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See also April 1, 2003 - April 2003 - April 3, 2003 A satelite photograph of smoke plumes in the vicinity of Baghdad, Iraq caused by oil wells lit on fire. ... 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for April, 2002. ... April 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December April 1: An EP-3E United States Navy spyplane collides with a Chinese Peoples Liberation Army fighter jet. ... 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December This is a timeline for events in April, 2000. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Events

• 68 - Galba, governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Roman emperors begun with Julius Caesar and Augustus.
• 1453 - Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (İstanbul), which would fall on May 29.
• 1513 - Juan Ponce de Leon sets foot on Florida becoming the first known European to do so.
• 1755 - Commodore William James captures pirate fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.
• 1792 - The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint.
• 1801 - Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen - The British destroy the Danish fleet.
• 1804 - Forty merchantmen are wrecked when a convoy led by HMS Apollo runs aground off Portugal.
• 1863 - Richmond Bread Riot: Food shortages incite hundreds of angry women to riot in Richmond, Virginia and demand the Confederate government to release emergency supplies.
• 1865 - American Civil War: Siege of Petersburg broken - Union troops capture the trenches around Petersburg, Virginia, forcing Confederate General Robert E. Lee to retreat.
• 1865 - American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his Cabinet flee the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.
• 1900 - The Foraker Act passes through Congress, giving Puerto Ricans limited self-rule.
• 1902 - Dmitry Sipyagin, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire, is assassinated by a terrorist in the Marie Palace, St Petersburg.
• 1902 - "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles, California.
• 1917 - World War I: The Battle of Vimy Ridge commences when the Canada Corps launches an artillery bombardment of the German trenches. To that time, the biggest artillery bombardment in history.
• 1917 - World War I: U.S. President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
• 1917 - The first woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress, Jeannette Rankin, takes her seat as a representative from Montana.
• 1930 - Haile Selassie is proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia.
• 1972 - Actor Charlie Chaplin returns to the United States for the first time since being labeled a communist in the early 1950s during the Red Scare.
• 1972 - Vietnam War: Easter Offensive begins - North Vietnamese soldiers of the 304th Division take the northern half of Quang Tri Province.
• 1973 - Launch of LexisNexis computerized legal research service.
• 1975 - Vietnam War: Thousands of civilian refugees flee from the Quang Ngai Province in front of advancing North Vietnamese troops.
• 1975 - CN Tower completed in Toronto Ontario Canada: reaches 553.33 metres in height, becoming the world's tallest free-standing structure.
• 1980 - U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act in an effort to help the U.S. economy rebound.
• 1982 - Falklands War: 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands by Argentina. See also 1833 invasion of the Falkland Islands by United Kingdom
• 1984 - Sqn Ldr Rakesh Sharma is launched aboard Soyuz T-11, and becomes the first Indian in space.
• 1989 - Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Havana, Cuba to meet with Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations.
• 1991 - First female Premier of a Canadian province takes office. Rita Johnston succeeds William Vander Zalm, who resigned, as Premier of British Columbia.
• 1992 - In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison.
• 2002 - Israeli forces surrounded the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem into which armed Palestinians retreated. A siege ensues.
• 2004 - Islamist terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks attempt a thwarted bombing of the Spanish high-speed train AVE near Madrid.
• 2005 - James Stewart Jr. becomes first African American to win a major motorsports event.
• 2005 - Pope John Paul II dies at the age of 84.
• 2006 - Over 60 tornadoes breakout, hardest hit is Tennessee with 29 people killed.
• 2006 - Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" makes history by becoming the U.K.'s first-ever No. 1 single to top the chart solely on download sales.
• 2007 - Smoking in public and work places is outlawed in Wales

Centuries: 1st century BCE - 1st century - 2nd century Decades: 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s - 60s - 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s Years: 63 64 65 66 67 - 68 - 69 70 71 72 73 Events June 9 - Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide. ... Servius Sulpicius Galba (December 24, 3 BC – January 15, 69) was Roman Emperor from June 8, 68 until his death. ... For other uses, see Governor (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Iberian Peninsula. ... This is a list of Roman Emperors with the dates they controlled the Roman Empire. ... Gaius Julius Caesar [1] (Latin pronunciation ; English pronunciation ; July 12 or July 13, 100 BC – March 15, 44 BC), often simply referred to as Julius Caesar, was a Roman military and political leader and one of the most influential men in world history. ... { Augustus (Latin: IMP•CAESAR•DIVI•F•AVGVSTVS;[1] September 23, 63 BC–August 19, AD 14), known as Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (English Octavian; Latin: C•IVLIVS•C•F•CAESAR•OCTAVIANVS), for the period of his life prior to 27 BC, was the first and among the most important of... April 2 - Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (Ä°stanbul). ... Mehmed II (Ottoman Turkish: محمد ثانى Meḥmed-i sānÄ«, Turkish: ), (also known as el-Fatih (الفاتح), the Conqueror, in Ottoman Turkish, or, in modern Turkish, Fatih Sultan Mehmet) (March 30, 1432 – May 3, 1481) was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to 1446, and later from... Map of Constantinople. ... The location of Istanbul Province Maiden Tower and Historical Peninsula of Istanbul Istanbul (Turkish: Ä°stanbul) (the former Constantinople, Greek: Κωνσταντινούπολις) is the largest city in Turkey, and arguably the most important. ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... 1513 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also Agueybana Hayuya Jumacao Discoverer of the Americas Categories: People stubs | 1460 births | 1521 deaths | History of Puerto Rico | Conquistadores ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ... 1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 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Year 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Richmond Bread Riot was an event of civil unrest in Richmond, Virginia on April 2, 1863. ... Categories: Stub | Riots ... Nickname: The River City Motto: Sic Itur Ad Astra (Thus do we reach the stars) Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Independent City Mayor L. Douglas Wilder (D) Area    - City 62. ... Motto: Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God, Our Vindicator) Anthem: God Save the South (unofficial) Dixie (traditional) The Bonnie Blue Flag (popular) Capital Montgomery, Alabama (until May 29, 1861) Richmond, Virginia (May 29, 1861–April 2, 1865) Danville, Virginia (from April 3, 1865) Language(s) English (de facto) Government Republic President... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... 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Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nikolay II Aleksey Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Robert Nivelle Herbert H. Asquith D. Lloyd George Sir Douglas Haig Sir John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna... Combatants Canada United Kingdom German Empire Austria-Hungary Commanders Arthur Currie Julian Byng Ludwig von Falkenhausen Strength 100,000 Unknown Casualties 3,598 dead, 7,104 wounded 20,000 dead or wounded, 4,000 captured The Battle of Vimy Ridge was one of the opening battles in a larger British... In the October 2004 Speech from the Throne, one element of the Canada Corps mandate highlighted the need to help young Canadians bring their enthusiasm and energy to the world. ... Trench warfare is a form of war in which both opposing armies have static lines of fortifications dug into the ground, facing each other. ... 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Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... The Eastertide Offensive was a military campaign in the Vietnam War. ... The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN), or less commonly, Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Vietnamese: Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cá»™ng Hòa), also known as North Vietnam, was proclaimed by Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi, September 2nd1945 and was recognized by the Peoples Republic of China and the... Quang Tri (in Vietnamese Quảng Trị  ) is a province in the North Central Coast of Vietnam, next to the former capital of Huế. This is where the southernmost Chinese commandery of Rinan was centred during the Later Han dynasty (25-220 CE). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 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Combatants United Kingdom Argentina Commanders Sir John Fieldhouse Sir John Woodward Margaret Thatcher Leopoldo Galtieri Mario Menéndez Ernesto Crespo Casualties 258 killed[1] 777 wounded 59 taken prisoner 649 killed 1,068 wounded 11,313 taken prisoner The Falklands War (Spanish: ) was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the... Combatants United Kingdom Argentina Commanders Governor Rex Hunt Major Mike Norman RM Major Ian Nott RM Major Phil Sommers FIDF Admiral Carlos Busser Lieutenant commander Guillermo Sánchez-Sabarots Lieutenant commander Pedro Giachino† Strength 46 marines 11 RN sailors 25 FIDFs troops 600 troops (some 60 actually clashed with... The United Kingdom mounted an invasion of the Falkland Islands on January 2, 1833, after the destruction of the Argentine Puerto Soledad settlement by the American corvette Lexington (December 28, 1831). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rakesh Sharma is also an Omani cricketer. ... 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Births

• 742 - Charlemagne (d. 814)
• 1348 - Andronicus IV Palaeologus, Eastern Roman Emperor (d. 1385)
• 1510 - Ashikaga Yoshiharu, Japanese shogun (d. 1550)
• 1527 - Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and geographer (d. 1598)
• 1565 - Cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (d. 1599)
• 1618 - Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (d. 1663)
• 1653 - Prince George of Denmark, prince consort of Anne of England (d. 1708)
• 1719 - Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, German poet (d. 1803)
• 1725 - Giacomo Casanova, Italian adventurer and writer (d. 1798)
• 1781 - Bhagwan Swaminarayan, religious leader (d. 1830)
• 1788 - Francisco Balagtas, Filipino poet (d. 1862)
• 1798 - August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, German poet (d. 1874)
• 1805 - Hans Christian Andersen, Danish writer (d. 1875)
• 1814 - Erastus Brigham Bigelow, American inventor (d. 1879)
• 1827 - William Holman Hunt, English painter (d. 1910)
• 1838 - Léon Gambetta, French statesman (d. 1882)
• 1840 - Émile Zola, French novelist and critic (d. 1902)
• 1862 - Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1947)
• 1867 - Eugen Sandow, German bodybuilder and circus performer (d. 1925)
• 1869 - Hughie Jennings, American baseball player and manager (d. 1928)
• 1875 - Walter Chrysler, American automobile pioneer (d. 1940)
• 1891 - Max Ernst, German painter (d. 1976)
• 1900 - Roberto Arlt, Argentine writer (d. 1942)
• 1902 - Jan Tschichold, German typographer (d. 1974)
• 1903 - Lionel Chevrier, Canadian politician (d. 1987)
• 1907 - Luke Appling, American baseball player (d. 1991)
• 1908 - Buddy Ebsen, American actor and dancer (d. 2003)
• 1910 - Paul Triquet, Canadian military officer (d. 1980)
• 1912 - Herbert Mills, American singer (The Mills Brothers) (d. 1989)
• 1914 - Sir Alec Guinness, English actor (d. 2000)
• 1917 - Lou Monte, American singer (d. 1989)
• 1920 - Jack Webb, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1982)
• 1923 - G. Spencer-Brown, English mathematician
• 1923 - Clifford Scott Green, American Federal Judge
• 1926 - George MacDonald Fraser, English author
• 1926 - Sir Jack Brabham, Australian race car driver
• 1927 - Carmen Basilio, American boxer
• 1927 - Ferenc Puskás, Hungarian footballer (d. 2006)
• 1927 - Kenneth Tynan, English critic and writer (d. 1980)
• 1928 - Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, American cardinal (d. 1996)
• 1928 - Serge Gainsbourg, French singer (d. 1991)
• 1934 - Paul Joseph Cohen, American mathematician (d. 2007)
• 1934 - Brian Glover, British actor and wrestler (d. 1997)
• 1937 - Dick Radatz, American baseball player (d. 2005)
• 1938 - John Larsson, 17th General of The Salvation Army
• 1938 - Whirlaway, American thoroughbred racehorse, 1941 Triple Crown Winner (d. 1953)
• 1939 - Marvin Gaye, American singer (d. 1984)
• 1939 - Lise Thibault, Lieutenant-governor of Quebec
• 1940 - Penelope Keith, English actress
• 1941 - Dr. Demento, American radio personality
• 1942 - Leon Russell, American blues-rock pianist/guitarist session musician
• 1942 - Hiroyuki Sakai, Japanese chef
• 1945 - Linda Hunt, American actress
• 1945 - Reggie Smith, American baseball player
• 1945 - Don Sutton, American baseball player
• 1945 - Anne Waldman, American poet
• 1946 - Kurt Winter, Canadian guitarist (The Guess Who) (d. 1997)
• 1947 - Emmylou Harris, American singer
• 1947 - Camille Paglia, American feminist writer
• 1949 - Pamela Reed, American actress
• 1951 - Ayako Okamoto, Japanese golfer
• 1951 - Moriteru Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist
• 1952 - Pat Drummond, Australian singer-songwriter
• 1952 - Thierry Le Luron, French humorist (d. 1986)
• 1952 - Leon Wilkeson, American rock bassist (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (d. 2001)
• 1953 - Jim Allister, Northern Irish politician
• 1953 - David Robinson, American musician
• 1953 - Debralee Scott, American actress (d. 2005)
• 1954 - Allan Davis, Australian diplomat
• 1954 - Susumu Hirasawa, Japanese electropop musician
• 1955 - Ron Palillo, American actor
• 1959 - Juha Kankkunen, Finnish race car driver
• 1959 - Badou Zaki, Morrocan footballer and manager
• 1960 - Linford Christie, English athlete
• 1961 - Christopher Meloni, American actor
• 1961 - Keren Woodward, English singer (Bananarama)
• 1962 - Pierre Carles, French documentarist
• 1962 - Clark Gregg, American actor
• 1962 - Mark Shulman, American children's author
• 1964 - Pete Incaviglia, American baseball player
• 1965 - Rodney King, American victim of police brutality
• 1966 - Bill Romanowski, American football player
• 1966 - Teddy Sheringham, English footballer
• 1966 - Garnet Silk, Jamaican singer (d. 1994)
• 1967 - Greg Camp, American musician (Smash Mouth)
• 1967 - Helen Chamberlain, British television presenter
• 1971 - Todd Woodbridge, Australian tennis player
• 1971 - ZEEBRA, Japanese hip hop artist
• 1972 - Chico Slimani, Moroccoan-British singer
• 1973 - Roselyn Sanchez, Puerto Rican actress
• 1974 - Håkan Hellström, Swedish musician
• 1975 - Adam Rodriguez, American actor
• 1976 - Andreas Anastasopoulos, Greek shot putter
• 1978 - John Gall, American baseball player
• 1980 - Carlos Salcido, Mexican footballer
• 1981 - Michael Clarke, Australian cricketer
• 1981 - Bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress
• 1982 - Jeremy Bloom, American skier and football player
• 1982 - Jack Evans, American professional wrestler
• 1982 - Leyla Milani, Canadian actress and model
• 1983 - Felix Borja, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1983 - Paul Capdeville, Chilean tennis player
• 1984 - Ashley Peldon, American actress
• 1984 - Meryl Cassie, New Zealand actress
• 1989 - Clare Thomas, English actress

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Pearson after accepting the Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize (Norwegian: Nobels fredspris) is the name of one of five Nobel Prizes bequested by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Cunt BAg Twat Fuk suck my penis ring 0778851865!!!!!!Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Eugen Sandow Eugen Sandow (born Friederich Wilhelm Mueller on April 2, 1867 in Königsberg, East Prussia, died on October 14, 1925) was a pioneering bodybuilder of the Victorian era and is often refered to as the Father of Modern Bodybuilding. Sandow had been a great admirer of Greek and... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Hughie Jennings on a 1909-1911 American Tobacco Company baseball card (White Borders (T206)). Hugh Ambrose Jennings (April 2, 1869 - February 1, 1928) was an American baseball player and manager in Major League Baseball. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Walter Percy Chrysler (April 2, 1875 – August 18, 1940) was an American automobile pioneer. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Max Ernst Max Ernst (April 2, 1891 – April 1, 1976) was a German Dadaist and surrealist artist. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Year 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... Roberto Arlt (1900-1942) was an Argentinian short-story writer, novelist and playwright. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Titlepage for Typographische Gestaltung written and designed by Jan Tschichold using City Medium and Bodoni. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... The Honourable Lionel Chevier, PC , CC (April 2, 1903 - July 8, 1987) was a Canadian Member of Parliament and cabinet minister. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Lucius Benjamin Appling (April 2, 1907 - January 3, 1991) was an American shortstop for the Chicago White Sox. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Buddy Ebsen as Jed Clampett Buddy Ebsen (April 2, 1908 – July 6, 2003) was an American actor and dancer, who is best-remembered for his role as Jed Clampett in the popular television series The Beverly Hillbillies. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Photo by Terry Macdonald - May 1996 Paul Triquet was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Mills Brothers were a major African-American jazz and pop vocal quartet of the 20th century producing more than 2,000 recordings that sold more than 50 million copies and garnered at least three dozen gold records. ... The Mills Brothers were a major African-American jazz and pop vocal quartet of the 20th century producing more than 2,000 recordings that sold more than 50 million copies and garnered at least three dozen gold records. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Sir Alec Guinness CH CBE (April 2, 1914 – August 5, 2000) was an Academy Award and Tony Award-winning English actor who became one of the most versatile and best-loved performers of his generation. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... Lou Monte, born Louis Scaglione on (April 2, 1917 – June 12, 1989), was an Italian-American singer best known for a number of best-selling, Italian-themed novelty records which he recorded for both RCA Records and Reprise Records in the late 1950s and early 1960s. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... John Randolph Jack Webb (April 2, 1920 – December 23, 1982) was an American actor, television producer, director, and writer who is most famous for his role as Sergeant Joe Friday in the radio and television series Dragnet. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... {{year nav|1939 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... George Spencer-Brown is described in [1] as a mathematician, consulting engineer, psychologist, educational consultant and practitioner, consulting psychotherapist, author, and poet. He is best known for his 1969 book Laws of Form. ... Clifford Scott Green is a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... George MacDonald Fraser (born 1926 in Carlisle, England) is a writer of Scottish descent. ... Sir John Arthur Jack Brabham, OBE (born April 2, 1926) is an Australian racing driver who was Formula One champion in 1959, 1960 and 1966. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar). ... Carmine Basilio (born April 2, 1927) in Canastota, New York, better known in the boxing world as Carmen Basilio, is a former boxer of Italian-American origin. ... Ferenc Puskás (April 2, 1927–November 17, 2006) (Hungarian: Puskás Ferenc, nickname Puskás Öcsi, Spanish: Ferenc Puskas Biro), was a legendary Hungarian football forward and coach. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Kenneth Peacock Tynan (April 2, 1927 - July 26, 1980), was an influential and often controversial British theatre critic and writer. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... Cardinal Bernardins Final Resting Place His Eminence, Joseph Louis Cardinal Bernardin (originally Bernardini), (April 2, 1928–November 14, 1996) was an American clergyman, the twelfth bishop (seventh archbishop) of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, serving from 1982 to 1996 (succeeded John Cardinal Cody). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Serge Gainsbourg (April 2, 1928 – March 2, 1991) was a French poet, singer-songwriter, actor and director. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Paul Joseph Cohen (April 2, 1934 – March 23, 2007[1]) was an American mathematician. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Brian Glover (April 2, 1934 - July 24, 1997) was a British actor. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Richard Raymond Dick Radatz (born April 2, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan), nicknamed The Monster or Moose, is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher who played for the Boston Red Sox (1962-66), Cleveland Indians (1966-67), Chicago Cubs (1967), Detroit Tigers (1969) and Montreal Expos (1969). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... John Larsson (born April 2, 1938) is the Swedish-born 17th General, or International Leader, of The Salvation Army (2002-present). ... The Salvation Army is a Evangelist Christian denomination, a charity and a social services organization. ... Whirlaway (1938-1959) was a champion thoroughbred racehorse. ... The term Triple Crown is used in several distinct contexts. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full year calendar). ... Marvin Gaye (born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lise Thibault (b. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Penelope Keith, OBE, (born Penelope Anne Constance Hatfield on 2 April 1940 in Sutton) is a British actress of stage and screen. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Dr. Demento (born April 2, 1941 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is the stage name of Barret Eugene Hansen [1], who has made a successful career as a radio disc jockey specializing in novelty songs and pop music parodies. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges on April 2, 1942 in Lawton, Oklahoma) is a singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Sideman. ... Hiroyuki Sakai (Sakai Hiroyuki; 坂井 宏行) (born April 2, 1942 in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan) is a well-known Japanese chef who specializes in French cuisine. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Linda Hunt (born April 2, 1945) is an American film, stage and television actress. ... Carl Reginald Smith (born April 2, 1945 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA) is a former outfielder, coach and front office executive in American Major League Baseball. ... Donald Howard Sutton (born April 2, 1945 in Clio, Alabama) is a former Major League Baseball player and current television sportscaster. ... Anne Waldman (born April 2, 1945) is an American poet. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Kurt Winter (April 2, 1946 - December 14, 1997} was a Canadian guitarist. ... The Guess Who are a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, that was one of the first to establish a major successful following in their own country while still residing there as well as abroad in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Emmylou Harris (b. ... Camille Paglia. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Pamela Reed (born April 2, 1949 in Tacoma, Washington) is an American actress. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Ayako Okamoto (b. ... Moriteru Ueshiba (植芝守央 Moriteru Ueshiba) (born April 2, 1951) is the third and current Aikido Doshu. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Pat Drummond is an Australian singer songwriter (born 2 April 1952 in Sydney). ... Thierry Le Luron (April 2, 1952 - November 13, 1986) was a French impersonator and humorist. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Leon Russell Wilkeson (2 April 1952 - 27 July 2001) was the bass guitarist of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1972 until his death in 2001. ... Lynyrd Skynyrd (pronounced lÄ•h-nérd skin-nérd) or (IPA pronunciation: ) is a U.S. Southern rock band, described by All Music Guides Stephen Thomas Erlewine as the definitive Southern rock band, fusing the overdriven power of blues-rock with a rebellious, Southern image and a hard... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... James Hugh Jim Allister, QC (born April 2, 1953 in Crossgar, County Down) is a Northern Ireland unionist politician and barrister. ... David Robinson (born April 2, 1953) was a drummer for the Massachusetts bands The Modern Lovers and The Cars. ... Debralee Scott (April 2, 1953 – April 5, 2005) was an American actress best known for her role on the soap opera spoof Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman as the title character (played by Louise Lasser)s trampy younger and prettier sister, Cathy Shumway. // Movie roles Scotts first role was filmed... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Allan Davis in the 2005 Paris-Roubaix Allan Davis (born 27 July 1980) is an Australian professional road cyclist. ... Susumu Hirasawa , born April 2, 1954 in Tokyo) is a Japanese electropop-artist, known best in Western cultures for his work on several anime soundtracks, but who has had a long and varied career besides. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ron Palillo (born April 2, 1949) is an American television and film actor best known for his role as high school student Arnold Horshack on the ABC sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter, which aired from 1975 to 1979. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Juha Kankkunen, born in Laukaa, Finland on April 2, 1959, made his name principally as a rally car driver. ... Badou Zaki was the manager of the Morocco national football team from 2002 to 2005. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Linford Christie, OBE (born April 2, 1960) is a former athlete, and the only English man to win Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European 100 m gold medals. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Christopher Peter Meloni (born on April 2, 1961) is an American Emmy-nominated actor best known for his near opposite roles as the protective and committed Detective Elliot Stabler on the NBC drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and as the bisexual serial killer Chris Keller on HBOs... Keren Woodward in musical clip Nathan Jones Keren Woodward (born Keren Jane Woodward on 2 April 1961, in Bristol, England) is an English pop singer and songwriter from the girl-group Bananarama. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Pierre Carles (April 2, 1962 - ) French documentarist often compared to Michael Moore. ... Clark Gregg (born April 2, 1962, in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American actor who is currently seen in the CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine, which debuted in early 2006. ... Mark Shulman is an American childrens author. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Pete Incaviglia was born on April 2, 1964 in Pebble Beach, CA. He was drafted in the 1st round (8th overrall pick) by the Montreal Expos in the 1985 amateur draft out of Oklahoma State University. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Rodney King Rodney Glen King (born April 2, 1965 in Sacramento, California) is a U.S. citizen and taxi driver who became famous after his violent arrest by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) was videotaped by a bystander, George Holliday. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... William Thomas Romanowski (born April 2, 1966 in Vernon, Connecticut) is a former American football player. ... Edward Paul Teddy Sheringham (born April 2, 1966 in Highams Park, London) is a veteran English footballer. ... Garnett Silk (April 2, 1966 - December 10, 1994) was a reggae musician. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Camp in one of Smash Mouths music videos Greg Camp (born Gregory Dean Camp on April 2, 1967 in West Covina, California) is a guitarist and lead songwriter for the band Smash Mouth. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Helen Marie Chamberlain (born April 2, 1967 in Street, Somerset) is a presenter of the popular British Saturday morning sports show Soccer AM and Friday-evening sports show Soccer AMs All Sports Show, both shown on Sky Sports. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... Woodbridge (back) with partner Jonas Björkman in the mens double final, Wimbledon 2004. ... Zeebra (ジブラ) is a famous Japanese hip hop artist, who made his first appearance in 1995. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Yousseph Slimani (born April 2, 1971), known as Chico, is a British pop singer of Moroccan descent who rose to prominence in the United Kingdom after reaching the semi-finals of the 2005 series of the talent show The X Factor. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Roselyn Sanchez (born April 2, 1973 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a model and film/television actress. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... HÃ¥kan Hellström performing at Katalin in Uppsala, Sweden HÃ¥kan Hellström, born 2 April 1974, is a Swedish musician. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Adam Rodriguez (born April 2, 1975 in Yonkers, New York) is an American actor of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Andreas Anastasopoulos (born April 2, 1976) is a Greek athlete in shot put. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Disambiguation For John Gall the author, please see: John Gall Biography John Gall (born April 2, 1978) is a first baseman for the Memphis Redbirds, AAA affiliate of the St. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Carlos Arnoldo Salcido Flores (born April 2, 1980 in Ocotlán, Jalisco) is a Mexican international football player, who is currently playing for PSV Eindhoven as a Left Full Back in the Dutch Eredivisie league. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael John Clarke (born 2 April 1981 in Liverpool, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ... Bethany Joy Galeotti (born Bethany Joy Lenz on April 2, 1981) is an American singer and actress. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jeremy Ryan Bloom (born April 2, 1982 in Fort Collins, Colorado) is an American Olympic skier, male fashion model, VJ, and an American football player for the Philadelphia Eagles. ... Jack Evans (born April 2, 1982 in Parkland, Washington) is a professional wrestler who currently competes in the American-based promotion Ring of Honor, and the Japanese based promotion Dragon Gate. ... Leyla Milani (born Leyla Razzari[1] on April 2, 1982, in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actress of Iranian and Italian descent. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Felix Borja (b. ... Paul Capdeville (born April 2, 1983 in Santiago, Chile) is a male tennis player from Chile. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ashley Peldon Ashley Peldon (born April 2nd, 1984 in New York, New York) is a TV and film actress. ... Meryl Danielle Cassie (born April 2, 1984) is a South African-born actress and aspiring singer of African and German descent. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Clare Thomas (born on 2 April 1989 in Buckinghamshire, England) is a British actress. ...

Deaths

• 1118 - Baldwin I of Jerusalem, King of Jerusalem
• 1272 - Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1209)
• 1335 - Duke Henry of Carinthia
• 1412 - Ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo, Spanish traveler and writer
• 1502 - Prince Arthur Tudor, son of Henry VII of England (b. 1486)
• 1507 - Francis of Paola, Italian founder of the Order of the Minims (b. 1416)
• 1657 - Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1608)
• 1657 - Jean-Jacques Olier - French catholic priest, founder of the Society of Saint-Sulpice (b. 1608)
• 1720 - Joseph Dudley, colonial Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1647)
• 1742 - James Douglas, Scottish physician and anatomist (b. 1675)
• 1747 - Johann Jacob Dillenius, German botanist (b. 1684)
• 1754 - Thomas Carte, English historian (b. 1686)
• 1787 - Thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719)
• 1791 - Mirabeau, French statesman (b. 1749)
• 1801 - Thomas Dadford Junior, British canal engineer
• 1803 - Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet, Scottish politician and judge (b. 1721)
• 1817 - Johann Heinrich Jung, German author (b. 1740)
• 1827 - Ludwig Heinrich Bojanus, German physician and naturalist (b. 1776)
• 1845 - Philip Charles Durham, Royal Navy Admiral (b. 1763)
• 1865 - General A. P. Hill, American Confederate general (b. 1825)
• 1872 - Samuel F. B. Morse, American painter and inventor of the telegraph (b. 1791)
• 1902 - Esther Morris, suffragist and first female American judge (b. 1814)
• 1914 - Paul von Heyse, German writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1830)
• 1922 - Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychologist (b. 1884)
• 1928 - Theodore William Richards, American chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1868)
• 1930 - Empress Zauditu of Ethiopia (b. 1876)
• 1936 - Jean-Baptiste Eugène Estienne, French general (b. 1860)
• 1953 - Hugo Sperrle, German field marshal (b. 1885)
• 1966 - C. S. Forester, English author (b. 1899)
• 1972 - Franz Halder, German general (b. 1884)
• 1972 - Gil Hodges, American baseball player and manager (b. 1924)
• 1974 - Georges Pompidou, President of France (b. 1911)
• 1987 - Buddy Rich, American drummer (b. 1917)
• 1994 - Betty Furness, American actress (b. 1916)
• 1995 - Harvey Penick, American golf instructor (b. 1904)
• 1995 - Hannes Alfvén, Swedish physicist (b. 1908)
• 1998 - Rob Pilatus, American model and entertainer (Milli Vanilli) (b. 1965)
• 2001 - Charles Daudelin, Canadian artist (b. 1920)
• 2001 - Jennifer Syme, American actress (b. 1972)
• 2003 - Edwin Starr, American singer (b. 1942)
• 2004 - John Argyris, Greek aeronautical engineer (b. 1913)
• 2005 - Pope John Paul II (b. 1920)
• 2006 - Nina Schenk von Stauffenberg, German wife of freedom fighter Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg (b. 1913)

Events Knights Templar founded Baldwin of Le Bourg succeeds his cousin Baldwin I as king of Jerusalem John II Comnenus succeeds Alexius I as Byzantine emperor Gelasius II succeeds Paschal II as pope Births November 28 - Manuel I Comnenus, Byzantine Emperor (died 1180) Andronicus I Comnenus, Byzantine Emperor (died 1185... Coronation of Baldwin I. (from: Histoire dOutremer, 13. ... For broader historical context, see 1270s and 13th century. ... Richard (5 January 1209 – 2 April 1272) was Count of Poitou (bef. ... Events Albigensian Crusade against Cathars (1209-1218) the Franciscans are founded. ... Events Abu Said dies and the Ilkhan khanate ends Slavery abolished in Sweden Charles I of Hungary allies with Poland against the Hapsburgs and Bohemians Carinthia and Carniola come under Habsburg rule. ... Henry VI of Carinthia (circa 1265 – 2 April 1335) was Count of Tyrol and Duke of Carinthia and Carniola from 1295 until 1335. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan. ... Ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo (? - April 2, 1412), Spanish traveler and writer. ... 1502 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Arthur, Prince of Wales Arthur Tudor (20 September 1486 _ 2 April 1502) was the eldest son of Henry VII of England. ... Henry VII (January 28, 1457 – April 21, 1509), King of England, Lord of Ireland (August 22, 1485 – April 21, 1509), was the founder and first patriarch of the Tudor dynasty. ... Events Tízoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan dies. ... 1507 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Francis of Paola (1416-April 2, 1507) was a mendicant friar and the founder of the Order of the Minims. ... May 30 - The Catholic Church burns Jerome of Prague as a heretic. ... Events January 8 - Miles Sindercombe, would-be-assassin of Oliver Cromwell, and his group are captured in London February - Admiral Robert Blake defeats the Spanish West Indian Fleet in a battle over the seizure of Jamaica. ... Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (July 13, 1608 – April 2, 1657), ruled February 15, 1637 – 1657. ... Events March 18 - Sissinios formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia May 14 - Protestant Union founded in Auhausen. ... The Society of Saint-Sulpice (Latin: ) is a Catholic Society of Apostolic Life. ... The Society of Saint-Sulpice (Latin: ) is a Catholic Society of Apostolic Life. ... Events March 18 - Sissinios formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia May 14 - Protestant Union founded in Auhausen. ... // Events January 6 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings February 11 - Sweden and Prussia sign the (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) declaring peace. ... Joseph Dudley (September 23, 1647 - April 2, 1720), colonial governor of Massachusetts from 1702 to 1715, the son of Thomas Dudley, was born and died in Roxbury, Massachusetts. ... 1647 (MDCXLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... // Events January 24 - Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... Dr James Douglas (born 1675, died April 2, 1742), was a Scottish physician and anatomist, member of the Royal Society, and physician to the Queen. ... Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim June 18 - Battle of Fehrbellin August 10 - King Charles II of England places the foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London - construction begins November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ... // Events January 31 - The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Dock Hospital April 9 - The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat was beheaded by axe on Tower Hill, London, for high treason; he was the last man to be executed in this way in Britain May 14 - First battle of Cape... Johann Jakob Dillen (Dillenius) (1687-April 2, 1747) was a German botanist. ... Events France under Louis XIV makes Truce of Ratisbon separately with the Empire and Spain. ... 1754 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Thomas Carte (also John Carte) (1686 - April 2, 1754) was an English historian. ... 1686 (MDCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Engraving of Thomas Gage Sir Thomas Gage (1719 – April 2, 1787) was a British general and commander in chief of the North American forces from 1763 to 1775 during the early days of the American Revolution. ... // Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe June 10 - Battle of Glen Shiel Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Miners in Falun, Sweden find an apparently petrified body of Fet-Mats Israelsson in an unused... 1791 (MDCCXCI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Portrait of Mirabeau Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau (often referred to simply as Mirabeau; March 9, 1749 – April 2, 1791) was a French writer, popular orator and statesman. ... Events While in debtors prison, John Cleland writes Fanny Hill (Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure). ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... Thomas Dadford (Junior) (died April 2, 1801) was an English canal engineer, as were his father Thomas Dadford and brothers John Dadford and James Dadford. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Sir James William Montgomery, (1721 - 2 April 1803), 1st Baronet, was a Scottish politician and judge. ... // Events Pope Innocent XIII becomes pope Johann Sebastian Bach composes the Brandenburg Concertos April 4 - Robert Walpole becomes the first prime minister of Britain September 10 - Treaty of Nystad is signed, bringing an end to the Great Northern War November 2 - Peter I is proclaimed Emperor of All the Russias... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Johann Heinrich Jung (12 September 1740 - 2 April 1817), best known by his assumed name of Heinrich Stilling was a German author. ... Events May 31 - Friedrich II comes to power in Prussia upon the death of his father, Friedrich Wilhelm I. October 20 - Maria Theresia of Austria inherits the Habsburg hereditary dominions (Austria, Bohemia, Hungary and present-day Belgium). ... Naval Battle of Navarino by Carneray 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Ludwig Heinrich Bojanus (July 16, 1776 - April 2, 1827) was a Germany physician and naturalist. ... Year 1776 (MDCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Admiral Sir Philip Charles Calderwood Henderson Durham, GCB (29 July 1763 - 2 April 1845) Was a British Navy officer whose service in the American War of Independence, French Revolutionary War and Napoleonic Wars was lengthy, distinguished and at times controversial. ... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Ambrose Powell Hill Ambrose Powell Hill (November 9, 1825 – April 2, 1865), was a Confederate States of America general in the American Civil War. ... Opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway 1825 (MDCCCXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American, a painter of portraits and historic scenes, and co-inventor (with Alfred Vail) of the Morse Code. ... 1791 (MDCCXCI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Statue of Esther Hobart Morris by Avard Fairbanks in front of Capitol Building, Cheyenne, WY Esther Hobart Morris (August 8, 1814 – April 2, 1902) was a leader in the American womans suffrage movement. ... Year 1814 (MDCCCXIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Portrait of Paul Heyse, by Adolph von Menzel Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse (March 15, 1830 - April 2, 1914) was a distinguished German author. ... Nobel Prize in Literature medal. ... Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 (MDCCCXXX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... Hermann Rorschach Hermann Rorschach (8 November 1884 Zurich - 2 April 1922 Herisau) was a Swiss Freudian psychiatrist, best known for developing the projective test known as the Rorschach Inkblot Test. ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... Theodore William Richards was an American chemist. ... This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to 2006. ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... Empress Zaiditu of Ethiopia Empress Zauditu (also known as Zawditu or Zewditu) (April 29, 1876 - April 2, 1930) was reigning Empress of Ethiopia from 1916 to 1930. ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jean-Baptiste Eugène Estienne (7 November 1860 - 2 April 1936), born at Condé-en-Barrois in the Meuse is considered by many in France to be the Père des Chars (Father of the Tanks). ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Hugo Sperrle Hugo Sperrle (February 7, 1885 - April 2, 1953), was a German Field Marshal of the Luftwaffe during World War II. He joined the German Army in 1903 and transferred to the Luftstreitkräfte (German Army Air Service) at the start of World War I, serving as an observer... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... The cover of the 1974 paperback edition of one of Foresters non-fiction titles: Hunting The Bismarck Cecil Scott Forester was the pen name of Cecil Louis Troughton Smith (August 27, 1899 – April 2, 1966), an English novelist who rose to fame with tales of adventure with military themes. ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel, Adolf Hitler, a General Staff officer and General Alfred Jacob NOT Franz Halder Franz Ritter von Halder (June 30, 1884- April 2, 1972) was a German General and the head of the Army General Staff from 1938 until September 1942, when he was dismissed after frequent... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Gil Hodges (April 4, 1924 - April 2, 1972) was an American baseball player in Major League Baseball. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou (5 July 1911 – 2 April 1974) was President of France from 1969 until his death in 1974. ... The President of France, known officially as the President of the Republic (Président de la République in French), is Frances elected Head of State. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bernard Buddy Rich (September 30, 1917 Brooklyn, New York – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. ... Year 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Elizabeth Mary Furness, better known as Betty Furness (January 3, 1916–April 2, 1994) was an American actress, consumer advocate and current affairs commentator. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Harvey Morrison Penick (October 23, 1904–April 2, 1995) was a well-known golf pro and instructor. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Hannes Alfvén (1908-1995), winning the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén (May 30, 1908; Norrköping, Sweden – April 2, 1995; Djursholm, Sweden) was a Swedish plasma physicist who won the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work developing the... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... Rob & Fab: Milli Vanilli Robert Rob Pilatus (June 8, 1965 – April 2, 1998) was an Afro-German, and member of the pop music duo Milli Vanilli with Fabrice Morvan. ... Milli Vanilli (milli is a word meaning national in Turkish, picked up by the artists while visiting Turkey on one of its national days) was a duo, Fabrice Morvan and Rob Pilatus, formed in Germany in the mid-1980s. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Daudelin (October 1, 1920_April 2, 2001) was a Canadian sculptor and painter, a major Quebec artist. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Syme (right) with Scott Coffey in Lost Highway Jennifer Maria Syme, (December 7, 1972 â€“ April 2, 2001), was an assistant for David Lynch and had worked for him 10 years, perhaps best known as the girlfriend of actor Keanu Reeves. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Edwin Starr (January 21, 1942 – April 3, 2003) was a soul music singer. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Hadji Argyris (Greek: Ιωάννης Αργύρης; * 19. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coat of Arms of Pope John Paul II. The Letter M is for Mary, the mother of Jesus, to whom he held strong devotion Pope John Paul II (Latin: , Italian: Giovanni Paolo II) born   [] (May 18, 1920, Wadowice, Poland – April 2, 2005, Vatican City) reigned as Pope of the Catholic... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Elisabeth Magdalena Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg (27 August 1913 – 2 April 2006) was the wife of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, the leader of the failed plot to assassinate Hitler on 20 July, 1944. ... Claus von Stauffenberg Count Claus Philip Maria Schenk von Stauffenberg (November 15, 1907 — July 20, 1944) was a German aristocrat and army colonel during World War II. He was one of the leading figures of the July 20 Plot against Adolf Hitler. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ...

Holidays and observances

• International Children's Book Day
• Malvinas Day in Argentina
• Sizdah be dar in Iran
• Santella meets Pete day

International Childrens Book Day is celebrated 2 April to call attention to childrens books. ... Malvinas Day (Spanish: Día de Malvinas), officially Day of the War Veterans and the Fallen in the Malvinas Islands (Día del Veterano de Guerra y los Caídos en las Islas Malvinas); the islands are usually known in English as the Falkland Islands. ... In Persian tradition, sizdah be dar is the custom of leaving the house for public celebrations on the thirteenth (sizdah) day of the month of Farvardin (corresponding to April 2), the last day of the Norouz period. ...

Liturgical feasts

• Saint Franciscus of Paola (1507)
• Blessed Arnold of Leuven
• Saint Genoveva of Brabant (1760)

... 1507 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada