1939 in Romania
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Events from the year 1939 in Romania. The year saw the assassination of Armand Călinescu.
Incumbents
- King: Carol II of Romania.[1]
- Prime Minister:[2]
- Miron Cristea (until 6 March).
- Armand Călinescu (7 March – 21 September).
- Gheorghe Argeșanu (21 September – 28 September).
- Gheorghe Tătărescu (after 25 November).
Events
- 23 March – The German–Romanian Treaty for the Development of Economic Relations between the Two Countries is signed, which became effective on 20 January 1940 and was registered in the League of Nations Treaty Series on 17 January 1940.[3]
- 1 June – With the National Renaissance Front the only party allowed to stand, In the general election, Armand Călinescu is elected prime minister.[4]
- 22 June – The British ambassador in Bucharest notifies London that the Romanian government is allowing large numbers of illegal Jewish migrants to travel to Palestine.[5]
- 6 July – Romania enters diplomatic relations with the Republic of China.[6]
- 21 September – Prime Minister Armand Călinescu is assassinated by members of the Iron Guard.[7]
- 8 October – Radio Basarabia starts broadcasting.[8]
Births
- 29 February – Irina Loghin, singer and politician.[9]
- 15 April – Nicolae N. Săulescu, agronomist and member of the Romanian Academy.[10]
- 29 April – Alexandrina Chezan, Olympic volleyball player.[11]
- 8 August – Viorica Belmega, record-breaking long jumper.[12]
Deaths
- 8 January – Caton Theodorian, actor and playwright (born 1871).[13]
- 12 January – Hariclea Darclée, operatic soprano (born 1860).[14]
- 5 February – Gheorghe Țițeica, mathematician (born 1873).[15]
- 3 March – Dimitrie Gerota, anatomist, physician, and corresponding member of the Romanian Academy (born 1867).
- 6 March – Miron Cristea, first Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church (1925–1939), Prime Minister of Romania (1938–1939) (born 1868).[16]
- 10 May – Adela Xenopol, feminist writer (born 1861).[17]
- 15 June – Nicolae M. Condiescu, Romanian novelist and general (born 1880)
- 2 December – Ștefan Holban, general in World War I and Minister of War in 1921–1922 (born 1869).
- 18 December – Nicolae Drăganu, linguist, philologist, and literary historian (born 1884).
References
- ISBN 978-9-73450-441-1.
- ISBN 978-0-85935-056-3.
- ^ League of Nations Treaty Series, vol. 199, pp. 78-85.
- ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
- ISBN 978-1-51260-154-1.
- ISBN 978-9-73004-000-5.
- ^ Petru, Ignat; Matei, Gheorghe (October 1967). "Asasinarea lui Armand Călinescu" [Armand Călinescu's Assassination]. Magazin Istoric (in Romanian): 74–75.
- ISBN 978-9-73986-623-1.
- ISBN 978-9-73595-061-3.
- ^ "Nicolae N. Săulescu – Inginer agronom, genetist". acad.ro (in Romanian). Romanian Academy. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexandrina Chezan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hilde Lauer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- OCLC 831278131.
- ISBN 978-0-93134-063-5.
- ^ Rizea, Marian (2013). "Gheorghe Țițeica: Strămoșii, viața și urmașii" (PDF). Studii și comunicări (in Romanian). 6: 315–336. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ "Patriarch Cristea of Rumania dies". The New York Times. 7 March 1939. p. 18. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ISBN 978-963-7326-39-4.
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| Kingdom of Romania | Years of the Kingdom of Romania and the short-lived National Legionary State (1940–1941).
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| Socialist Romania | Years between the abdication of Romanian Revolution .
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| Romania | Years since the December 1989 Romanian Revolution .
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