About the day » Wednesday February 8, 1893Calender converter

• Alida Veld, Berkhout, Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1908)
• Albert Krans, Apeldoorn
• * Josephus van Zimmeren, Turnhout
• Agatha de Wildt, Alkmaar
• Aaltje op de Dijk, Zuidbroek (gem. Midden-Groningen)
• Albertus Theodorus Albers, Nijmegen, Nederland († 1893)
• Anna Cornelia Maria Schoenmakers, Tilburg († 1965)
• Adrianus van Loosbroek, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1894)
• Aagje Voortman, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1961)
• Adriaan Husen

• Beitske Willems Cloppenburch (Kloppenburg) (73), Kollum, Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, Friesland, Nederland
• Amke Willms HAYEN (89), Ihlowerfehn
• Bastiana van der Plas (45), Sliedrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• * Ida van den Dungen (68), 's Hertogenbosch
• Anna Maria Vos (72), Berlicum, Nederland
• Annegien Stoffers (0), Peize
• Anna Maria Johanna Roozen (0), Oud en nieuw Gastel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Arent Jan Derk ten Bokkel (41), Aalten
• Aaltje Hendrika van Treuren (75), Rotterdam
• Augusta Breidenbach (0), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands

• 1883 » Joseph Schumpeter, Czech-American economist and political scientist († 1950)
• 1884 » Snowy Baker, Australian boxer, rugby player, and actor († 1953)
• 1886 » Charlie Ruggles, American actor († 1970)
• 1888 » Edith Evans, English actress († 1976)
• 1888 » Giuseppe Ungaretti, Egyptian-Italian soldier, journalist, and poet († 1970)
• 1890 » Claro M. Recto, Filipino lawyer, jurist, and politician († 1960)
• 1893 » Ba Maw, Burmese lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Burma († 1977)
• 1894 » King Vidor, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1982)
• 1897 » Zakir Hussain, Indian academic and politician, 3rd president of India († 1969)
• 1899 » Lonnie Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1970)

• 1856 » Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist and academic (b. 1773)
• 1907 » Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom, Dutch chemist and academic (b. 1854)
• 1910 » Hans Jæger, Norwegian philosopher and activist (b. 1854)
• 1914 » Dayrolles Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 4th Baron Ventry, Irish hereditary peer (b. 1828)
• 1915 » François Langelier, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 10th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1838)
• 1921 » George Formby Sr, English actor and singer (b. 1876)
• 1921 » Peter Kropotkin, Russian zoologist, geographer, and philologist (b. 1842)
• 1928 » Theodor Curtius, German chemist (b. 1857)
• 1932 » Yordan Milanov, Bulgarian architect, designed the Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church (b. 1867)
• 1935 » Eemil Nestor Setälä, Finnish linguist and politician, Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs (b. 1864)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Dirk
13. Arie
14. Gerardus
15. Hendrikus
16. Albert

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Hendrika
6. Elisabeth
7. Wilhelmina
8. Catharina
9. Adriana
10. Aaltje
11. Jacoba
12. Grietje
13. Geertruida
14. Neeltje
15. Trijntje
16. Petronella

• 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 » U.S. Marines land in Honolulu, Hawaii from the USSBoston to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution.
• April 1 » The rank of Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy is established.
• June 5 » The trial of Lizzie Borden for the murder of her father and step-mother begins in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
• August 27 » The Sea Islands hurricane strikes the United States near Savannah, Georgia, killing between 1,000–2,000 people.
• September 16 » Settlers make a land run for prime land in the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma.
• September 28 » Foundation of the Portuguese football club FC Porto.

The temperature on February 8, 1893 was about 4.3 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%.