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Born on Sunday August 18, 1793
- Amalia Augusta von Anhalt-Dessau, Dessau († 1854)
- Amalie Auguste von Anhalt-Dessau, Dessau, Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland († 1854)
- Agatha Sijmensz van der Zwet, Lisse-Zuid-Holland-Nederland
- Albertina ter Wee, Hasselt
- Aehle Sligtenhorst, Gildehaus, Hagelshoek († 1852)
- Alberdina ter Wee, Hasselt {OV} († 1865)
- Anna Maria Agnes Peeters, Venlo, Limburg, Nederland († 1853)
- Adrianus van Hoof, Diessen († 1831)
- Adriaan Dalebout, Haamstede († 1827)
- Agatha van der Zwet, Lisse
Died on Sunday August 18, 1793
- Joachim Claases (Jochem) Ammama, Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
- Adrianus Voeten (34), Azië
- Joachim Amana Baron van Plettenberg (54), Huize Windesheim, Zwolle,, Overijssel, Nederland
- Aletta van Roo (65), Delft, in het gasthuis
- Hendrina Jeucken (45), Beegden
- Aletta de Roo (65), Delft gasthuis
- Henricus Bouts (0), Grijzegrubben, Nuth, Nederland
- Charlotte Henriette* Wilhelmine von Hörschelmann (22), Tallinn, Estonia
- Jean Morgenraeth (77), Voerendaal,, Limburg, Nederland
- Christiaan Hendrik Feltz, van der (47), Lille (F)
Born on August 18
- 1754 » François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general and engineer († 1833)
- 1774 » Meriwether Lewis, American soldier, explorer, and politician († 1809)
- 1792 » John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1878)
- 1803 » Nathan Clifford, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 19th United States Attorney General († 1881)
- 1807 » B. T. Finniss, Australian politician, 1st Premier of South Australia († 1893)
- 1819 » Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia († 1876)
- 1822 » Isaac P. Rodman, American general and politician († 1862)
- 1830 » Franz Joseph I of Austria († 1916)
- 1831 » Ernest Noel, Scottish businessman and politician († 1931)
- 1834 » Marshall Field, American businessman, founded Marshall Field's († 1906)
Died on August 18
- 1683 » Charles Hart, English actor (b. 1625)
- 1707 » William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire (b. 1640)
- 1712 » Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex (b. 1660)
- 1765 » Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1708)
- 1815 » Chauncey Goodrich, American lawyer and politician, 8th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut (b. 1759)
- 1823 » André-Jacques Garnerin, French balloonist and the inventor of the frameless parachute (b. 1769)
- 1842 » Louis de Freycinet, French explorer and navigator (b. 1779)
- 1850 » Honoré de Balzac, French novelist and playwright (b. 1799)
- 1886 » Eli Whitney Blake, American inventor, invented the Mortise lock (b. 1795)
- 1919 » Joseph E. Seagram, Canadian businessman and politician, founded the Seagram Company (b. 1841)
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)
- 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.
- July 13 » Journalist and French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat is assassinated in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday, a member of the opposing political faction.
- September 17 » War of the Pyrenees: France defeats a Spanish force at the Battle of Peyrestortes.
- October 15 » Queen Marie Antoinette of France is tried and convicted, and condemned to death the following day.
Weather August 18, 1793
The temperature on August 18, 1793 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.