About the day » Saturday May 3, 1941Calender converter

• Gerda Johanna van Ommen, Gemeente s-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1993)
• Henricus Wilhelmus Maria Hulshof († 2008)
• Gerritje van den Hooven, De Heij, Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 2021)
• Greta Frank, Amsterdam († 1942)
• Henri Géraud Louis Marie René de Nattes, Aigues-Mortes († 2002)
• Cornelis Adrianus Gerardus van Bezouw, Gilze en Rijen
• Christiaan Sindram, Amsterdam (NL) († 1960)
• Eugene (Gene) Y. Shoji, Oregon, VS († 2019)
• Everdina Johanna van Hornsveld, Soest († 2012)
• Abraham Vreugdenhil, Schipluiden, Nederland († 2009)

• Arnoldus Cornelis van Lier (10), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Carolina Maria Sanders (94), Vianen
• Antonie Drenth (67), Groningen
• Berendina Lebbink (71), Vorden, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Antonius Gerardus Hendrikus van der Leest (6), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Antoon Reinderman (0), Anna Paulowna, Nederland
• Albertus Johannes van Breda (63), Rhenen
• Aartje Ouwerkerk (59), Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonia Robbertsen (81), Wageningen
• Carolina Joanna Antonia Bouwmeester (0)

• 1939 » Jonathan Harvey, English composer and educator († 2012)
• 1940 » Clemens Westerhof, Dutch footballer and manager
• 1940 » David Koch, American engineer, businessman, and philanthropist († 2019)
• 1941 » Alexander Harley, English general
• 1941 » Edward Malloy, American priest and academic
• 1942 » Butch Otter, American soldier and politician, 32nd Governor of Idaho
• 1942 » Dave Marash, American journalist and sportscaster
• 1942 » Věra Čáslavská, Czech gymnast and coach († 2016)
• 1943 » Jim Risch, American lawyer and politician, 31st Governor of Idaho
• 1943 » Yukio Hashi, Japanese singer and actor

• 1921 » Théodore Pilette, Belgian race car driver (b. 1883)
• 1925 » Clément Ader, French engineer, designed the Ader Avion III (b. 1841)
• 1932 » Charles Fort, American journalist and author (b. 1874)
• 1935 » Jessie Willcox Smith, American illustrator (b. 1863)
• 1939 » Madeleine Desroseaux, French author and poet (b. 1873)
• 1942 » Thorvald Stauning, Danish politician, 24th Prime Minister of Denmark (b. 1873)
• 1943 » Harry Miller, American engineer (b. 1875)
• 1948 » Ernst Tandefelt, Finnish assassin of Heikki Ritavuori (b. 1876)
• 1949 » Fanny Walden, English footballer and cricketer (b. 1888)
• 1958 » Frank Foster, English cricketer (b. 1889)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Adrianus
10. Wilhelmus
11. Petrus
12. Robert
13. Gerardus
14. Jacobus
15. Antonius
16. Dirk

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Adriana
8. Hendrika
9. Catharina
10. Petronella
11. Helena
12. Margaretha
13. Grietje
14. Aaltje
15. Geertruida
16. Jacoba

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
• March 29 » World War II: British Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy forces defeat those of the Italian Regia Marina off the Peloponnesian coast of Greece in the Battle of Cape Matapan.
• May 15 » Joe DiMaggio begins a 56-game hitting streak.
• July 16 » Joe DiMaggio hits safely for the 56th consecutive game, a streak that still stands as an MLB record.
• August 14 » World War II: Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt sign the Atlantic Charter of war stating postwar aims.
• August 22 » World War II: German troops begin the Siege of Leningrad.
• November 26 » World War II: Japan's 1st Air Fleet departs the Kuril Islands to strike Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

The temperature on May 3, 1941 was between -1.7 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 4.5 °C. There was 10.8 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.