About the day » Sunday December 3, 1939Calender converter

• Jannigje Marie Hoitingh, Rijswijk († 2019)
• Alberdina Maria Elisabeth Vedder-, Groningen, Nederland († 1992)
• Cornelia Everdina Linnenbank-, 's-Hertogenbosch, Nederland († 1991)
• Griet Rienewerf († 1999)
• Jannigje Maria Hoitingh, Rijswijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2019)
• Antonie Gerrit PANHUIS, Olst, Overijssel, Nederland († 2000)
• Griet RIENEWERF († 1999)
• Grietje Rienewerf († 1999)
• Jelle Visbeek, Hijum, Ljouwerteradiel, Friesland, Nederland († 1996)
• Jacobus Johannes ten Hoeve, Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland († 1939)

• Adriana Louise WIJBELINGH (76), Utrecht, 5553, Utrecht, Nederland
• Catharina Maessen (62), Echt
• Andreas Ras (87), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Cecilia "Celia" McGroarty (61), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
• Cornelis van der Linden (62), Rozenburg, 3181, Nederland
• Adelina Lopes Corrêa (46), Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brasil
• Angenietha Mourits (79), Oud-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland, NL
• Benjamin Franklin Ben Thompson (83), Ware Shoals, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
• Antje de Graaf (61), Alkmaar
• Antje Westerhuis (52), Amsterdam

• 1937 » Binod Bihari Verma, Indian physician and author († 2003)
• 1937 » Bobby Allison, American race car driver and businessman
• 1937 » Morgan Llywelyn, American-Irish model and author
• 1938 » Jean-Claude Malépart, Canadian lawyer and politician († 1989)
• 1938 » Sally Shlaer, American mathematician and engineer († 1998)
• 1939 » David Phillips, English chemist and academic
• 1939 » John Paul, Sr., Dutch-American race car driver
• 1940 » Jeffrey R. Holland, American academic and religious leader
• 1942 » Mike Gibson, Northern Irish-Irish rugby player
• 1942 » Pedro Rocha, Uruguayan footballer and manager († 2013)

• 1919 » Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French painter and sculptor (b. 1841)
• 1928 » Ezra Meeker, American farmer and politician (b. 1830)
• 1934 » Charles James O'Donnell, Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1849)
• 1935 » Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (b. 1868)
• 1937 » William Propsting, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1861)
• 1941 » Pavel Filonov, Russian painter and poet (b. 1883)
• 1949 » Maria Ouspenskaya, Russian-American actress and educator (b. 1876)
• 1952 » Rudolf Margolius, Czech lawyer and politician (b. 1913)
• 1956 » Alexander Rodchenko, Russian sculptor, photographer, and graphic designer (b. 1891)
• 1956 » Manik Bandopadhyay, Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1908)

• 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
• January 26 » Spanish Civil War: Catalonia Offensive: Troops loyal to nationalist General Francisco Franco and aided by Italy take Barcelona.
• February 27 » United States labor law: The U.S. Supreme Court rules in NLRB v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp. that the National Labor Relations Board has no authority to force an employer to rehire workers who engage in sit-down strikes.
• March 30 » The Heinkel He 100 fighter sets a world airspeed record of 463mph (745km/h).
• April 10 » Alcoholics Anonymous, A.A.'s "Big Book", is first published.
• July 4 » Lou Gehrig, recently diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, informs a crowd at Yankee Stadium that he considers himself "The luckiest man on the face of the earth", then announces his retirement from major league baseball.
• October 8 » World War II: Germany annexes western Poland.

The temperature on December 3, 1939 was between 4.5 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.