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* 1939
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Romania |

* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
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* 1920s
* 1930s
* 1940s
* 1950s
* 1960s

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* Other events of 1940
* History of Romania
* Timeline of Romanian history
* Years in Romania

Events from the year 1940 in Romania.

## Incumbents

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* King: Carol II (until September 6), then Michael I
* Prime Minister:
* Gheorghe Tătărescu (until 4 July).
* Ion Gigurtu (4 July – 5 September).
* Ion Antonescu (starting 5 September).

## Events

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* 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

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* January 6 – Doina Badea, singer of popular music (died 1977)
* January 7 – Florentina Mosora, biophysicist and film actress (died 1996)
* January 23 – Ileana Mălăncioiu, poet, essayist, and journalist
* February 9 – Simion Surdan, footballer (died 2006)
* February 24 – Nicolae Martinescu, Olympic wrestler (died 2013)
* February 26 – Alexandru Repan, actor
* March 12 – Virgil Nemoianu, essayist and literary critic
* May 3 – Marin Ferecatu, Olympic shooter
* May 17 – Valeriu Pantazi, poet, writer, and painter (died 2015)
* April 17 – Ștefan Gușă, general and Chief of the General Staff, 1986–1989 (died 1994)
* June 18 – Nadia Ileana Bogorin, First Lady of Romania, 1996–2000
* August 1 – Simion Popescu, Greco-Roman wrestler
* September 19 – Nicolae Bărbășescu, biathlete
* October 25 – Olimpia Cataramă, Olympic athlete
* November 1 – Alexandru Cecal, chemist (died 2021)
* November 19 – Cornel Oțelea, handball player
* December 24 – Constantin Oțet, football coach (died 1999)

## Deaths

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* February 27: Nicolae Tonitza, painter (born 1886).
* July 21: Traian Bratu, academic and politician (born 1875).
* September 8: Constantin Banu, writer, journalist, and politician (born 1873).
* November 20: Ioan Moța, priest and journalist 1868).
* November 26 (killed in the Jilava Massacre):
* Gheorghe Argeșanu, major general and politician (born 1883).
* Ioan Bengliu, Inspector-General of the Romanian Gendarmerie (born 1881).
* Victor Iamandi, politician (born 1891).
* Gabriel Marinescu, brigadier general and politician (born 1886).
* Mihail Moruzov, founder of the Romanian Secret Intelligence Service (born 1887).
* Aristide Macoveanu, major
* Iosif Dinulescu, major
* November 27:
* Nicolae Iorga, historian and politician, Prime Minister in 1931–1932 (born 1871).[1]
* Virgil Madgearu, economist, sociologist, and politician (born 1887).

## References

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1. ^ Iova, p. lv

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