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June 2, 1939Born on Saturday June 3, 1939
- Bernardus Gerrit Wesselink, Apeldoorn († 2003)
- Bernardina Schoonbrood, Bocholtz,, Limburg, Nederland († 2003)
- Carlos de Figueiredo Forbes, Santos, São Paulo, Brasil († 2010)
- Floris Maria Mclaughlin, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands († 1940)
- Clemens Marinus Wolvers († 2017)
- June Van Engen, Doon, Lyon County, Iowa († 2020)
- Dixie Lee Lippincott, New York, United States († 2011)
- Johanna Maria Walthera Senders, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2004)
- Cor Hartmann († 2006)
- Gene J. Blackburn, Wellington, Carbon County, Utah († 1999)
Died on Saturday June 3, 1939
- August Everhard Rudolf Collette (81), 's Gravenhage
- Anna Agnes Wilhelmina le Large (59), 's-Gravenhage, Nederland
- Bertha Maria Rosalia Francisca Revermann (59), Heemstede
- Abraham Leman (75), Avereest
- Albert Jan Roelofsen (59), Zutphen
- Anna Smock (67), Essen-Werden
- Albert Falkenberg (56), Malang, Oost-Java, Nederlnds-Indië
- Anna Vooght de (86), Princenhage
- Bjintze Ebbes (61), Heerenveen, Friesland, Nederland
- Adrianus van den Hoek (53), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from June 3, 1939 at Delpher
- Veritas : katholiek 14-daagsch blad voor Maastricht
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- De banier : staatkundig gereformeerd dagblad
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- De Sumatra post
- Het volksdagblad : dagblad voor Nederland
- Leeuwarder nieuwsblad : goedkoop advertentieblad
Born on June 3
- 1936 » Colin Meads, New Zealand rugby player and coach († 2017)
- 1936 » Larry McMurtry, American novelist and screenwriter
- 1937 » Jean-Pierre Jaussaud, French race car driver
- 1939 » Frank Blevins, English-Australian lawyer and politician, 7th Deputy Premier of South Australia († 2013)
- 1939 » Ian Hunter, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1939 » Steve Dalkowski, American baseball player († 2020)
- 1942 » Curtis Mayfield, American singer-songwriter and producer († 1999)
- 1943 » Billy Cunningham, American basketball player and coach
- 1944 » Edith McGuire, American sprinter and educator
- 1944 » Thomas Burns, British bishop
Died on June 3
- 1921 » Coenraad Hiebendaal, Dutch rower and physician (b. 1879)
- 1924 » Franz Kafka, Czech-Austrian lawyer and author (b. 1883)
- 1928 » Li Yuanhong, Chinese general and politician, 2nd President of the Republic of China (b. 1864)
- 1933 » William Muldoon, American wrestler (b. 1852)
- 1938 » John Flanagan, Irish-American hammer thrower and tug of war competitor (b. 1873)
- 1946 » Mikhail Kalinin, Russian civil servant and politician (b. 1875)
- 1963 » Edmond Decottignies, French weightlifter (b. 1893)
- 1963 » Nâzım Hikmet Ran, Turkish poet, author, and playwright (b. 1902)
- 1963 » Pope John XXIII (b. 1881)
- 1964 » Kâzım Orbay, Turkish general and politician, 9th Turkish Speaker of the Parliament (b. 1887)
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.
- February 28 » The erroneous word "dord" is discovered in the Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, prompting an investigation.
- May 14 » Lina Medina becomes the youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five.
- June 4 » The Holocaust: The MSSt. Louis, a ship carrying 963 Jewish refugees, is denied permission to land in Florida, in the United States, after already being turned away from Cuba. Forced to return to Europe, more than 200 of its passengers later die in Nazi concentration camps.
- August 25 » The United Kingdom and Poland form a military alliance in which the UK promises to defend Poland in case of invasion by a foreign power.
- August 27 » First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world's first jet aircraft.
- September 14 » World War II: The Estonian military boards the Polish submarine ORPOrzeł in Tallinn, sparking a diplomatic incident that the Soviet Union will later use to justify the annexation of Estonia.
The weather on Saturday June 3, 1939
The temperature on June 3, 1939 was between 8.5 °C and 22.1 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 14.7 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI