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April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland April 2007 is the fourth month of that year It began on a Sunday and 30 days later ended on a Monday. Stories without links will be removed'. News stories must be in English 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 273 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 68 - Galba, governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Roman emperors begun with Julius Caesar and Augustus. Year 68 was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Servius Sulpicius Galba ( December 24, 3 BC &ndash January 15, 69) also called Servius Sulpicius Galba Caesar A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government Hispania was the name given by the Romans to the whole of the Iberian Peninsula (modern Portugal, Spain, Andorra, Gibraltar The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC Augustus ( Latin: IMPERATOR·CAESAR·DIVI·FILIVS·AVGVSTVS September 23 63 BC – August 19 AD 14) born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, was
• 1453 - Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (İstanbul), which would fall on May 29. Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the
• 1513 - Juan Ponce de Leon sets foot on Florida becoming the first European known to do so. Juan Ponce de León ( IPA: /xwan'ponʒedele'on/ (1460 – July 1521 was a Spanish Conquistador. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the
• 1755 - Commodore William James captures the pirate fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India. Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Please see Commodore (rank for other versions of this rank Commodore is a rank of the Royal Navy above Captain and Commodore Sir William James 1st Baronet, FRS (c1721 &ndash 16 December 1783) was a British naval commander known for his successful Piracy is Robbery committed at sea or sometimes on shore without a commission from a sovereign Nation (as distinct from Privateering Suvarnadurg (also spelt in England as Severndroog) is an island Fortress near Harnai in Konkan, along the western coast of India, between India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
• 1792 - The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Coinage Act or the Mint Act, passed by the United States Congress on April 2, 1792, established the United States Mint and regulated The United States Mint primarily produces circulating coinage for the United States to conduct its Trade and Commerce.
• 1801 - Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen - The British destroy the Danish fleet. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815 involved Napoleon's French Empire and a shifting set of European allies and opposing coalitions The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe
• 1804 - Forty merchantmen are wrecked when a convoy led by HMS Apollo runs aground off Portugal. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Early life Apollo was built at Deptford in 1799 taking the name Apollo from a fifth-rate of the same name which had been wrecked off Holland in January
• 1810 - Napoleon Bonaparte marries Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Marie Louise of Austria (Maria Luisa von Österreich French: Marie Louise d'Autriche; Italian: Maria Luisa d'Austria; b
• 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. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Southern Bread Riots were events of civil unrest in the Confederacy in April 1863 Riots are a form of Civil disorders characterized by disorganized groups lashing out in a sudden and intense rash of Violence, Vandalism or other This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861
• 1865 - American Civil War: The Siege of Petersburg is broken - Union troops capture the trenches around Petersburg, Virginia, forcing Confederate General Robert E. Lee to retreat. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Richmond-Petersburg Campaign was a series of battles around Petersburg Virginia, fought from June 9, 1864, to March 25, 1865 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Petersburg is an Independent city in Virginia, United States located on the Appomattox River. The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Robert Edward Lee (January 19 1807 &ndash October 12 1870 was a career United States Army officer, an Engineer, and among the most celebrated
• 1865 - American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his Cabinet flee the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia. The President of the Confederate States of America was the Head of State and Head of Government of the Confederate States of America, which was formed from Jefferson Finis Davis ( June 3, 1808 &ndash December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as President of the A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of Government, typically representing the executive branch. This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• 1900 - The Foraker Act passes through Congress, giving Puerto Ricans limited self-rule. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar The Foraker Act, officially the Organic Act of 1900, is a United States federal law that established civilian (limited popular government on the island of Puerto The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} Self-governance is an abstract concept that refers to several scales of Organization.
• 1902 - Dmitry Sipyagin, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire, is assassinated by a terrorist in the Marie Palace, St Petersburg. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Dmitry Sergeyevich Sipyagin (Дмитрий Сергеевич Сипягин ( March 20, 1853 – April 28, 1902) a Russian statesman The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya Mariinsky Palace, also known as Marie Palace (Мариинcкий дворец was the last Neoclassical imperial Palace to be constructed Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River
• 1902 - "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles, California. Cinemaaustraliajpg|thumb|A movie theater in Australia ]]A movie theater, movie theatre, picture theatre or cinema is a venue The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
• 1917 - World War I: The Battle of Vimy Ridge commences when the Canada Corps launches an artillery bombardment of the German trenches. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a military offensive by the Canadian Corps against elements of the German Sixth Army in World War I. Canada Corps is a Canadian government program created to help developing and unstable countries to promote good Governance and Institution Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A trench is a type of excavation or depression in the ground Trenches are generally defined by being deeper than they are wide (as opposed to a wider Gully or Ditch At that time it was the biggest artillery bombardment in history. Artillery (from French artillerie) is a military Combat Arm which employs any apparātus machine
• 1917 - World War I: U.S. President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28 1856—February 3 1924 was the twenty-eighth President of the United States. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses A declaration of war is a formal performative Speech act or signing of a document by an authorised party of a government in order to initate a state of War Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1917 - The first woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress, Jeannette Rankin, takes her seat as a representative from Montana. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Jeannette Rankin ( June 11, 1880 &ndash May 18, 1973) was the first woman to be elected to the United States House of Representatives Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern
• 1930 - Haile Selassie is proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Haile Selassie I ( Ge'ez: am ኃይለ፡ ሥላሴ "Power of the Trinity " 23 July 1892 &ndash 27 August 1975 born Tafari Makonnen, was An emperor (from the Latin " Imperator " is a (male Monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an Empire or another type of NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page
• 1945 - Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Brazil are established. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting Negotiations between representatives of groups or states The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld
• 1962 - The first official Panda crossing is opened outside Waterloo station, London. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The panda crossing was a type of signal-controlled pedestrian crossing used in the United Kingdom from 1962 to 1967 London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• 1972 - Actor Charlie Chaplin returns to the United States for the first time since being labeled a communist during the Red Scare in the early 1950s . Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based McCarthyism is a term describing the intense anti-communist suspicion in the United States in a period that lasted roughly from the late 1940s to the late 1950s The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive
• 1972 - Vietnam War: The Easter Offensive begins - North Vietnamese soldiers of the 304th Division take the northern half of Quang Tri Province. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The Easter Offensive, officially the Nguyen Hue Offensive and also ( Chiến dịch Xuân hè 1972 in Vietnamese was a military campaign conducted by the The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN or less commonly Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa was a Country on the northern half of Vietnam
• 1973 - Launch of the LexisNexis computerized legal research service. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. LexisNexis (sometimes simply called "Lexis" or "Nexis" among users is a popular searchable Archive of content from Newspapers Magazines
• 1975 - Vietnam War: Thousands of civilian refugees flee from the Quang Ngai Province in front of advancing North Vietnamese troops. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia According to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, a refugee is a person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race Quang Ngai ( Vietnamese Quảng Ngãi; Hán Tự: 廣[[wikt 義|義]] is a province in the South Central Coast region of The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN or less commonly Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa was a Country on the northern half of Vietnam
• 1975 - Construction of the CN Tower is completed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The CN Tower, located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a communications and tourist Tower standing tall Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page It reaches 553. 33 metres (1,815. 4 ft) 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. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Economics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
• 1982 - Falklands War: The Falkland Islands are invaded by Argentina. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur also called the Falklands Conflict/Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the On 2 April 1982 Argentine forces mounted amphibious landings of the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas following the civilian occupation of South Georgia on For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics.
• 1984 - Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma is launched aboard Soyuz T-11, and becomes the first Indian in space. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Rakesh Sharma (born January 13, 1949 in Patiala, Punjab, India) as a Squadron Leader in the Indian Air Force was Crew Number in parentheses indicates number of spaceflights by each individual prior to and including this mission India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
• 1989 - Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Havana, Cuba to meet with Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev ( Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov;; born 2 March 1931 in Privolnoye Stavropol Krai) is a Russian politician Havana ( IPA: aˈβana officially Ciudad de La Habana, is the Capital city, major port and leading The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until
• 1991 - The first female Premier of a Canadian province takes office. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. In Canada, a premier is the Head of government of a province or territory. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area. Rita Johnston succeeds William Vander Zalm, who resigned, as Premier of British Columbia. Rita Margaret Johnston (born Melville Saskatchewan April 22, 1935 née Leichert) was a Politician in British Columbia Wilhelmus Nicholaas Theodore Marie "Bill" Vander Zalm (born May 29, 1934 in Noordwijkerhout, South Holland) is a politician and The Premier of British Columbia is the First minister, Head of government, and de facto chief executive for the Canadian province
• 1992 - In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century John Joseph Gotti Jr ( October 27, 1940 &ndash June 10, 2002) commonly known by the media as "The Dapper Don" and "The Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries A racket is an illegal business usually run as part of Organized crime.
• 1997 - Tennessee accepts the 15^th Amendment. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar
• 2002 - Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem into which armed Palestinians had retreated. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Church_of_the_nativity_bethjpg|thumb|200px|View of The Church of the Nativity from Manger Square]]The Church of the Nativity ( كنيسة المهد) in Bethlehem Bethlehem ( بيت لحم,, lit "House of Meat" Βηθλεέμ Bethleém בית לחם Beit Lehem, lit "House of Bread" is a Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn A siege ensues.
• 2004 - Islamist terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks attempt to bomb the Spanish high-speed train AVE near Madrid. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Islamism ( Islam + ism; Arabic: al-'islāmiyya) a set of ideologies holding that Islam is not only Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Ave! or aue! is a Latin phrase used by the Romans as a salutation and Greeting, meaning 'hail' Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. Their attack is thwarted.
• 2005 - James Stewart Jr. becomes first African American to win a major motor sports event. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bubba Scrub The "Bubba Scrub" or often referred to simply as scrubbing a jump is a racing technique made popular by James Stewart African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa
• 2006 - Over 60 tornadoes break out, hardest hit is Tennessee with 29 people killed. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus The April 2 2006 Tornado Outbreak was a series of tornadoes that occurred during the late afternoon and evening of April 2 2006 in the Central United Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States.

Births

• 742 - Charlemagne (d. Events By Place Asia Chinese poet Li Po is presented before the emperor and given a position in the Imperial court (approximate date Charlemagne (ˈʃɑrlɨmeɪn Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus meaning Charles the Great) (747 – 28 January 814 was King of the Franks from 768 to his 814)
• 1348 - Andronikos IV Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (d. Events By Place Europe Charlemagne dies in Aachen, aged 67 or 72 (depending on source Louis the Pious Andronikos IV Palaiologos or Andronicus IV Palaeologus ( Greek: Ανδρόνικος Δ' Παλαιολόγος Andronikos IV Paleologos, April 2 This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians 1385)
• 1527 - Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and geographer (d. Abraham Ortelius ( Abraham Ortels) ( April 2, 1527 – June 28, 1598) was a Belgian Cartographer and 1598)
• 1565 - Cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (d. Cornelis de Houtman ( April 2 1565, Gouda - August 1599 Atjeh) brother of Frederick de Houtman, was a Dutch explorer 1599)
• 1618 - Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (d. Francesco Maria Grimaldi ( April 2, 1618 - December 28, 1663) was an Italian Mathematician and Physicist who 1663)
• 1653 - Prince George of Denmark, prince consort of Anne of England (d. Prince George of Denmark and Norway Duke of Cumberland ( Danish: Prins Jørgen hertug af Cumberland 2 April 1653 &ndash 28 October 1708 was the Prince consort Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714 became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702 succeeding William III of England and II of 1708)
• 1719 - Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, German poet (d. Year 1708 ( MDCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim ( April 2, 1719 &ndash February 18, 1803) was a German Poet. 1803)
• 1725 - Giacomo Casanova, Italian adventurer and writer (d. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1798)
• 1743 - Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States (Old style date) (d. Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Thomas Jefferson (April 13 1743 – July 4 1826 was the third President of the United States (1801–1809 the principal author of the Declaration of Independence The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1826)
• 1781 - Bhagwan Swaminarayan, religious leader (d. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1830)
• 1788 - Francisco Balagtas, Filipino poet (d. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Francisco Baltazar ( April 2, 1788 &mdash February 20, 1862) known much more widely through his nom-de-plume Francisco 1862)
• 1798 - August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, German poet (d. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a ( April 2, 1798 - January 19, 1874) who used as his pen name was a German Poet. 1874)
• 1805 - Hans Christian Andersen, Danish writer (d. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Hans Christian Andersen (ˈhanˀs ˈkʰʁæʂd̥jan ˈɑnɐsn̩ in Danish or simply H 1875)
