1793

1793 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar	1793; MDCCXCIII
French Republican calendar	1–2
Ab urbe condita	2546
Armenian calendar	1242; ԹՎ ՌՄԽԲ
Assyrian calendar	6543
Balinese saka calendar	1714–1715
Bengali calendar	1200
Berber calendar	2743
British Regnal year	33 Geo. 3 – 34 Geo. 3
Buddhist calendar	2337
Burmese calendar	1155
Byzantine calendar	7301–7302
Chinese calendar	壬子年 (Water Rat); 4489 or 4429; — to —; 癸丑年 (Water Ox); 4490 or 4430
Coptic calendar	1509–1510
Discordian calendar	2959
Ethiopian calendar	1785–1786
Hebrew calendar	5553–5554
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1849–1850
- Shaka Samvat	1714–1715
- Kali Yuga	4893–4894
Holocene calendar	11793
Igbo calendar	793–794
Iranian calendar	1171–1172
Islamic calendar	1207–1208
Japanese calendar	Kansei 5; (寛政５年)
Javanese calendar	1719–1720
Julian calendar	Gregorian minus 11 days
Korean calendar	4126
Minguo calendar	119 before ROC; 民前119年
Nanakshahi calendar	325
Thai solar calendar	2335–2336
Tibetan calendar	阳水鼠年; (male Water-Rat); 1919 or 1538 or 766; — to —; 阴水牛年; (female Water-Ox); 1920 or 1539 or 767

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	17th century – 18th century – 19th century
Decades:	1760s 1770s 1780s – 1790s – 1800s 1810s 1820s
Years:	1790 1791 1792 – 1793 – 1794 1795 1796

1793 (MDCCXCIII)was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1793rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 793rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 93rd year of the 18th century, and the 4th year of the 1790s decade. As of the start of 1793, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

Events

January 2 – Russia and Prussia divide Poland
January 9 – Jean-Pierre Blanchard becomes the first to fly in a balloon in the United States.
January 21 – After being found guilty of treason by the French Convention, "Citizen Capet" i.e. Louis XVI of France is guillotined.
February 1 – France declares war on Great Britain, the Netherlands (see French Revolutionary Wars)
February 12 – The Congress of the United States passes a law legally requiring the return of slaves escaping from slave states into free territory or states, the Fugitive Slave Act
February 25 – George Washington holds the first Cabinet meeting as President of the United States.
February 27 – The Giles resolutions are introduced to the United States House of Representatives asking the House to condemn Alexander Hamilton's handling of loans.
March 1 – John Langdon becomes President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate until March 3
March 5 – French troops are defeated by Austrian forces and Liège is recaptured
March 7 – France declares war on Spain
April 1 – Unsen volcano erupts in Japan and causes an earthquake. About 53.000 dead
April 6 – Committee of Public Safety established in France with Georges Danton as its head.
April 22 – George Washington signs the Neutrality Proclamation.
May 31 – Regular troops under Francois Hanriet demand that the Girondins must be expelled from the national convention
June 2 – Girondins overthrown
June 10 – The Jardin des Plantes museum opened in Paris (a year later it would become the first public zoo).
July 9 – Act Against Slavery passed in Upper Canada
July 13 – Charlotte Corday kills Jean-Paul Marat in his bath
July 22 – Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean becoming the first Euro-American to complete a transcontinental crossing north of Mexico
July 29 – John Graves Simcoe decides to build a fort and settlement at Toronto, having sailed into the bay there
August 10 – Feast of Unity – Crowds in Paris burn monarchist emblems
August 23 – Universal conscription in France
September 5 – In France, the French National Convention votes to implement terror measures to repress French Revolutionary activities. The ensuing "Reign of Terror" will last until the spring of 1794 and causes death of 35,000-40,000 people.
October 12 – The cornerstone of Old East, the oldest state university building in the United States, is laid in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on the campus of the University of North Carolina. The 12th of October is now celebrated at the university as University Day.
November 8 – In Paris, the French Revolutionary government opens the Louvre to the public as a museum
October 16 – Execution of Marie Antoinette
October 28 – Eli Whitney applied for a patent for his cotton gin, (the patent was granted the following March).
October 31 – Execution of arrested Girondist leaders in France in a guillotine
November 24 – French Revolutionary Calendar begins
December 8 – Execution of Madame du Barry
December 9– New York City's first daily newspaper, the American Minerva, is established by Noah Webster.
December 17 – French forces under Napoleon capture Toulon from royalists and British troops
The city of Butler, Pennsylvania founded

Births

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Deaths

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Louis XVI of France b. 1754

Gregorian calendar	1793 MDCCXCIII
French Republican calendar	1–2
Ab urbe condita	2546
Armenian calendar	1242 ԹՎ ՌՄԽԲ
Assyrian calendar	6543
Balinese saka calendar	1714–1715
Bengali calendar	1200
Berber calendar	2743
British Regnal year	33 Geo. 3 – 34 Geo. 3
Buddhist calendar	2337
Burmese calendar	1155
Byzantine calendar	7301–7302
Chinese calendar	壬子年 (Water Rat) 4489 or 4429 — to — 癸丑年 (Water Ox) 4490 or 4430
Coptic calendar	1509–1510
Discordian calendar	2959
Ethiopian calendar	1785–1786
Hebrew calendar	5553–5554
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1849–1850
- Shaka Samvat	1714–1715
- Kali Yuga	4893–4894
Holocene calendar	11793
Igbo calendar	793–794
Iranian calendar	1171–1172
Islamic calendar	1207–1208
Japanese calendar	Kansei 5 (寛政５年)
Javanese calendar	1719–1720
Julian calendar	Gregorian minus 11 days
Korean calendar	4126
Minguo calendar	119 before ROC 民前119年
Nanakshahi calendar	325
Thai solar calendar	2335–2336
Tibetan calendar	阳水鼠年 (male Water-Rat) 1919 or 1538 or 766 — to — 阴水牛年 (female Water-Ox) 1920 or 1539 or 767