1940 in Romania
# 1940 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 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

* 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).
   * Virgil Madgearu, economist, sociologist, and politician (born 1887).
