1940 in Romania

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Decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
See also:	Other events of 1940 History of Romania Timeline of Romanian history Years in Romania

Events from the year 1940 in Romania.

Incumbents[]

• King: Carol II (until September 6), then Michael
• Prime Minister: Ion Gigurtu (until September 4), then Ion Antonescu

Events[]

• June 28–July 4 – Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina
• July 1 – Dorohoi pogrom
• September 7 – Treaty of Craiova
• September 8 – Nușfalău massacre
• September 9 – Treznea massacre
• September 13/14 – Ip massacre
• November 10 – 1940 Vrancea earthquake
• November 26 – Jilava Massacre

Births[]

• January 23 – Ileana Mălăncioiu, poet, essayist, and journalist
• February 24 – Nicolae Martinescu, Olympic wrestler
• March 12 – Virgil Nemoianu, essayist and literary critic
• May 3 – Marin Ferecatu, Olympic shooter
• June 18 – Nadia Ileana Bogorin, First Lady of Romania, 1996–2000
• October 25 – Olimpia Cataramă, Olympic athlete

Deaths[]

• July 21: Traian Bratu, academic and politician
• September 8: Constantin Banu, writer, journalist, and politician
• November 26 (killed in the Jilava Massacre):
  • Gheorghe Argeșanu, major general and politician
  • Ioan Bengliu, Inspector-General of the Romanian Gendarmerie
  • Victor Iamandi, politician
  • Gabriel Marinescu, brigadier general and politician
  • Mihail Moruzov, founder of the Romanian Secret Intelligence Service
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• November 27:
  • Nicolae Iorga, historian and politician
  • Virgil Madgearu, economist, sociologist, and politician