Nicolae Iorga was forced out of Bucharest ( where he owned a new home in Dorobanți quarter ) and Vălenii de Munte by the massive earthquake of November . He then moved to Sinaia , where he gave the finishing touches to his book '' Istoriologia umană '' ( " Human Historiology " ) . He was kidnapped by a Guardist squad , the best-known member of which was agricultural engineer Traian Boeru , on the afternoon of 27 November , and killed in the vicinity of Strejnic ( some distance from the city of Ploiești ) . He was shot at some nine times in all , with 7.65 mm and 6.35 mm handguns . Iorga 's killing is often mentioned in tandem with that of agrarian politician Virgil Madgearu , kidnapped and murdered by the Guardists on the same night , and with the Jilava Massacre ( during which Carol II 's administrative apparatus was decimated ) . These acts of retribution , placed in connection with the discovery and reburial of Codreanu 's remains , were carried out independently by the Guard , and enhanced tensions between it and Antonescu
massive earthquake of November
1940 Vrancea earthquake
Nicolae Iorga