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March 5, 1941Born on Thursday March 6, 1941
- Carol Joanne Goemans, Watertown, South Dakota, Verenigde Staten († 2007)
- Harm Zantingh, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1944)
- Gerald Chalker, Glascock County, Georgia, Verenigde Staten († 1960)
- Antonia Maria Helena van Biene, Breda († 1993)
- Bernard Lee Sanders, Estherville, Emmet, Iowa, Verenigde Staten († 2013)
- Gerhardus (Gerard) van de Beek, Heerde, Gelderland, The Netherlands († 2012)
- Georg Riedel, Koeln-Lindenthal, Germany († 1982)
- Ad Mathijssen, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2012)
- Geesje Mons, Harderwijk († 1984)
- Antonius Houtveen, Amersfoort (UT, NLD) († 1941)
Died on Thursday March 6, 1941
- Albert Klooster (76), Bellingwolde, Nederland
- Arnold SCHLOSSMACHER (89), Echtenerbrug,Gemeente Lemsterland,Friesland,Netherlands
- Bernardina Cox (77), Valkenswaard
- Adriana de Jong- (91)
- Aaltje Andries POST (74), Veendam, Groningen, Nederland
- Anna Lepping (68), Schinveld
- Apolonia Maria Mol (36), Tholen, Zeeland, Nederland
- Adriana Johanna Plooij (78), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje Jonk (90), Weiwerd, Groningen, Nederland
- Anna Hijlkema (60), Groningen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 6, 1941 at Delpher
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- De vrije pers : orgaan ter voorlichting van het Nederlandsche volk
- Panorama : geïllustreerd weekblad in koperdiepdruk
- Limburger koerier : provinciaal dagblad
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- De Waag : algemeen cultureel, politiek en economisch weekblad voor Nederland
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- De banier : staatkundig gereformeerd dagblad
- Noordbrabantsch dagblad het huisgezin
Born on March 6
- 1939 » Adam Osborne, Thai-Indian engineer and businessman, founded the Osborne Computer Corporation († 2003)
- 1939 » Kit Bond, American lawyer and politician, 47th Governor of Missouri
- 1940 » Jeff Wooller, English accountant and banker
- 1940 » Joanna Miles, French-born American actress
- 1940 » Ken Danby, Canadian painter († 2007)
- 1940 » R. H. Sikes, American golfer
- 1940 » Willie Stargell, American baseball player and coach († 2001)
- 1941 » Marilyn Strathern, Welsh anthropologist and academic
- 1941 » Peter Brötzmann, German saxophonist and clarinet player
- 1942 » Ben Murphy, American actor
Died on March 6
- 1932 » John Philip Sousa, American conductor and composer (b. 1854)
- 1933 » Anton Cermak, Czech-American lawyer and politician, 44th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1873)
- 1935 » Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., American colonel, lawyer, and jurist (b. 1841)
- 1939 » Ferdinand von Lindemann, German mathematician and academic (b. 1852)
- 1941 » Francis Aveling, Canadian priest, psychologist, and author (b. 1875)
- 1941 » Gutzon Borglum, American sculptor and academic, designed Mount Rushmore (b. 1867)
- 1948 » Alice Woodby McKane, First Black woman doctor in Savannah, Georgia (b. 1865)
- 1948 » Ross Lockridge, Jr., American author, poet, and academic (b. 1914)
- 1950 » Albert François Lebrun, French engineer and politician, 15th President of France (b. 1871)
- 1951 » Ivor Novello, Welsh singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1893)
Names that were popular for boys in 1941
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Maria
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Gerardus
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Pieter
- Hendrikus
- Gerrit
- Joseph
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.
- March 4 » World War II: The United Kingdom launches Operation Claymore on the Lofoten Islands; the first large scale British Commando raid.
- June 1 » World War II: The Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany.
- June 3 » World War II: The Wehrmacht razes the Greek village of Kandanos to the ground and murders 180 of its inhabitants.
- June 22 » World War II: Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa.
- 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.
- December 20 » World War II: First battle of the American Volunteer Group, better known as the "Flying Tigers" in Kunming, China.
The weather on Thursday March 6, 1941
The temperature on March 6, 1941 was between -0.4 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI