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• Alida Francina Schaasberg, 's-Gravenhage, Nederland († 1877)
• Aaltie Ennes Rijpma, Oosternijkerk († 1825)
• Antonia Misbeek, Steenderen († 1869)
• Antonia van Dun, Goirle († 1843)
• Adriana Maria Slooven, Woensdrecht
• Ary Voorwinde, Bleiswijk († 1854)
• Aaltje Ennes Aaltje Innes Rijpma, Oosternijkerk († 1825)
• Annetje Gouman, Middelharnis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Catharina Gylstra, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland († 1881)
• Arriaantje van Dijk, Monster, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• Bresetta Molijn (78), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonius Medardus Verbrugghe (0), Oostende
• Anna Jauw (59), 's Gravenhage
• Barbara van Boven (33)
• Adrianus Kornelisz KORPERSHOEK, Overschie
• ADRIEN LIAGRE (79), Tourcoing, 59200
• Cornelia Ewijk (0), Fijnaart en Heijningen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Abigail Thurston (76), Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
• Anna Jansdr. van Heeren (28), 's Gravendeel
• Hendrik Sikkink, Brummen

• 1746 » Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss philosopher and educator († 1827)
• 1751 » Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies († 1825)
• 1772 » Mikhail Speransky, Russian academic and politician († 1839)
• 1786 » Sir Robert Inglis, 2nd Baronet, English politician († 1855)
• 1792 » Johan August Arfwedson, Swedish chemist and academic († 1841)
• 1797 » Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician and author († 1873)
• 1799 » Priscilla Susan Bury, British botanist († 1872)
• 1822 » Étienne Lenoir, Belgian engineer, designed the internal combustion engine († 1900)
• 1837 » Adolf Jensen, German pianist and composer († 1879)
• 1849 » Jean Béraud, Russian-French painter and academic († 1935)

• 1732 » John Horsley, English-Scottish historian and author (b. 1685)
• 1735 » John Eccles, English composer (b. 1668)
• 1759 » Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (b. 1709)
• 1765 » Johann Melchior Molter, German violinist and composer (b. 1696)
• 1777 » Hugh Mercer, Scottish-American general and physician (b. 1726)
• 1778 » François Bigot, French politician (b. 1703)
• 1781 » Richard Challoner, English bishop (b. 1691)
• 1829 » Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel, German philosopher, poet, and critic (b. 1772)
• 1833 » Marie-Antoine Carême, French chef (b. 1784)
• 1834 » William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1759)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Joannes
8. Gerrit
9. Jacob
10. Petrus
11. Jacobus
12. Dirk
13. Klaas
14. John
15. Leendert
16. Adrianus

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Trijntje
7. Catharina
8. Grietje
9. Neeltje
10. Aaltje
11. Joanna
12. Adriana
13. Marie
14. Antje
15. Jannetje
16. Elizabeth

• Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• January 21 » After being found guilty of treason by the French National Convention, Louis XVI of France is executed by guillotine.
• May 15 » Diego Marín Aguilera flies a glider for "about 360 meters", at a height of 5–6 meters, during one of the first attempted manned flights.
• May 23 » Battle of Famars during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition.
• October 12 » The cornerstone of Old East, the oldest state university building in the United States, is laid at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
• October 15 » Queen Marie Antoinette of France is tried and convicted, and condemned to death the following day.
• December 26 » Second Battle of Wissembourg: France defeats Austria.

The temperature on January 12, 1793 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken.