Discover what happened on 31 December 1893 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Bernhard von Hausen (German politician and amtshauptmann (1835-1893))
- Jacob Gijsbert de Hoop Scheffer (Dutch university professor (1819-1893))
- Eugène Bardin (French soldier and officer)
- Ignacio Vallarta (Mexican politician (1830–1893))
- Jules Hériot de Vroil (French economist (1820-1893))
- Ana Carlota de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto
- Francis Sandford, 1st Baron Sandford (British Baron)
- Georg Heinrich von Merz (German cleric)
- Anna Woyniłłowicz
- Elias Palme (Czech entrepreneur (1827-1893))
- Longin Frikke (Russian landscape painter (1820–1893))
- Antonio Juan de Vildósola
- John E. Bennett (American judge (1833-1893))
- Hermann Eugen Benrath
- Anthony Banning Norton (American politician)
- Giovanni Soster
- Giuseppe Mario Puglia (Italian politician (1823-1893))
- Henrietta Tatton ((died 1893))
- Allan Neason Adams ((1846-1893))
- Mary Crozier ((1825-1893))
- Henrietta Beauman ((died 1893))
- Robert Courage ((1831-1893))
- Václav Kudrnáč
- Francis Minot Weld (1840-1893)
- Franz Rollinger (bookbinder)
- William A. James (American politician)
- Jacob Mendes da Costa (Dutch painter, etcher, draughtsman, penciller (1806-1893))
- Johann Zidrich