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• Anna Catharina Van den Eede, Sint Amands († 1865)
• Anna Catharina Groene OR Grane, Neu Börger (D) († 1883)
• Cornelia de Maat, s-Heer Arendskerke, ZL.NL († 1851)
• Cornelia Pieterse de Maat, 's-Heer Arendskerke, Zeeland, Nederland († 1851)
• Cornelia de Maat, 's Heer-Arendskerke († 1851)
• Catharina Maria Salverda, Groningen, St. Jansstraat († 1838)
• Cornelius Vermeiren, Loenhout, Wuustwezel, Antwerpen, België († 1877)
• Barbara Francisca Bogaert, Klerken († 1847)
• Anna Van den Eede, Sint-Amands, 2870, Puurs, Antwerpen, Belgium
• Andreas Oomen, Oosterhout

• Gerrit (Gerardus) Duijnmaijer (0), Castricum
• IJda Jansdochter van der Heijden (32), Fijnaart, Noord-Barbant, Nederland
• Gerrit Duijnmeijer (0), Noord-Bakkum
• Gerrit Duinma(e)jer [I] (0), Castricum
• Arie Snaterse (0), Sluipwijk
• Elisabeth van Efferen (55), Dordrecht
• Cathrina Larsdotter (58), Norr Hamre, Lyse (O)
• Joanna Moons (77), Herdersem (Aalst), Oost-Vlaanderen, Vlaanderen
• Jan Cornelisz Mulder (1), Petten, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelius Mols–Van Mol (69), Oostmalle (B-Antw.)

• 1772 » Novalis, German author and poet († 1801)
• 1773 » Henrik Steffens, Norwegian philosopher and poet († 1845)
• 1797 » Abraham Pineo Gesner, Canadian physician and geologist († 1864)
• 1802 » Heinrich Gustav Magnus, German chemist and physicist († 1870)
• 1806 » Catherine Labouré, French nun and saint († 1876)
• 1810 » Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish composer and conductor († 1874)
• 1813 » Caroline Leigh Gascoigne, English novelist and poet († 1883)
• 1815 » William Buell Richards, Canadian lawyer and judge, 1st Chief Justice of Canada († 1889)
• 1822 » Jane Miller Thengberg, Scottish-Swedish governess and educator († 1902)
• 1828 » Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist and photographer († 1915)

• 1711 » Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, English politician, First Lord of the Treasury (b. 1641)
• 1799 » Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo (b. 1740)
• 1802 » Herman Willem Daendels, Dutch general and politician, Governor-General of the Dutch Gold Coast (b. 1762)
• 1810 » Henry Jerome de Salis, English priest (b. 1740)
• 1819 » Mary Moser, English painter and academic (b. 1744)
• 1857 » Alfred de Musset, French dramatist, poet, and novelist (b. 1810)
• 1864 » Giacomo Meyerbeer, German composer and educator (b. 1791)
• 1880 » Eberhard Anheuser, German-American businessman, co-founded Anheuser-Busch (b. 1805)
• 1880 » Tom Wills, Australian cricketer, co-created Australian rules football (b. 1835)
• 1885 » Terézia Zakoucs, Hungarian-Slovene author (b. 1817)

• 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.
• August 12 » The Rhône and Loire départments are created when the former département of Rhône-et-Loire is split into two.
• August 16 » French Revolution: A levée en masse is decreed by the National Convention.
• August 27 » French Revolutionary Wars: The city of Toulon revolts against the French Republic and admits the British and Spanish fleets to seize its port, leading to the Siege of Toulon by French Revolutionary forces.
• September 5 » French Revolution: The French National Convention initiates the Reign of Terror.
• December 18 » Surrender of the frigate La Lutine by French Royalists to Lord Samuel Hood; renamed HMSLutine, she later becomes a famous treasure wreck.

The temperature on May 2, 1793 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.