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May 4, 1793Born on Sunday May 5, 1793
- Aaltje van Blitterswijk, Zoelen
- Alle Siebrens, Workum, Nijefurd, Friesland, Nederland († 1796)
- Aaltje Jans Groeneveld, Bedum
- Anna Maria Rosina Menge, Deventer († 1879)
- Albertus Mentink, Hengelo
- Angela Elisabeth Klein Übbinck, Bocholt-Biemenhorst (D) († 1827)
- Anna Catharina Triebels (Tribels, Trijbels), Schaesberg, Nederland
- Anna Maria Roziena Menge, Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland († 1879)
- Andreas Johannes Uys, Bredasdorp, Cape, South Africa († 1821)
- Alle Siebrens DEINUM, Workum (Friesland, The Netherlands) († 1796)
Died on Sunday May 5, 1793
- Geurt Peters (68), Didam, Nederland
- Henricus Josephus Staelen (48), Moere België
- Jantje Jans VAN DER VEEN (27), Gieterveen (Gieten), Drenthe, Nederland
- Cornelis Verweij (15), Ubbergen, Nederland
- Geurt (Gerhardus Godefridus) Peters (76), Dorp (Didam, GLD, NL)
- Cornelis Sanboer, Halsteren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Grietje Stevens Swart (35)
- Egidius PARIDAENS (89), Pamel
- Jacques Antoine CASTELAIN (57), Tourcoing (FRA)
- Acke Bokma (52), Sneek, Friesland, Netherlands
Born on May 5
- 1749 » Jean-Frédéric Edelmann, French pianist and composer († 1794)
- 1764 » Robert Craufurd, Scottish general and politician († 1812)
- 1800 » Louis Christophe François Hachette, French publisher († 1864)
- 1813 » Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher and author († 1855)
- 1818 » Karl Marx, German philosopher, sociologist, and journalist († 1883)
- 1826 » Eugénie de Montijo, French wife of Napoleon III († 1920)
- 1830 » John Batterson Stetson, American businessman, founded the John B. Stetson Company († 1906)
- 1832 » Hubert Howe Bancroft, American ethnologist and historian († 1918)
- 1833 » Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer and academic († 1905)
- 1834 » Viktor Hartmann, Russian painter and architect († 1873)
Died on May 5
- 1705 » Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1640)
- 1760 » Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English politician (b. 1720)
- 1766 » Jean Astruc, French physician and scholar (b. 1684)
- 1808 » Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist and philosopher (b. 1757)
- 1821 » Napoleon, French general and emperor (b. 1769)
- 1827 » Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (b. 1750)
- 1833 » Sophia Campbell, English-Australian painter (b. 1777)
- 1855 » Sir Robert Inglis, 2nd Baronet, English politician (b. 1786)
- 1859 » Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet, German mathematician and academic (b. 1805)
- 1860 » Jean-Charles Prince, Canadian bishop (b. 1804)
Names that were popular for boys in 1793
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Joannes
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Klaas
- John
- Leendert
- Adrianus
Names that were popular for girls in 1793
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Trijntje
- Catharina
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Aaltje
- Joanna
- Adriana
- Marie
- Antje
- Jannetje
- Elizabeth
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1793
- 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)
- March 1 » French Revolutionary War: Battle of Aldenhoven during the Flanders Campaign.
- May 23 » Battle of Famars during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition.
- July 23 » Kingdom of Prussia re-conquers Mainz from France.
- August 12 » The Rhône and Loire départments are created when the former département of Rhône-et-Loire is split into two.
- November 3 » French playwright, journalist and feminist Olympe de Gouges is guillotined.
- December 18 » Surrender of the frigate La Lutine by French Royalists to Lord Samuel Hood; renamed HMSLutine, she later becomes a famous treasure wreck.
Weather May 5, 1793
The temperature on May 5, 1793 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt storm(achtig) regen.