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July 21, 1893Died on Saturday July 22, 1893
- Abraham Cornelis Snoek, Hellevoetsluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Catharina Rudolph (57), Elst, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anna Gerhardina Rudolph (57), Elst, Nederland
- Adrianus (Andries) Nas (60), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Aleide Johanna Flim (66), Hellendoorn
- Andries Wilhelmus Nas (60), Nijmegen, Nederland
- Agusta Elizabeth Ellis (2)
- Anna Gerardina Rudolph (57), Bemmel,GD
- Aaltje Jansen (58), Hoevelaken, gem. Nijkerk, GD, Nederland
- Adrianus, Antonius Rommens (0), Etten
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 22, 1893 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Leeuwarder courant
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
Born on July 22
- 1887 » Gustav Ludwig Hertz, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1975)
- 1888 » Kirk Bryan, American geologist and academic († 1950)
- 1888 » Selman Waksman, Jewish-American biochemist and microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1973)
- 1889 » James Whale, English director († 1957)
- 1890 » Rose Kennedy, American philanthropist († 1995)
- 1892 » Jack MacBryan, English cricketer and field hockey player († 1983)
- 1893 » Jesse Haines, American baseball player and coach († 1978)
- 1893 » Karl Menninger, American psychiatrist and author († 1990)
- 1895 » León de Greiff, Colombian poet, journalist, and diplomat († 1976)
- 1898 » Stephen Vincent Benét, American poet, short story writer, and novelist († 1943)
Died on July 22
- 1869 » John A. Roebling, German-American engineer, designed the Brooklyn Bridge (b. 1806)
- 1902 » Mieczysław Halka-Ledóchowski, Polish cardinal (b. 1822)
- 1903 » Cassius Marcellus Clay, American publisher, lawyer, and politician, United States Ambassador to Russia (b. 1810)
- 1904 » Wilson Barrett, English actor and playwright (b. 1846)
- 1906 » William Snodgrass, Canadian minister and academic (b. 1827)
- 1908 » Randal Cremer, English politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1828)
- 1915 » Sandford Fleming, Scottish-Canadian engineer and inventor, developed Standard time (b. 1827)
- 1916 » James Whitcomb Riley, American poet and author (b. 1849)
- 1918 » Indra Lal Roy, Indian lieutenant and first Indian fighter aircraft pilot (b. 1898)
- 1920 » William Kissam Vanderbilt, American businessman and horse breeder (b. 1849)
Names that were popular for boys in 1893
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Hendrikus
- Wilhelmus
- Antonius
- Gerardus
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1893
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Catharina
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Helena
- Christina
- Aaltje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1893
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 6 » The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress. The charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison.
- June 13 » Grover Cleveland notices a rough spot in his mouth and on July 1 undergoes secret, successful surgery to remove a large, cancerous portion of his jaw; the operation was not revealed to the public until 1917, nine years after the president's death.
- July 11 » A revolution led by the liberal general and politician José Santos Zelaya takes over state power in Nicaragua.
- July 11 » The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kōkichi Mikimoto.
- August 1 » Henry Perky patents shredded wheat.
- October 28 » Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Pathétique receives its première performance only nine days before the composer's death.
The weather on Saturday July 22, 1893
The temperature on July 22, 1893 was about 20.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI