About the day » Sunday May 26, 1793Calender converter

• Adrianus Labee, Culemborg, Gelderland, NL
• Abigail Lincoln, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
• A.h. Auwema, Tolbert, leek, Groningen, Nederland († 1883)
• Anna Sophia POPPE, Laer,Germany († 1793)
• Aaron Benjamin Israel Ricardo, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands († 1794)
• Aart Jansz van Beveren, Voorschoten († 1833)
• Allegonda Voet, Deursen
• Annigje Cornelissen, Rhenen († 1816)
• Anne Maria Beckers, Lutteraed (Sittard-Geleen) Limburg, Nederland († 1877)
• Aafke Jans Dijkema, Loppersum, Groningen, Nederland († 1876)

• Jacob Daamen, (Daemen (25), Ottersum, Limburg, Nederland
• Ernst Johann von Voss (67), Groß Gievitz, Allemagne
• Casparus Weusten (0), Meerssen
• John Jones (44), Middlefield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
• Geertje Lucassen (31)
• Cornelis Slootjes, Oudewater, Utrecht, Nederland
• Felix Daelemans (0), Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
• Jacoba van Poppel (49), Budel
• Eustache Harnois (80), L'Assomption, Quebec, Canada
• Harmen Bruinink, Broekheurne, gericht Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland

• 1799 » August Kopisch, German poet and painter († 1853)
• 1822 » Edmond de Goncourt, French author and critic, founded the Académie Goncourt († 1896)
• 1863 » Bob Fitzsimmons, English-New Zealand boxer († 1917)
• 1865 » Robert W. Chambers, American author and illustrator († 1933)
• 1867 » Mary of Teck, English-born queen consort of the United Kingdom († 1953)
• 1873 » Olaf Gulbransson, Norwegian painter and illustrator († 1958)
• 1876 » Percy Perrin, English cricketer († 1945)
• 1880 » W. Otto Miessner, American composer and educator († 1967)
• 1881 » Adolfo de la Huerta, Mexican politician and provisional president, 1920 († 1955)
• 1883 » Mamie Smith, American singer, actress, dancer, and pianist († 1946)

• 1703 » Samuel Pepys, English politician (b. 1633)
• 1742 » Pylyp Orlyk, Ukrainian diplomat (b. 1672)
• 1746 » Thomas Southerne, Irish playwright (b. 1660)
• 1762 » Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher and academic (b. 1714)
• 1799 » James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, Scottish linguist, biologist, and judge (b. 1714)
• 1818 » Manuel Rodríguez Erdoíza, Chilean lawyer and guerrilla leader (b. 1785)
• 1818 » Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Russian field marshal and politician, Governor-General of Finland (b. 1761)
• 1824 » Capel Lofft, English lawyer (b. 1751)
• 1840 » Sidney Smith, English admiral and politician (b. 1764)
• 1881 » Jakob Bernays, German philologist and academic (b. 1824)

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 9 » Jean-Pierre Blanchard becomes the first person to fly in a balloon in the United States.
• July 22 » Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean becoming the first recorded human to complete a transcontinental crossing of North America.
• 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.
• November 16 » French Revolution: Ninety dissident Roman Catholic priests are executed by drowning at Nantes.
• December 9 » New York City's first daily newspaper, the American Minerva, is established by Noah Webster.
• 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 26, 1793 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.