1965 in Romania

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 Ceaușescu Beginning –22 March 1965


 * Prime Minister: Ion Gheorghe Maurer

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.

February

 * 5 February – Gheorghe Hagi, Romanian footballer, manager and club owner

April

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

May

 * 16 May – Rodica Dunca, Romanian artistic gymnast
 * 23 May – Preda Mihăilescu, Romanian mathematician.

June

 * 22 June – George Marinescu, Romanian mathematician.

December

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

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)