Famous birthdays, deaths and events of 1693
Birthdays
- February 7 - Empress Anna of Russia, (d. 1740)
- February 24 - James Quin, English actor (d. 1766)
- March 24 - John Harrison, British clockmaker (d. 1776)
- April 3 - George Edwards, English naturalist (d. 1773)
- April 16 - Anne Sophie Reventlow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1743)
- August 8 - Laurent Belissen, French composer (d. 1762)
Deaths
- February 7 - Paul Pellisson, French writer (b. 1624)
- April 5 - Anne, Duchess of Montpensier
- April 9 - Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy
- May 25 - Marie-Madeleine Pioche de la Vergne, comtesse de la Fayette
- July 13 - Hendrik Trajectinus, Count of Solms
- September 19 - Janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (b. 1641)
Events
- January 11 - Mt. Etna erupts in Sicily, Italy. A powerful earthquake destroys parts of Sicily and Malta.
- February 8 - The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia is granted a charter by King William III and Queen Mary II.
- July 25 - Ignacio de Maya founds the Real Santiago de las Sabinas, now known as Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo Le¨®n, M¨¦xico.
- July 29 - War of the Grand Alliance: Battle of Landen
- August 4 - Date traditionally ascribed to Dom Perignon's invention of Champagne.
- October 4 - Battle of Marsaglia: Piedmontese troops are defeated by the French.
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