1893 in music

Events

• February 9 - Premier of Giuseppe Verdi's Falstaff (opera) in Milan
• Song "Happy Birthday To You" by Mildred J. Hill and Patty Smith Hill first published in the book "Song Stories for the Kindergarten"

Hits

• "The Cat Came Back" by Harry S. Miller
• "Say 'Au Revoir', But Not 'Good-Bye'" by Harry Kennedy
• "Sweet Marie" by Raymon Moore & Cy Warman
• "Marguerite" by Charles A. White
• "Liberty Bell March" by John Philip Sousa
• "Zacatecas" by Genaro Codina

Births

• February 10 - Jimmie Durante
• February 15 - Walter Donaldson
• June 26 - Big Bill Broonzy
• July 3 - Mississippi John Hurt
• September 13 - Larry Shields
• November 8 - Clarence Williams

Deaths

• Charles Gounod