Find A Grave - Bucuresti Municipality

Apostol, Gheorghe b. May 16, 1913 d. August 21, 2010
Romanian Politician. Born in the village of Tudor Vladimirescu, Galati County, Romania, he was a leading member of Romania's Communist Party. He joined the Communist Party in the mid 1930s, before advancing to the inner circles of the ruling Politburo in 1948. From 1954 to 1955 he served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party. He rose to power with other party hardliners, following the Second World War and the defeat of Nazi Germany. He fought unsuccessfully for the party leadership...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Cernica Monastery, Bucharest, Bucuresti Municipality, Romania
Caragiale, Ion Luca b. January 13, 1852 d. July 9, 1912
Founding figure of Romanian literature, playright and short story writer. He began writing during the most important literary movement of his era, the Junimea. The Junimea was a literary society that was founded in 1863. He joined the society in 1878 and he became one of its leading members. Dating back to the 15th century, the culture of Romania had always been influenced by the Slavic Orthodox Church. Romania did not have a culture of its own so the Junimea society set out to establish the...[Read More] (Bio by: Mr. Denardo)
Cause of death: Arteriosclerosis
Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest, Bucuresti Municipality, Romania
Ceausescu, Elena b. 1921 d. December 25, 1989
Romanian Dictator. Ruled Romania with husband Nicolae. Shot on Christmas Day 1989 after a quick trial.
Ghencea Cemetery, Bucharest, Bucuresti Municipality, Romania
Plot: Left and right of main path, no numbers
Ceausescu, Ilie b. 1926 d. October 1, 2002
Ilie Ceausescu was the deputy defense minister under his brother, the former Communist dictator of Romania who was overthrown and executed in 1989. After his brothers death, Ilie Ceausescu retired from public life. (Bio by: Joe Walker)
Ghencea Cemetery, Bucharest, Bucuresti Municipality, Romania
Ceausescu, Nicolae b. 1918 d. December 25, 1989
Romanian Dictator. Ruled Romania with wife Elena. Shot on Christmas Day 1989 after a quick trial.
Ghencea Cemetery, Bucharest, Bucuresti Municipality, Romania
Plot: Left and right of main path, no numbers
Darclee, Hariclea b. June 10, 1860 d. January 12, 1939
Opera Singer. A leading soprano of late 19th and early 20th century Europe, she sang 58 roles from 56 operas and gave the world premiere performances of around a dozen pieces including Giacomo Puccini's "Tosca" and Pietro Mascagni's "Iris". Born Hariclea Haricli to a family of Greek nobility, she was raised in Braila and later in Turnu Magurele, singing in her community but apparently giving no early promise of her future eminence. Around 1884 she studied at the Conservatory in Iasi and had...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest, Bucuresti Municipality, Romania
Gheorghiu-Dej, Gheorghe b. November 8, 1901 d. March 19, 1965
Statesman. He served as Prime Minister of Romania from 1952 to 1955, and as the Communist Leader of Romania from 1948 until his death. (Bio by: K)
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej Mausoleum, Bucharest, Bucuresti Municipality, Romania
Plot: The mausoleum is in the Liberty Park District of Bucharest
Iorga, Nicolae b. January 17, 1871 d. November 27, 1940
Political Figure and Author. He served as Prime Minister of Romania's coalition government under King Carol II, from April 19, 1931 to June 6, 1932. A co-founder of his country's National Democratic Party in 1910, he was elected to the Romanian Academy the following year. Iorga was also a respected historian and teacher. His literary works include the ten-volume "A History of Romanians" (1935 to 1939). After the outbreak of World War II, he was assassinated by a facist supporters. (Bio by: Mr. Denardo)
Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest, Bucuresti Municipality, Romania
Manoliu, Lia b. April 25, 1932 d. 1997
Sports Figure. Romanian discus thrower, and the First Woman Track an Field Athlete to compete at six Olympics. She competed in the following Olympics; Helsinski, Finland in 1952, Melbourne, Australia in 1956, Rome, Italy in 1960, Tokyo, Japan 1964, Mexico City, Mexico in 1968 and Munich, Germany in 1972. She won a bronze medal in Rome and Tokoyo and a gold medal in Mexico City. The football stadium in Bucharest has been renamed to the Lia Manoliu stadium. Cause of death: heart attack. (Bio by: Mr. Denardo)
Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest, Bucuresti Municipality, Romania
Rogozea, Dr. Venera b. April 1, 1913 d. July 17, 2012
Opera Singer. A mezzo soprano, she is remembered for her long tenure with the Romanian National Opera. Born to a distinguished academic family, she studied for a medical career in Vienna and in Germany and qualified as a physician but after discovering her vocal talent transferred to the Bucharest Conservatory and never practiced medicine. For many years a leading member of the Bucharest aristocracy, her time on stage saw her specialize in a few roles with her signature piece being Amneris, the...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Cimitirul Saint Vineri, Bucharest, Bucuresti Municipality, Romania
Stoica, Laura b. October 10, 1967 d. March 9, 2006
Singer, Composer, Actress. She was probably her country's leading pop and rock performer over the last 15 years of her life. Initially intending a career in classical music, she earned a degree from the Popular Arts School of Targoviste in 1986, then began making the rounds of every available talent contest. After receiving a contract from the Toma Caragiu Theatre in Ploiesti in 1989, she made her debut at the Mamaia Festival in 1990 singing Bogdan Cristinoiu's "Un actor grabit&...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest, Bucuresti Municipality, Romania
Tanase, Maria b. September 25, 1913 d. June 22, 1963
Entertainer. She was a popular Romanian singer of both traditional and popular music. Some of her many recordings include, "Toderel", "Jandarmul", "Marioara", "Si-Ar Fi Batut Dumnezeu", and "Butelcuta Me". Born in the Bucharest suburb of Caramidari, Tanase studied at the Scola Primara, and then at the Ion Heliade Radulescu High School before dropping out. She soon joined the Carabus Theatre under the guidance of famed Romanian actor Constantin Tanase (no relation) in 1934 and appeared in a few...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest, Bucuresti Municipality, Romania
Teoctist, Patriarch b. February 7, 1915 d. July 30, 2007
Orthodox Religious Leader. He is remembered as the longtime head of the Romanian Orthodox Church who shepherded his flock during the transition from Communism to a democratic government. Born Toader Arapasu in Tocileni he was initially educated in local schools, in 1928 entered the Sihastria Voroni Hermitage as a novice, became a monk in 1935, then in 1940 commenced his theological studies at the University of Bucharest. Ordained a hieromonk (priest) on March 25, 1945, he was named an...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Patriarchal Cathedral, Bucharest, Bucuresti Municipality, Romania
Ursuleasa, Mihaela b. September 27, 1978 d. August 2, 2012
Romanian Pianist, Musician. Daughter of musicians, she began playing piano at 5 years and at 12 years was heard by Claudio Abbado. Mihaela has studied eight years at Vienna's Conservatory and has won numerous awards during her carrier including, the International Prize of Senigallia and the Clara Haskil Prize. She has given concerts in Europe, Canada and in the United States with the most prestigious orchestras, including the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Berlin Radio...[Read More] (Bio by: Lucy Caldarelli)
Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest, Bucuresti Municipality, Romania
Vacarescu, Elena b. September 21, 1864 d. February 17, 1947
Author, Stateswoman. She published numerous works in her native land and in France. Born into wealth, she was well educated at her family estate and in Paris, where Victor Hugo was an early influence. Her first published work was "Chants d'Aurore" (1886), a book of poems about the Russo-Turkish war. In 1888 she met Queen Elisabeth of Romania, who essentially treated her as a substitute for a daughter lost to illness. Having no heirs, King Carol I adopted his nephew, Ferdinand of Hohenzollern...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest, Bucuresti Municipality, Romania

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