During second World War, on 26 September 1944, members of the irregular paramilitary Maniu Guard led by Gavril Olteanu massacred 13 Székely in Aita Seacă (Szárazajta) village.
In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Excelsior-class starship USS Al-Batani sic NCC-42995, mentioned on Star Trek: Voyager as Kathryn Janeway's first deep space assignment, is named after him.