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).