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March 3, 1941Died on Tuesday March 4, 1941
- Alida van Meteren (59), Brakel, Gelderland, Nederland
- Albertje Bonkestoter (1), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
- * Johanna Antonia Wilhelmina Spits (50), Rotterdam
- Alida Adriana Maria Simmers (56), Arnhem (GL)
- Abel Wanningen (77), Avereest
- Arie Kleinjan (78), Oost-en West Souburg, Walcheren, ZL, Nederland
- Amelia Catharina Cerstiaens (67), Kessel, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Antje Harmens Smits (91), Blija
- Antje Harmens Smits (91), Blija, Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Arnoldus Johannes Fraaije (84), Breda, nederland
Born on March 4
- 1940 » David Plante, American novelist
- 1940 » Wolfgang Hoffmann-Riem, German scholar and judge
- 1941 » Adrian Lyne, English director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1941 » James Zagel, American lawyer and judge
- 1941 » John Hancock, American film and television actor († 1992)
- 1942 » Charles C. Krulak, American general
- 1942 » David Matthews, American keyboard player and composer
- 1942 » Gloria Gaither, American singer-songwriter
- 1942 » James Gustave Speth, American lawyer and politician
- 1942 » Lynn Sherr, American journalist and author
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 1941
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Maria
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Gerardus
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Pieter
- Hendrikus
- Gerrit
- Jacob
Names that were popular for girls in 1941
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Anna
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Marie
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Antonia
- Geertruida
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1941
- 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 September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
- January 23 » Charles Lindbergh testifies before the U.S. Congress and recommends that the United States negotiate a neutrality pact with Adolf Hitler.
- May 6 » The first flight of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt.
- July 26 » World War II: In response to the Japanese occupation of French Indochina, the United States, Britain and the Netherlands freeze all Japanese assets and cut off oil shipments.
- August 24 » Adolf Hitler orders the cessation of Nazi Germany's systematic T4 euthanasia program of the mentally ill and the handicapped due to protests, although killings continue for the remainder of the war.
- September 17 » World War II: A decree of the Soviet State Committee of Defense restores compulsory military training.
- December 25 » Admiral Émile Muselier seizes the archipelago of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, which become the first part of France to be liberated by the Free French Forces.
The weather on Tuesday March 4, 1941
The temperature on March 4, 1941 was between 2.5 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 5.3 °C. There was 8.1 mm of rain during 7.1 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI