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March 2, 1937Born on Wednesday March 3, 1937
- Angele Nelly (Angel) HERINCKS HERINCKX, Beersel (B) († 1997)
- Dorothy Ruth Hoogeveen, Kandiyohi, MN
- Coenraad Aart Dijkgraaf († 1989)
- Cynthia Ann Gilbreath, San Patricio County, Texas, Verenigde Staten († 2011)
- Bartel Oost, Urk († 2020)
- Fennegien Pathuis, Oranjedorp, Emmen († 2023)
- Diana Rae Johnson, Decatur City, Macon, Illinois († 2011)
- Adriana Josephina Maria van Belkom, Amsterdam († 2010)
- Geertje Moorlag, onstwedde († 2015)
- Elisabeth Johanna Petronella Aarts, Gilze en Rijen
Died on Wednesday March 3, 1937
- Adrianus Thimotheus Snaphaan (55), Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Clement (40), Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Clement (40), Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Maria de Koning (36)
- Adriana Maria Gelens (66), Zevenbergen
- Anthonius Bernardus Faaij (73), Gouda
- Andreas Antonius (Andre) Wolsing (13), Babberich,Gemeente Zevenaar,Gelderland,Nederland
- Aafke Zaagman (59), Zandeweer, Kantens,, Groningen, Nederland
- Alphonsus Hendrikus Rudolf Wennekers (71), Hilversum
- Anthonia Bos (90), Utrecht, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 3, 1937 at Delpher
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Limburger koerier : provinciaal dagblad
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Nieuwsblad van Friesland : Hepkema's courant
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De Sumatra post
Born on March 3
- 1934 » Jimmy Garrison, American bassist and educator († 1976)
- 1934 » Peter Brooke, Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, English politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
- 1935 » Mal Anderson, Australian tennis player
- 1935 » Michael Walzer, American philosopher and academic
- 1935 » Zhelyu Zhelev, Bulgarian philosopher and politician, 2nd President of Bulgaria († 2015)
- 1939 » Larry Burkett, American author and radio host († 2003)
- 1939 » M. L. Jaisimha, Indian cricketer († 1999)
- 1940 » Germán Castro Caycedo, Colombian author and journalist
- 1940 » Jean-Paul Proust, French-Monacan police officer and politician, 21st Minister of State of Monaco († 2010)
- 1940 » Perry Ellis, American fashion designer, founded Perry Ellis († 1986)
Died on March 3
- 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)
- 1966 » Alice Pearce, American actress (b. 1917)
- 1966 » Joseph Fields, American playwright, director, and producer (b. 1895)
- 1966 » William Frawley, American actor and vaudevillian (b. 1887)
Names that were popular for boys in 1937
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- Wilhelmus
- Jacob
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Antonius
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1937
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Hendrika
- Catharina
- Jacoba
- Aaltje
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Alida
- Helena
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1937
- 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
- February 16 » Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon.
- April 9 » The Kamikaze arrives at Croydon Airport in London. It is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe.
- May 30 » Memorial Day massacre: Chicago police shoot and kill ten labor demonstrators.
- August 24 » Spanish Civil War: Sovereign Council of Asturias and León is proclaimed in Gijón.
- November 1 » Stalinists execute Pastor Paul Hamberg and seven members of Azerbaijan's Lutheran community.
- December 13 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: The city of Nanjing, defended by the National Revolutionary Army under the command of General Tang Shengzhi, falls to the Japanese. This is followed by the Nanking Massacre, in which Japanese troops rape and slaughter hundreds of thousands of civilians.
Weather March 3, 1937
The temperature on March 3, 1937 was between -1.3 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 2.9 °C. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.