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Born on Wednesday March 1, 1893
- Lula Wise, Arkansas, Verenigde Staten († 1932)
- Delia Theresa SHEAHAN, Cloughane, Kerry, Ireland († 1935)
- Tjebbe Douwes Postma
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 1, 1893 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Leeuwarder courant
Born on February 29
- 1884 » Richard S. Aldrich, American lawyer and politician († 1941)
- 1892 » Augusta Savage, American sculptor († 1962)
- 1896 » Morarji Desai, Indian civil servant and politician, 4th Prime Minister of India († 1995)
- 1896 » William A. Wellman, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 1975)
- 1904 » Jimmy Dorsey, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader († 1957)
- 1904 » Pepper Martin, American baseball player and manager († 1965)
- 1908 » Alf Gover, English cricketer and coach († 2001)
- 1908 » Balthus, French-Swiss painter and illustrator († 2001)
- 1908 » Dee Brown, American historian and author († 2002)
- 1908 » Louie Myfanwy Thomas, Welsh writer († 1968)
Died on February 29
- 1848 » Louis-François Lejeune, French general, painter and lithographer (b. 1775)
- 1852 » Matsudaira Katataka, Japanese daimyō (b. 1806)
- 1868 » Ludwig I of Bavaria (b. 1786)
- 1880 » James Milne Wilson, Scottish-Australian soldier and politician, 8th Premier of Tasmania (b. February 29, 1812)
- 1908 » Pat Garrett, American sheriff (b. 1850)
- 1920 » Ernie Courtney, American baseball player (b. 1875)
- 1928 » Adolphe Appia, Swiss architect and theorist (b. 1862)
- 1940 » E. F. Benson, English archaeologist and author (b. 1867)
- 1944 » Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, Finnish lawyer, judge and politician, 3rd President of Finland (b. 1861)
- 1948 » Robert Barrington-Ward, English lawyer and journalist (b. 1891)
Names that were popular for boys in 1893
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Dirk
- Arie
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Albert
Names that were popular for girls in 1893
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Hendrika
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Aaltje
- Jacoba
- Grietje
- Geertruida
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Petronella
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 13 » The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom holds its first meeting.
- February 1 » Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey.
- June 5 » The trial of Lizzie Borden for the murder of her father and step-mother begins in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
- 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.
- November 1 » The Battle of Bembezi took place and was the most decisive battle won by the British in the First Matabele War of 1893.
- December 4 » First Matabele War: A patrol of 34 British South Africa Company soldiers is ambushed and annihilated by more than 3,000 Matabele warriors on the Shangani River in Matabeleland.