• 1812 - Louise-Marie of France, queen of Belgium (d. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year 1850)
• 1814 - Erastus Brigham Bigelow, American inventor (d. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Erastus Brigham Bigelow ( April 2, 1814 &ndash December 6, 1879) was an American inventor of Weaving machines 1879)
• 1827 - William Holman Hunt, English painter (d. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common William Holman Hunt (b 2 April 1827 in Cheapside, London &ndash d 1910)
• 1838 - Léon Gambetta, French statesman (d. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Léon Gambetta (2 April 1838 Cahors, Lot - 31 December 1882 Paris) was a French statesman prominent after the Franco-Prussian War 1882)
• 1840 - Émile Zola, French novelist and critic (d. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Émile François Zola ( (2 April 1840 &ndash 29 September 1902 was an influential French Writer, the most important exemplar of the literary school of 1902)
• 1862 - Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Nicholas Murray Butler ( April 2, 1862 &ndash December 7, 1947) was an American philosopher diplomat and educator The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1947)
• 1867 - Eugen Sandow, German bodybuilder and circus performer (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 Eugen Sandow ( April 2 1867 &ndash October 14 1925) born Friederich Wilhelm Müller, was a pioneering Bodybuilder 1925)
• 1869 - Hughie Jennings, American baseball player and manager (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Hugh Ambrose Jennings ( April 2, 1869 &ndash February 1, 1928) was a Major League Baseball player and manager from 1891-1925 1928)
• 1875 - Walter Chrysler, American automobile pioneer (d. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Walter Percy Chrysler ( April 2, 1875 – August 18, 1940) was an American Machinist, Railroad man Automotive industry 1940)
• 1884 - Sir John Squire, British poet, writer, and historian (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Sir John Squire ( John Collings Squire) ( April 2, 1884 – December 20, 1958) was a British Poet, Writer 1958))
• 1891 - Max Ernst, German painter (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Max Ernst ( 2 April 1891 &ndash 1 April 1976) was a German painter, Sculptor, Graphic artist, and 1976)
• 1900 - Roberto Arlt, Argentine writer (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Roberto Arlt ( Buenos Aires, April 2, 1900 &ndash July 26, 1942) was an Argentine short-story writer novelist and playwright 1942)
• 1902 - Jan Tschichold, German typographer (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Jan Tschichold ( April 2 1902 Leipzig, Germany &ndash August 11 1974 Locarno, Switzerland) was 1974)
• 1903 - Lionel Chevrier, Canadian politician (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Lionel Chevier, PC, CC, QC ( April 2, 1903 - July 8, 1987) was a Canadian Member of Parliament 1987)
• 1907 - Luke Appling, American baseball player (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lucius Benjamin Appling ( April 2, 1907 &ndash January 3, 1991) was an American Shortstop in Major League Baseball 1991)
• 1908 - Buddy Ebsen, American actor and dancer (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Buddy Ebsen ( April 2, 1908 &ndash July 6, 2003) was a versatile American Character actor and Dancer. 2003)
• 1910 - Paul Triquet, Canadian military officer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Paul Triquet VC, CD ( April 2, 1910 – August 8, 1980) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross 1980)
• 1912 - Herbert Mills, American singer (The Mills Brothers) (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The Mills Brothers were a major African-American Jazz and pop vocal Quartet of the 20th century producing more than 2000 recordings that sold The Mills Brothers were a major African-American Jazz and pop vocal Quartet of the 20th century producing more than 2000 recordings that sold 1989)
• 1914 - Sir Alec Guinness, English actor (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (2 April 1914 &ndash 5 August 2000 was an English Actor. 2000)
• 1917 - Dabbs Greer, American actor (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Robert William "Dabbs" Greer ( April 2, 1917 — April 28, 2007) was an American Character actor who performed 2007)
• 1917 - Lou Monte, American singer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 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 1989)
• 1920 - Jack Webb, American actor, director, and producer (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar John Randolph "Jack" Webb ( April 2 1920 &ndash December 23 1982) was an Emmy -nominated American Actor 1982)
