About the day » Sunday March 3, 1940Calender converter

• Jos C. Hoogenboom, Alkemade (Roelofarendsveen), Kaag en Braassem, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2010)
• Leendert Akkers, Zwolle († 2009)
• Hendricus Cornelis Franciscus Kox, Tilburg († 1991)
• Winkler, Velsen, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1940)
• Emilie Marie Josephine Berger, Venlo,Gemeente Venlo,Limburg,Netherlands († 1941)
• Johanna Gesiena Josefina Elsinghorst, Winterswijk-Meddo († 1944)
• Kuijvenhoven, Naaldwijk († 1940)
• José Carlos Kühlkamp, Forquilhinha, Santa Catarina, Brasil († 1986)
• Johanna Elisabeth Kockx, 's-Gravenhage († 2003)
• antonius fredericus janssen, grubbenvorst († 1944)

• adriana van BODEGOM (66), oudenhoorn
• Adrianus Norbertus Leijten (68), Veghel
• Arie Klein (77), Maartensdijk
• Albertus Plekkenpol (75), Harfsen
• Adriana Timmers (66), Schiedam
• Kuijvenhoven (0), Naaldwijk
• Adrianus Kracht (58), Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriananus Kracht (57), Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Albertje Scheper (85), Zuidwolde
• Johannes Van Ijselmuiden (84), Utrecht

• 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)
• 1941 » Mike Pender, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1945 » George Miller, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter

• 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)

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

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

• 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 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
• May 9 » World War II: The German submarine U-9 sinks the French coastal submarine Doris near Den Helder.
• June 18 » Appeal of 18 June by Charles de Gaulle.
• July 19 » World War II: Army order 112 forms the Intelligence Corps of the British Army.
• September 16 » World War II: Italian troops conquer Sidi Barrani.
• November 2 » World War II: First day of Battle of Elaia–Kalamas between the Greeks and the Italians.
• November 16 » New York City's "Mad Bomber" George Metesky places his first bomb at a Manhattan office building used by Consolidated Edison.

The temperature on March 3, 1940 was between -5.7 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 0.4 °C. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.