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May 7, 1893Born on Monday May 8, 1893
- Adelheid Elisabeth Hackling, Aschendorf
- Afien Wind, Nieuw-Buinen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Albertina Geertruida Menalda, Leeuwarden,Gemeente Leeuwarden,Friesland,Netherlands
- Albert KATUIN, Weerdingerveen (Emmen) († 1894)
- alexandre RICHARD, Dour (Belgium) Hainaut († 1921)
- Adrianus Petrus Jansen, Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1983)
- Aaltje Bandsma, Sappemeer, Groningen, Nederland († 1967)
- Albert Katuin, Weerdingeveen († 1894)
- Adrianus BARTELEN, Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1964)
- Verschoor, Giessendam († 1893)
Died on Monday May 8, 1893
- Abraham Molenaar (0), Berkel en Rodenrijs, Lansingerland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Adriaan Pattenier (8), Westkapelle, Walcheren, NL
- Adolf Georg van Schaumburg Lippe (75), Buckeburg
- Alpha Shumway (0)
- Adolf I George van Schaumburg-Lippe (75), Bückeburg
- Adolf I. George van Schaumburg-Lippe (75)
- Alida Haak (1), Hillegersberg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Agatha Petronella Ruijgrok (0), Wassenaar, Nederland
- Albert Bijl van der (2), Zevenhoven, ZH, Nederland
- Aafje Zeeman (43), Anna Paulowna
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 8, 1893 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- 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
- De Telegraaf
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- Bataviaasch nieuwsblad
Born on May 8
- 1892 » Adriaan Pelt, Dutch journalist and diplomat († 1981)
- 1893 » Edd Roush, American baseball player and coach († 1988)
- 1893 » Francis Ouimet, American golfer († 1967)
- 1893 » Teddy Wakelam, English rugby player and sportscaster († 1963)
- 1895 » Edmund Wilson, American critic, essayist, and editor († 1972)
- 1895 » Fulton J. Sheen, American archbishop († 1979)
- 1895 » James H. Kindelberger, American businessman († 1962)
- 1898 » Aloysius Stepinac, Croatian cardinal († 1960)
- 1899 » Arthur Q. Bryan, American actor, voice actor, comedian and radio personality († 1959)
- 1899 » Friedrich Hayek, Austrian economist and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate († 1992)
Died on May 8
- 1853 » Jan Roothaan, Dutch priest, 21st Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1785)
- 1880 » Gustave Flaubert, French novelist (b. 1821)
- 1891 » Helena Blavatsky, Russian-English mystic and author (b. 1831)
- 1891 » John Robertson, English-Australian politician, 5th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1816)
- 1893 » Manuel González Flores, Mexican general and president, 1880–1884 (b. 1833)
- 1903 » Paul Gauguin, French painter and sculptor (b. 1848)
- 1907 » Edmund G. Ross, American soldier and politician, 13th Governor of New Mexico Territory (b. 1826)
- 1925 » John Beresford, Irish polo player (b. 1847)
- 1936 » Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher (b. 1880)
- 1941 » Natalie, queen consort of Serbia (b. 1859)
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 22 » The Royal Navy battleship HMSCamperdown accidentally rams the British Mediterranean Fleet flagship HMSVictoria which sinks taking 358 crew with her, including the fleet's commander, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon.
- September 19 » In New Zealand, the Electoral Act of 1893 is consented to by the governor, giving all women in New Zealand the right to vote.
- 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.
- November 7 » Women's suffrage: Women in the U.S. state of Colorado are granted the right to vote, the second state to do so.
The weather on Monday May 8, 1893
The temperature on May 8, 1893 was about 10.7 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI