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May 2, 1893Born on Wednesday May 3, 1893
- Albertus van DOORN, Veenendaal (Gelderland, The Netherlands) († 1971)
- Albertus Tromp, Oldebroek (Hattemerbroek),, Gelderland, Nederland († 1893)
- (Johannes) Gustaaf Tournel, Alken († 1968)
- Ana Ferreira da Silva, Lapa, Paraná, Brasil
- Adrianus Hubertus Paulus Strijp, Ruhrort (D)
- Alida Geerts Kroeze, Baflo († 1979)
- (Stillborn) Rorije (Roije,van Rorije,Rozije,van de Rorije,Rorye), Zalk en Veecaten, Nederland († 1893)
- Abraham Van Prooyen, Creswell, Lane, Oregon, United States († 1988)
- de Graaf, Deventer († 1893)
- Allen Elam Todd, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 1952)
Died on Wednesday May 3, 1893
- Ananias Buiter (1), Assen
- Aaltien Hofman (74), Ommen
- Anna Maria Hoevenaars (55), Gemert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adrianus Roelofs van der Linden (62), Leeuwarden
- Adrianus Luijendijk (79), Waddinxveen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Anna Schildman (78), Enschede
- Adrianus Roelof van der Linden (62), Leeuwarden
- de Graaf (0), Deventer
- Antonia Cornelia Brokken (0), Tilburg
- Adrianus Roelof van der Linden (62), Leeuwarden A 199
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 3, 1893 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- 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
Born on May 3
- 1889 » Beulah Bondi, American actress († 1981)
- 1891 » Eppa Rixey, American baseball pitcher († 1963)
- 1891 » Tadeusz Peiper, Polish poet and critic († 1969)
- 1892 » George Paget Thomson, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1975)
- 1892 » Jacob Viner, Canadian-American economist and academic († 1970)
- 1893 » Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Georgian author († 1975)
- 1895 » Cornelius Van Til, Dutch philosopher, theologian, and apologist († 1987)
- 1896 » Dodie Smith, English author and playwright († 1990)
- 1896 » Karl Allmenröder, German soldier and pilot († 1917)
- 1896 » V. K. Krishna Menon, Indian lawyer, jurist, and politician, Indian Minister of Defence († 1974)
Died on May 3
- 1856 » Adolphe Adam, French composer and critic (b. 1803)
- 1882 » Leonidas Smolents, Austrian–Greek general and army minister (b. 1806)
- 1910 » Howard Taylor Ricketts, American pathologist (b. 1871)
- 1916 » Patrick Pearse, Irish teacher and rebel leader (b. 1879)
- 1916 » Thomas MacDonagh, Irish poet and rebel (b. 1878)
- 1916 » Tom Clarke, Irish rebel (b. 1858)
- 1918 » Charlie Soong, Chinese businessman and missionary (b. 1863)
- 1919 » Elizabeth Almira Allen, American educator (b. 1854)
- 1921 » Théodore Pilette, Belgian race car driver (b. 1883)
- 1925 » Clément Ader, French engineer, designed the Ader Avion III (b. 1841)
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 13 » U.S. Marines land in Honolulu, Hawaii from the USSBoston to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution.
- May 1 » The World's Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago.
- June 20 » Lizzie Borden is acquitted of the murders of her father and stepmother.
- 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.
- 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 Wednesday May 3, 1893
The temperature on May 3, 1893 was about 14.7 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI