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What Happened On 3rd March 1940 In History

March 3rd (1940) was a Sunday. It's the 62nd day of the year (63rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 303 days left to the end of the year.

Historical Events for 3rd March, 1940

  • » Five people are killed in an arson attack on the offices of the Left Party (Sweden) named communist newspaper 'Norrskensflamman' in Luleå, Sweden.

Famous Birthdays on March 3 in 1940

  • » Germán Castro Caycedo, Colombian author and journalist
  • » Perry Ellis, American fashion designer (d. 1986)
  • » Jean-Paul Proust, French-Monacan politician, 21st Minister of State (Monaco) e.g Minister of State of Monaco (d. 2010)
  • » Owen Spencer-Thomas, English journalist and clergyman

March 3rd Holidays in History

  • » Christian Feast Day:
  • » Cunigunde of Luxembourg
  • » Katharine Drexel
  • » John Wesley known as John and Charles Wesley (Episcopal Church (USA))
  • » March 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • » Liberation Day (Bulgaria)

Year 1940 historical events for the month of March

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World History for the 3rd March