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March 3, 1939Born on Saturday March 4, 1939
- Anthonie Jacob Blaas, Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland NED († 1994)
- Harke Roelof Steenbergen († 2017)
- Gerhard Alberts, Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland († 1947)
- Albert Lintermans, Deurne († 2000)
- Durk van der Wal, Nijega (Small.) († 2014)
- Albert Vercauteren, Sint-Niklaas († 1980)
- Clara van Akker, Rijperkerk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2010)
- Gerardus BAKKER, Renkum,, Gelderland, Nederland († 1940)
- Cornelia Christina Josephina Henst, Oerle († 1991)
- Hermijna de Jong, Nijkerk, Gelderland, Nederland († 2023)
Died on Saturday March 4, 1939
- Aaltje Borst (0), Zwolle (Ov )
- Albert Koenderink (84), Almelo
- Antonia Marcoen (83), Aalst
- Anje Koning (73), Hengelo
- Alberdina Siepel (88), Scheemda, Groningen, Nederland
- Adriaan Appels (70), Zierikzee, Zeeland, Nederland
- Albertus Cornelis Suidgeest (49), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adriana Johanna van der Beek (69), Delft
- Anna Benedikte Israelsdatter (90)
- Akke Doeyes van der Meer (65), Rijperkerk, Tietjerkstradeel, Friesland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 4, 1939 at Delpher
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Veritas : katholiek 14-daagsch blad voor Maastricht
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- De banier : staatkundig gereformeerd dagblad
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
Born on March 4
- 1938 » Adam Daniel Rotfeld, Polish academic and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs
- 1938 » Allan Kornblum, American police officer and judge († 2010)
- 1938 » Alpha Condé, Guinean politician, President of Guinea
- 1938 » Angus MacLise, American drummer and composer († 1979)
- 1938 » Anton Balasingham, Sri Lankan-English negotiator († 2006)
- 1938 » Don Perkins, American football player and sportscaster
- 1938 » Paula Prentiss, American actress
- 1939 » Jack Fisher, American baseball player
- 1939 » Robert Shaye, American film producer
- 1940 » Wolfgang Hoffmann-Riem, German scholar and judge
Died on March 4
- 1938 » George Foster Peabody, American banker and philanthropist (b. 1852)
- 1938 » Jack Taylor, American baseball player (b. 1874)
- 1940 » Hamlin Garland, American novelist, poet, essayist, and short story writer (b. 1860)
- 1941 » Ludwig Quidde, German activist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1858)
- 1944 » Fannie Barrier Williams, American educator and activist (b. 1855)
- 1944 » Louis Buchalter, American mob boss (b. 1897)
- 1944 » Louis Capone, Italian-American gangster (b. 1896)
- 1944 » René Lefebvre, French businessman (b. 1879)
- 1945 » Lucille La Verne, American actress (b. 1872)
- 1945 » Mark Sandrich, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1900)
Names that were popular for boys in 1939
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Maria
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Gerardus
- Adrianus
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Jacobus
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Franciscus
- Jacob
Names that were popular for girls in 1939
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Hendrika
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Helena
- Marie
- Antonia
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1939
- 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.
- April 1 » Spanish Civil War: Generalísimo Francisco Franco of the Spanish State announces the end of the Spanish Civil War, when the last of the Republican forces surrender.
- June 17 » Last public guillotining in France: Eugen Weidmann, a convicted murderer, is executed in Versailles outside the Saint-Pierre prison.
- September 1 » General George C. Marshall becomes Chief of Staff of the United States Army.
- September 6 » World War II: South Africa declares war on Nazi Germany.
- September 28 » World War II: The siege of Warsaw comes to an end.
- November 4 » World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the United States Customs Service to implement the Neutrality Act of 1939, allowing cash-and-carry purchases of weapons by belligerents.
The weather on Saturday March 4, 1939
The temperature on March 4, 1939 was between 4.1 °C and 15.4 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI