1793

Events in 1793 5

• 1793 – 1843 Casimir Delavigne (1793-1843) Died 11 December 1843, aged 50 Casimir Delavigne was a French poet and playwright whose patriotic verse and historical dramas were popular in the Restoration and July Monarchy periods. He was elected to the Académie française in 1825.
• 1793 Cotton Gin Mechanized Harvesting The machine that revolutionized the textile industry and the global economy.
• 1793 – 1864 John Clare (1793-1864) Died 20 May 1864, aged 70 English Romantic poet celebrated for his vivid depictions of the rural landscape and lamented enclosure of the English countryside. He died in Northampton after spending his final decades in an asylum.
• 1793 – 1880 Lucretia Mott (1793-1880) Died 11 November 1880, aged 87 Lucretia Mott was an American Quaker abolitionist and a founding organizer of the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention on women's rights. She died at her home near Philadelphia on 11 November 1880. She remained active in reform causes throughout her long life.
• 1793 – 1863 Sam Houston (1793-1863) Died 26 July 1863, aged 70 Houston commanded Texan forces to victory over Mexico at the Battle of San Jacinto and served as the first and third president of the Republic of Texas. He later served as a US Senator and Governor of Texas, and was removed from office for refusing to support secession.