1939 in Romania explained

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).

Notes and References

1. Book: Scurtu, Ioan . Istoria românilor în timpul celor patru regi (1866-1947) . The History of the Romanians under the Four Kings (1866-1947) . 2004 . Editura Enciclopedică . Bucharest . 978-9-73450-441-1 . 15 . 3 . RO.
2. Book: Spuler, Bertold . Rulers and Governments of the World Volume 3: 1930 to 1975 . London . Bowker . 1977 . 978-0-85935-056-3 . 444.
3. League of Nations Treaty Series, vol. 199, pp. 78-85.
4. Book: Dieter . Nohlen . Dieter Nohlen . Philip . Stöve . Elections in Europe: A Data Handbook . Baden-Baden . Nomos . 2010 . 1591 . 978-3-8329-5609-7.
5. Book: Jehuda . Reinharz . Yaacov . Shavit . The Road to September 1939: Polish Jews, Zionists, and the Yishuv on the Eve of World War II . Waltham, Massachusetts . Brandeis University Press . 2019 . 252 . 978-1-51260-154-1.
6. Book: Budura, Romulus Ioan . Relațiile româno-chineze 1880–1974 . Bucharest . Ministerul Afacerilor Externe. Arhivele Naţionale . 2005 . 30 . 978-9-73004-000-5.
7. Petru . Ignat . Matei . Gheorghe . Asasinarea lui Armand Călinescu . Armand Călinescu's Assassination . Magazin Istoric . October 1967 . 74–75 . RO.
8. Book: Denize, Eugen . Istoria Soietății Române de Radiodifuziune: Dictaturile de Dreapta (Februarie 1938 – August 1944) . History of the Romanian Broadcasting Company:: Right-wing Dictatorships (February 1938 – August 1944) . Bucharest . Societatea Română de Radiodifuziune, Direcția Patrimoniu . 1999 . 31 . 978-9-73986-623-1 . RO.
9. Book: Felicia . Hristodol . Stelian . Mândruţ . Gheorghe . Hristodol . Bibliografia Istorică a României Volume 9, 1994-1999 : Bibliografie Selectivă . Historical Bibliography of Romania Volume 9: 1994-1999: Selective Bibliography . Bucharest . Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România . 2000 . 978-9-73595-061-3 . RO.
10. Web site: Nicolae N. Săulescu – Inginer agronom, genetist. ro. Romanian Academy. acad.ro. August 14, 2022.
11. Alexandrina Chezan . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418064841/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/alexandrina-chezan-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 23 March 2022.
12. Web site: Evans . Hilary . Gjerde . Arild . Heijmans . Jeroen . Mallon . Bill . etal . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. . Hilde Lauer . https://web.archive.org/web/20121110032623/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vi/viorica-viscopoleanu-1.html . dead . 10 November 2012 . 20 March 2022.
13. Book: Cincă, Stelian . Caton Theodorian: Omul și Opera . Cato Theodorian: Man and Works . Craiova . Scrisul Românesc . 1979 . 76 . 831278131 . RO.
14. Book: Irvine, Demar . Massenet: A Chronicle of His Life and Times . Portland . Amadeus Press . 1994 . 373 . 978-0-93134-063-5.
15. Gheorghe Țițeica: Strămoșii, viața și urmașii. Marian. Rizea. ro. Studii și comunicări. 2013. 6. 315–336. September 1, 2022.
16. Web site: Patriarch Cristea of Rumania dies. The New York Times. 7 March 1939. 18. 17 September 2022.
17. Book: Mihăilescu . Ștefania. Ștefania Mihăilescu . de Haan . Francisca . Daskalova . Krasimira . Loutfi . Anna . Biographical Dictionary of Women's Movements and Feminisms in Central, Eastern, and South Eastern Europe: 19th and 20th Centuries . Xenopol, Adela (1861–1939) . https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict0000unse_u3f7/page/615 . 2006. Central European University Press . Budapest, Hungary . 978-963-7326-39-4 . 615.