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Birthday October 27, 1893

• The temperature on October 27, 1893 was about 6.2 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. Source: KNMI
• 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.
• In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • January 21 » The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, is formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana.
  • 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 » The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kōkichi Mikimoto.
  • September 20 » Charles Duryea and his brother road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile.
  • 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 23 » The opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1884 » Shirō Takasu, Japanese admiral († 1944)
• 1885 » Sigrid Hjertén, Swedish painter († 1948)
• 1890 » Toshinari Shōji, Japanese general († 1974)
• 1894 » Agda Helin, Swedish actress († 1984)
• 1894 » Fritz Sauckel, German sailor and politician († 1946)
• 1894 » Oliver Leese, English-Welsh general († 1978)