1942 in Romania

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See also:	Other events of 1942; History of Romania; Timeline of Romanian history; Years in Romania;

Events from the year 1942 in Romania. The year was dominated by the Second World War.

Incumbents

Events

24 January – A record temperature of −38.5 °C (−37.3 °F) is recorded at Bod, Brașov.^[3]
6 June – A state of war is declared between Romania and the United States.^[4]
1 July – Romanian and German troops capture the fortress at Sevastopol following a siege that had lasted 8 months.^[5]
7 September – Romanian and German troops capture Novorossiysk in the Battle of the Caucasus.^[6]
2 November – Soldiers of the Vânători de munte under the command of general Ioan Dumitrache capture Nalchik, the farthest advance by the Axis powers into the Caucasus.^[7]
19 November – The Romania Third and Fourth Armies come under attack by the Soviet Red Army at the Battle of Stalingrad.^[8]
1 December – The Soviet cruiser Voroshilov and destroyer Soobrazitelny shell Snake Island, damaging the radio station, barracks and lighthouse on the island, but fail to inflict significant losses.^[9]

Births

5 January – Alexandru Ioan Lupaș, mathematician (died 2007).
9 March – Ion Caramitru, stage and film actor, stage director, and political figure (died 2021).^[10]
25 March – Otilia Valeria Coman (pen name Ana Blandiana), poet.^[11]
25 March – Basarab Nicolescu, theoretical physicist.
27 March – Olga Bucătaru, film and stage actress (died 2020).
2 April – Gabriela Adameșteanu, novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, and translator.^[12]
23 May – Gabriel Liiceanu, philosopher.
28 May – Păun Otiman, agronomist, politician, member of the Romanian Academy.^[13]
22 September – Alexandru Moisuc, agricultural scientist.
4 November – Edward Luttwak, American military strategist and author.^[14]

Deaths

21 March – Olha Kobylianska, modernist writer and feminist (born 1863).^[15]
21 November – Alexandru Pastia, colonel, killed in action at the Battle of Stalingrad (born 1893).
24 November – Ioan Sion, major general, killed in action at the Battle of Stalingrad (born 1890).
16 December – Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger, poet murdered in the Holocaust (born 1924).^[16]

References

^ Scurtu, Ioan (2004). Istoria românilor în timpul celor patru regi (1866-1947) [The History of the Romanians under the Four Kings (1866-1947)] (in Romanian) (2a ed.). Bucharest: Editura Enciclopedică. p. 32. ISBN 978-9-73450-441-1.
^ Roper, Steven D. (2000). Romania: The Unfinished Revolution. London: Routledge. pp. 8–14. ISBN 978-0-20369-507-4.
^ Nica, Mihai (January 25, 2022). "Pe urmele frigului, la Bod, comuna din Brașov pusă pe harta Europei de părintele radioului modern" [In the wake of the cold, in Bod, the commune of Brașov put on the map of Europe by the father of modern radio]. romania.europalibera.org (in Romanian). Radio Free Europe. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022.
^ Barker, Elisabeth; Deakin, William; Evans, Leighton (1988). British Political and Military Strategy in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe in 1944. London: Macmillan Press. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-34919-379-0.
^ Melville, Mungo (2017). Sevastopol's Wars: Crimea from Potemkin to Putin. London: Osprey Publishing. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-47282-228-4.
^ Forczyk, Robert; Noon, Steve (2015). The Caucasus 1942-43 : Kleist's Race for Oil. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-47280-583-6.
^ Tucker, Spencer, ed. (2016). World War II: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection. Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio. p. 1422. ISBN 978-1-85109-968-9.
^ Trigg, Jonathan (2013). Death on the Don: the destruction of Germany's allies on the Eastern Front, 1941–44. Stroud, Gloucestershire: Spellmount. ISBN 978-0-7524-9010-6. OCLC 857109471.
^ Rotaru, Jipa; Damaschin, Ioan (2000). Glorie și Dramă: Marina Regală Română, 1940–1945 [Glory and Drama: Romanian Royal Navy, 1940–1945] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ion Cristoiu Publishing. pp. 93–94. ISBN 978-9-73995-447-1.
^ Delgado, Maria M.; Heritage, Paul (1998). In Contact With the Gods? Directors Talk Theatre. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-7190-4763-3.
^ Sorkin, Adam J.; Treptow, Kurt W. (1994). An Anthology of Romanian Women Poets. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-88033-294-1.
^ Stefanescu, Alex; Cucu, Ion (2006). Istoria Literaturii Române Contemporane, 1941-2000 [A History of Contemporary Romanian Literature] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Mașina de Scris. p. 980. ISBN 978-9-73849-121-2.
^ "Păun-Ion Otiman. Parliamentary activity in legislature 2000-2004". www.cdep.ro. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
^ Stoica, Mihaela (May 1, 2016). "Românul care câștigă un milion de dolari pe an din sfaturile date liderilor lumii. I se spune Machiavelli și este unul dintre cei mai influenți oameni de pe planetă". www.descopera.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved September 19, 2022.
^ Loutfi, Anna; Daskalova, Krasimira; de Haan, Francisca (2006). A Biographical Dictionary of Women's Movements and Feminisms: Central, Eastern, and South Eastern Europe, 19th and 20th Centuries. New York: Central European University Press. p. 252. ISBN 978-6-15505-372-6.
^ Paolino, Francesca (2013). Una vita: Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger (1924-1942) [A Life: Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger (1924-1942)] (in Italian). Trento: Edizioni del Faro. p. 89. ISBN 978-8-86537-139-8.

[1] Scurtu, Ioan (2004). Istoria românilor în timpul celor patru regi (1866-1947) [The History of the Romanians under the Four Kings (1866-1947)] (in Romanian) (2a ed.). Bucharest: Editura Enciclopedică. p. 32. ISBN 978-9-73450-441-1.

[2] Roper, Steven D. (2000). Romania: The Unfinished Revolution. London: Routledge. pp. 8–14. ISBN 978-0-20369-507-4.

[3] Nica, Mihai (January 25, 2022). "Pe urmele frigului, la Bod, comuna din Brașov pusă pe harta Europei de părintele radioului modern" [In the wake of the cold, in Bod, the commune of Brașov put on the map of Europe by the father of modern radio]. romania.europalibera.org (in Romanian). Radio Free Europe. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022.

[4] Barker, Elisabeth; Deakin, William; Evans, Leighton (1988). British Political and Military Strategy in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe in 1944. London: Macmillan Press. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-34919-379-0.

[5] Melville, Mungo (2017). Sevastopol's Wars: Crimea from Potemkin to Putin. London: Osprey Publishing. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-47282-228-4.

[6] Forczyk, Robert; Noon, Steve (2015). The Caucasus 1942-43 : Kleist's Race for Oil. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-47280-583-6.

[7] Tucker, Spencer, ed. (2016). World War II: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection. Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio. p. 1422. ISBN 978-1-85109-968-9.

[8] Trigg, Jonathan (2013). Death on the Don: the destruction of Germany's allies on the Eastern Front, 1941–44. Stroud, Gloucestershire: Spellmount. ISBN 978-0-7524-9010-6. OCLC 857109471.

[9] Rotaru, Jipa; Damaschin, Ioan (2000). Glorie și Dramă: Marina Regală Română, 1940–1945 [Glory and Drama: Romanian Royal Navy, 1940–1945] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ion Cristoiu Publishing. pp. 93–94. ISBN 978-9-73995-447-1.

[10] Delgado, Maria M.; Heritage, Paul (1998). In Contact With the Gods? Directors Talk Theatre. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-7190-4763-3.

[11] Sorkin, Adam J.; Treptow, Kurt W. (1994). An Anthology of Romanian Women Poets. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-88033-294-1.

[12] Stefanescu, Alex; Cucu, Ion (2006). Istoria Literaturii Române Contemporane, 1941-2000 [A History of Contemporary Romanian Literature] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Mașina de Scris. p. 980. ISBN 978-9-73849-121-2.

[13] "Păun-Ion Otiman. Parliamentary activity in legislature 2000-2004". www.cdep.ro. Retrieved August 14, 2022.

[14] Stoica, Mihaela (May 1, 2016). "Românul care câștigă un milion de dolari pe an din sfaturile date liderilor lumii. I se spune Machiavelli și este unul dintre cei mai influenți oameni de pe planetă". www.descopera.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved September 19, 2022.

[15] Loutfi, Anna; Daskalova, Krasimira; de Haan, Francisca (2006). A Biographical Dictionary of Women's Movements and Feminisms: Central, Eastern, and South Eastern Europe, 19th and 20th Centuries. New York: Central European University Press. p. 252. ISBN 978-6-15505-372-6.

[16] Paolino, Francesca (2013). Una vita: Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger (1924-1942) [A Life: Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger (1924-1942)] (in Italian). Trento: Edizioni del Faro. p. 89. ISBN 978-8-86537-139-8.

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