Incumbents

Events

26 March – Seven countries in Eastern Europe, including Romania, become official members of NATO.^[6]
3 May – For the International Tennis Federation 2004 men's circuit, an event is held in Bucharest.^[7]
14 to 16 May – The 2004 European Judo Championships are held in Bucharest.^[8]
24 May – 18 people are killed and 13 seriously injured after a truck loaded with ammonium nitrate explodes in Mihăilești, Buzău County.^[9]
6 June – First round of the local election.
16 June – Prime Minister Adrian Năstase inaugurates works on the A3 motorway.
20 June – Second round of the local election.
13 to 29 August – At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Romanian athletes earn a total of 19 medals.^[10]
27 October – A magnitude 6 earthquake strikes Vrancea County, without causing casualties and significant material damage. This is the strongest earthquake recorded in Romania in the 21st century at the time.
28 November – First round of the presidential election: Adrian Năstase 40.97%, Traian Băsescu 33.86%.
12 December – Second round of the presidential election designates Traian Băsescu winner (51.23%), thus being elected the third president of post-revolutionary Romania.
28 December – The government led by newly appointed prime minister Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu is validated by the Romanian Parliament.

7 March – Nicolae Cajal, physician and academic (born 1919).^[13]
18 March – Radu Manicatide, engineer and aircraft constructor (born 1912).^[14]
October – Virgil Bărbuceanu, equestrian who competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics (born 1927).^[15]

2004 in Europe

2004 in Europe
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States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria
Dependencies, colonies and other territories	Åland Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey

Years in Romania

United Principalities

Kingdom of Romania

Years of the Kingdom of Romania and the short-lived National Legionary State (1940–1941).

19th century	1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900
20th century	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947

Socialist Romania

Years between the abdication of King Michael of Romania and the December 1989 Romanian Revolution.

Romanian People's Republic (1947–1965)	1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
Socialist Republic of Romania (1965–1989)	1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

Romania

Years since the December 1989 Romanian Revolution.

20th century	1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
21st century	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024