania left the Axis powers and joined the Allies. The Romanian army subsequently won victories against German and Hungarian troops.
Events from the year 1946 in Romania. The year started with the end of the royal strike and ended with the Romanian Communist Party win the first election following the introduction of women's suffrage.
Events from the year 1952 in Romania. After a new trade agreement is signed with the Soviet Union, a new constitution affirms ties with the Communist state, indicated by a red star being added to the coat of arms, emblem and flag.
Events from the year 1953 in Romania. The year saw the death of Carol II.
Events from the year 1954 in Romania. The year was marked by the 1954 Romanian blizzard.
Events from the year 1955 in Romania. The year saw the country join the United Nations and Warsaw Pact, the latter as a founder. Amongst notable people who died during the year was composer George Enescu.
Events from the year 1961 in Romania. The year saw the creation of the title of President of the State Council for the de facto head of state. The first office holder was Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, who was already General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party.
Events from the year 1964 in Romania. The year saw increasing separation from Soviet influence.
This is a list of 1967 events that occurred in the Socialist Republic of Romania.