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Died on Friday November 17, 1893
- Akke Flores Jorna (74), Leeuwarden
- Alexander Joseph, Prinz von Battenberg (36), Graz, Steiermark
- Alexander Joseph van Battenberg (36), Graz, Steiermark, Oostenrijk
- Alexander Jozef von BATTENBERG (36), Graz, Steiermark, Österreich
- Alexander Joseph van Battenberg (36)
- Akke Akke Floris Jorna (74), Leeuwarden
- Adriana Fitters (0), Nieuwkuijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- (stillborn son) de GROOT (0), Berkenwoude (Z.-H.), Neth
- Alexander Joseph BATTENBERG (36)
- Alexander Joseph von Battenberg (36), Graz (Steiermark) Oostenrijk
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from November 17, 1893 at Delpher
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Nieuw Israelietisch weekblad
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- 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
Born on November 17
- 1886 » Walter Terence Stace, English-American philosopher, academic, and civil servant († 1967)
- 1887 » Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, English field marshal († 1976)
- 1891 » Lester Allen, American screen, stage, vaudeville, circus actor, and film director († 1949)
- 1895 » Gregorio López, Mexican journalist, author, and poet († 1966)
- 1896 » Lev Vygotsky, Belarusian-Russian psychologist and philosopher († 1934)
- 1897 » Frank Fay, American actor, singer, and screenwriter († 1961)
- 1899 » Douglas Shearer, Canadian-American engineer († 1971)
- 1901 » Lee Strasberg, Ukrainian-American actor and director († 1982)
- 1901 » Walter Hallstein, German academic and politician, 1st President of the European Commission († 1982)
- 1902 » Eugene Wigner, Hungarian physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate († 1995)
Died on November 17
- 1865 » James McCune Smith, American physician and author (b. 1813)
- 1891 » José María Iglesias, Mexican politician and interim President (1876-1877) (b. 1823)
- 1897 » George Hendric Houghton, American pastor and theologian (b. 1820)
- 1902 » Hugh Price Hughes, Welsh theologian and educator (b. 1847)
- 1905 » Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, (b. 1817)
- 1910 » Ralph Johnstone, American pilot (b. 1886)
- 1917 » Auguste Rodin, French sculptor and illustrator (b. 1840)
- 1922 » Robert Comtesse, Swiss lawyer and politician, 29th President of the Swiss Confederation (b. 1847)
- 1923 » Eduard Bornhöhe, Estonian author (b. 1862)
- 1924 » Gregory VII of Constantinople (b. 1850)
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.
- January 21 » The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, is formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana.
- April 1 » The rank of Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy is established.
- July 11 » The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kōkichi Mikimoto.
- August 27 » The Sea Islands hurricane strikes the United States near Savannah, Georgia, killing between 1,000–2,000 people.
- 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 Friday November 17, 1893
The temperature on November 17, 1893 was about 3.4 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI