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Born on Wednesday August 23, 1893
- Alma Belle Bagley, Decatur, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 1969)
- Adolph M. Kraut, Germany († 1970)
- Albertje Stoffers Smit, Peize, Drenthe, Netherlands († 1952)
- Anna Maria Wiggelman, Driel, Gelderland, Nederland († 1961)
- Adriana LOBBEZOO, Rilland-Bath, Zeeland, Nederland († 1893)
- Alida Margaretha Wilhelmina van Kuilenburg, Eck en Wiel († 1941)
- Alfred Joseph Antonius Maria Wittkampf, Schiedam († 1895)
- Anna Helena Bernardina Stelwagen, Renkum / Nieuw-Buinen Gelderland Nederland († 1985)
- alphonse (louis) DELVALLEE, Quiévrechain (F-59) († 1936)
- Adriana de Held, Rotterdam
Died on Wednesday August 23, 1893
- Antonius Cornelis Ewijk, van (69), Lisse
- Anna Theresia van Amersfort (52), Tilburg
- Benjamin Churchill (101), Boonville, Oneida, New York, Verenigde Staten
- Anna Theresia van Amersfort (52), Tilburg
- Andries Jillesz Bergsma (64), Pingjum, fr.nld
- Andrew Jackson Perdue (39), Butler, Alabama, Verenigde Staten
- Antonia Emerentia MORSCH (0), Alkmaar
- Alida van Nussen (69), Utrecht
- Aaltje Wensink (61)
- Adriana Maria van EPENHUIJSEN (51), Dordrecht
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 23, 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
- Leeuwarder courant
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
Born on August 23
- 1884 » Will Cuppy, American author and critic († 1949)
- 1890 » Harry Frank Guggenheim, American businessman and publisher, co-founded Newsday († 1971)
- 1891 » Roy Agnew, Australian pianist and composer († 1944)
- 1894 » John Auden, English solicitor, deputy coroner and a territorial soldier († 1959)
- 1897 » Henry F. Pringle, American historian and journalist († 1958)
- 1900 » Ernst Krenek, Austrian-American composer and educator († 1991)
- 1900 » Frances Adaskin, Canadian pianist († 2001)
- 1900 » Malvina Reynolds, American singer-songwriter and activist († 1978)
- 1901 » Guy Bush, American baseball player and manager († 1985)
- 1901 » John Sherman Cooper, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 2nd United States Ambassador to East Germany († 1991)
Died on August 23
- 1853 » Alexander Calder, American lawyer and politician (b. 1806)
- 1867 » Auguste-Marseille Barthélemy, French poet and author (b. 1796)
- 1892 » Deodoro da Fonseca, Brazilian field marshal and politician, 1st President of Brazil (b. 1827)
- 1900 » Kuroda Kiyotaka, Japanese general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1840)
- 1924 » Heinrich Berté, Slovak-Austrian composer (b. 1856)
- 1926 » Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor (b. 1895)
- 1927 » Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Italian anarchist convicted of murder (b. 1888)
- 1927 » Nicola Sacco, Italian anarchist convicted of murder (b. 1891)
- 1933 » Adolf Loos, Austrian architect and theoretician, designed Villa Müller (b. 1870)
- 1937 » Albert Roussel, French composer and educator (b. 1869)
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 » 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.
- April 1 » The rank of Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy is established.
- 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.
- July 11 » A revolution led by the liberal general and politician José Santos Zelaya takes over state power in Nicaragua.
- July 22 » Katharine Lee Bates writes "America the Beautiful" after admiring the view from the top of Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The weather on Wednesday August 23, 1893
The temperature on August 23, 1893 was about 18.2 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI