About the day » Wednesday March 3, 1926Calender converter

• Annetje van der Plas, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1990)
• Albert Ketelslegers, Romershoven, Hoeselt, Limburg, België († 1932)
• Camille Guilliams, Jeuk, België († 1967)
• Cornelis Dijkshoorn, Schipluiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1927)
• Cornelis Dijkshoorn, Schipluiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1927)
• Antonia Petronella Voogt, Zevenbergen († 2003)
• Antonia Maria Adriaans, Deurne († 2006)
• Adriana Anthonia Geers († 2003)
• antonia maria (tonnie) adriaans, deurne († 2006)
• Cornelis Gerrit van Velzen, Katwijk († 1993)

• Adriaan Stoutjesdijk (70), Ouwerkerk
• August Reintjes (64), Andernach (Dld)
• Adriaan Bakx (84), Steenbergen
• Arie Qualm (62), Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriaan Bakx (84), Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriaan Bakx (84), Steenbergen
• van Kuijk (0)
• August Halstenson Baland (78), Menomonie Junction, Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States of America
• Arnoldus van GERWEN (62), Eindhoven,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriana Boeree (67), Arnhem

• 1920 » James Doohan, Canadian-American actor and soldier († 2005)
• 1920 » Julius Boros, American golfer and accountant († 1994)
• 1921 » Diana Barrymore, American actress († 1960)
• 1922 » Nándor Hidegkuti, Hungarian footballer and manager († 2002)
• 1923 » Barney Martin, American police officer and actor († 2005)
• 1923 » Doc Watson, American bluegrass singer-songwriter and musician († 2012)
• 1924 » Tomiichi Murayama, Japanese soldier and politician, 52nd Prime Minister of Japan
• 1926 » James Merrill, American poet and playwright († 1995)
• 1927 » Pierre Aubert, Swiss lawyer and politician († 2016)
• 1930 » Ion Iliescu, Romanian engineer and politician, 2nd President of Romania

• 1894 » Ned Williamson, American baseball player (b. 1857)
• 1901 » George Gilman, American businessman, founded The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (b. 1826)
• 1905 » Antonio Annetto Caruana, Maltese archaeologist and author (b. 1830)
• 1927 » J. G. Parry-Thomas, Welsh race car driver and engineer (b. 1884)
• 1927 » Mikhail Artsybashev, Ukrainian author and playwright (b. 1878)
• 1929 » Katharine Wright, American educator (b. 1874)
• 1932 » Eugen d'Albert, Scottish-German pianist and composer (b. 1864)
• 1943 » George Thompson, English cricketer and umpire (b. 1877)
• 1959 » Lou Costello, American actor and comedian (b. 1906)
• 1961 » Paul Wittgenstein, Austrian-American pianist (b. 1887)

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

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

• 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 August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
• March 16 » History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.
• May 4 » The United Kingdom general strike begins.
• May 22 » Chiang Kai-shek replaces the communists in Kuomintang China.
• May 25 » Sholom Schwartzbard assassinates Symon Petliura, the head of the government of the Ukrainian People's Republic, which is in government-in-exile in Paris.
• August 20 » Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
• November 11 » The United States Numbered Highway System is established.

The temperature on March 3, 1926 was between 7.7 °C and 9.4 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.