film director. 21 May – , 91, academician, diplomat, mathematician, professor and essayist (b. 1927) 22 May – Cabiria Andreian Cazacu, 90, mathematician and honorary member of the Romanian Academy. 25 May – Hildegard Puwak, 68, Romanian politician, Minister of European Integration (2000–2003). June 3 June – , 83, singer (b. 1934) 5 June – Karl Fritz Lauer, 80, Romanian-German scientist. 6 June – H. H. Wieder, 99, Romanian-born American physicist. 11 June – Maria Butaciu, 78, folk music singer (b. 1940) 20 June – Sándor Kányádi, 89, poet (b. 1929) 21 June – Horaţiu Nicolau, 84, Romanian Olympic volleyball player. , 78, historian, archivist and writer (b. 1939) 26 June – Joseph Seroussi, 85, Sudanese-born Romanian fashion designer. July August 2 August – Mihai Radu Pricop, 68, politician (b. 1950) 7 August – Dumitru Fărcaș, 80, taragot player (b. 1938) 19 August – Margareta Niculescu, 92, puppeteer, director, and teacher (b. 1926) September 19 September – Geta Brătescu, 92, visual artist (b. 1926) October 13 October – Georgeta Pitică, 88, table tennis player, world champion (b. 1930) 21 October – Ilie Balaci, 62, footballer (b. 1956) November 22 November – Nicolae Mihalcea, 96, Romanian Olympic equestrian (1952, 1956). 23 November – Bujor Hălmăgeanu, 77, Romanian football player (Steaua București, national team) and manager (Dacia Unirea Brăila), respiratory failure. 25 November – Randolph L. Braham, 95, Romanian-born American historian and political scientist. December 16 December – Mircea Petescu, 76, Romanian football player (Steaua București, UTA Arad) and manager (Sparta Rotterdam), Alzheimer's disease. Anca Pop, 34, Romanian-Canadian singer-songwriter, traffic collision. See also 2018 in the European Union 2018 in Europe Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 Romania at the 2018 Winter Olympics Romania at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Romania at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics References External links 2010s in Romania Years of the 21st century in Romania