• 1923 - G. Spencer-Brown, English mathematician
• 1923 - Clifford Scott Green, American Federal Judge (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Spencer-Brown (born April 2, 1923, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England) is a Polymath best known as the author of Clifford Scott Green (April 2 1923 - May 31 2007 was a Judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. 2007)
• 1923 - Gloria Henry, American actress
• 1926 - George MacDonald Fraser, English author (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. WikipediaPersondata --> Gloria Henry was born Gloria McEniry on April 2, 1923, in New Orleans Louisiana. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George MacDonald Fraser, OBE (2 April 1925 &ndash 2 January 2008 was a British Author of both Historical novels and Non-fiction books 2008)
• 1926 - Sir Jack Brabham, Australian race car driver, three-time F1 world champion and co-founder of eponymous race team
• 1927 - Carmen Basilio, American boxer
• 1927 - Ferenc Puskás, Hungarian footballer (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Sir John Arthur "Jack" Brabham, AO, OBE (born April 2 1926) is an Australian former racing driver who was Formula One The Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA) to the most successful Formula One Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carmine Basilio, born April 2 1927 in Canastota New York, better known in the Boxing World as Carmen Basilio, is a former Ferenc Purczeld Biró ( 2 April 1927 &ndash 17 November 2006) or "Ferenc Puskás", was a legendary Hungarian 2006)
• 1927 - Kenneth Tynan, English critic and writer (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Kenneth Peacock Tynan ( 2 April 1927 - 26 July 1980) was an influential and often controversial British Theatre Critic 1980)
• 1928 - Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, American cardinal (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Louis Cardinal Bernardin (originally Bernardini) ( April 2, 1928 &ndash November 14, 1996) was an American 1996)
• 1928 - Serge Gainsbourg, French singer (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Serge Gainsbourg ɡɛ̃'zbuʁ (2 April 1928 &ndash 2 March 1991 was a French Poet, Singer-songwriter, Actor and 1991)
• 1934 - Paul Joseph Cohen, American mathematician (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Joseph Cohen ( April 2, 1934 &ndash March 23, 2007) was an American Mathematician best known for his proof of 2007)
• 1934 - Brian Glover, British actor and wrestler (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Brian Glover ( 2 April 1934 &ndash 24 July 1997) was a well-known English character actor writer and wrestler 1997)
• 1937 - Dick Radatz, American baseball player (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Raymond Radatz ( April 2 1937 &ndash March 16 2005) nicknamed "The Monster" or "Moose" was an American 2005)
• 1938 - John Larsson, 17th General of The Salvation Army
• 1938 - Whirlaway, American thoroughbred racehorse, 1941 Triple Crown Winner (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Larsson (born April 2, 1938) was the Swedish -born 17th General, or International The Salvation Army is a Christian charity and church that is internally organised like a military service. Whirlaway ( April 2, 1938 - April 6[[ 953]] was an American champion Thoroughbred Racehorse. The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (although sometimes shortened to Triple Crown, the full name is used to avoid possible confusion with other sports consists of three 1953)
• 1938 - Booker Little, American jazz trumpeter (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Booker Little Jr ( 2 April, 1938 in Memphis Tennessee &ndash 5 October, 1961 in New York City, New York was an 1961)
• 1939 - Marvin Gaye, American singer (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marvin Pentz Gay Jr, known as Marvin Gaye ( April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American Singer-songwriter 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. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Lise Thibault (born April 2, 1939) is a Canadian civil servant who was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Quebec on January Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Penelope Anne Constance Keith, CBE, DL (born Penelope Hatfield on 2 April 1940 is an English actress well known in the Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dr Demento is the Stage name of Barret Eugene Hansen (born April 2, 1941) a Radio Disc jockey specializing in Novelty Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges on April 2 1942 in Lawton Oklahoma, United States) is a Singer, Songwriter Session musicians are musicians available for hire as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical outfit or who have acquired fame in their own right Hiroyuki Sakai ( Sakai Hiroyuki; 坂井 宏行 (born April 2, 1942 in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan) is a well-known Japanese Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Linda Hunt (born April 2, 1945) is an American film stage and television Actress. Carl Reginald Smith (born April 2, 1945 in Shreveport Louisiana) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder, coach and front Donald Howard Sutton (born April 2, 1945) is a former Major League Baseball player and current Television Sportscaster. Anne Waldman (born April 2, 1945) is an American poet. Since the 1960s Waldman has been an active member of the “Outrider” experimental poetry community Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kurt Winter ( April 2, 1946 - December 14, 1997) was a Canadian guitarist The Guess Who is a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg Manitoba, that was one of the first to establish a major successful following in their own country 1997)
• 1947 - Emmylou Harris, American singer
• 1947 - Camille Paglia, American feminist writer
• 1948 - Dimitris Mitropanos, Greek singer
• 1949 - Paul Gambaccini, British television presenter
• 1949 - Pamela Reed, American actress
• 1949 - Ron Palillo, American actor
• 1951 - Ayako Okamoto, Japanese golfer
• 1951 - Moriteru Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist
• 1952 - Pat Drummond, Australian singer-songwriter
• 1952 - Thierry Le Luron, French humorist (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Emmylou Harris (born April 2 1947) is an American country, folk, alternative rock, and Alternative country Camille Anna Paglia (born 2 April 1947 in Endicott New York) is an American Author, Teacher, Feminist and Social critic Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dimitri Mitropanos (Δημήτρης Μητροπάνος (born 2 April[[ 948]] is a Greek singer whose renown stems from his mastery of Laïkó, a Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Matthew Gambaccini (born April 2, 1949, New York) ( Nicknamed 'The Professor of Pop' is a radio and television presenter in the United Pamela Reed (born April 2, 1949) is an American actress She is perhaps best known as playing Ruth Powers in various episodes of TV's Ronald Gabriel "Ron" Palillo (born April 2, 1949) is an American Television and Film Actor, perhaps best Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Early career In her youth and early 20s Okamoto's game was softball Moriteru Ueshiba (植芝 守央 Ueshiba Moriteru, born April 2 1951) is the third and current dōshu of the Aikikai Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian 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)
• 1952 - Leon Wilkeson, American rock bassist (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Leon Russell Wilkeson ( 2 April 1952 - 27 July 2001) was the bass guitarist of Southern rock band Lynyrd Lynyrd Skynyrd (ˌlɛnɚdˈskɪnɝd is an American Southern rock band 2001)
• 1953 - Jim Allister, Northern Irish politician
• 1953 - David Robinson, American musician
• 1953 - Debralee Scott, American actress (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Hugh Allister QC, known as Jim, (born 2 April, 1953 in Crossgar, County Down) is a Northern Ireland David Robinson (born April 2, 1953 in Woburn Massachusetts) is an American rock Drummer. Debralee Scott ( April 2, 1953 &ndash April 5, 2005) was an American actress best known for her role on the Sitcom Welcome 2005)
• 1954 - Allan Davis, Australian diplomat
• 1954 - Susumu Hirasawa, Japanese electropop musician
• 1955 - Michael Stone, British terrorist
• 1959 - Juha Kankkunen, Finnish race car driver
• 1959 - Yves Lavandier, French film director
• 1959 - Badou Zaki, Morrocan footballer and manager
• 1960 - Linford Christie, English athlete
• 1960 - Brad Jones, Australian racing driver
• 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
• 1963 - Mike Gascoyne, British engineer
• 1963 - Karl Beattie, English television director and producer
• 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. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Allan Howard Davis (born 27 July 1980 is an Australian professional Road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Quick Step. is a Japanese Electropop - Artist.In 1972 he enrolled at Tokyo Designer Gakuin College Michael Stone (born 2 April 1955) is a loyalist Paramilitary and Artist. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Juha Matti Pellervo Kankkunen ( born in Laukaa, Finland on April 2 1959, made his name principally as a rally car driver Yves Lavandier (Born April 2, 1959) is a French filmmaker Biography Yves Lavandier was born on April 2 1959 Ezzaiki Badou, nicknamed "Zaki" ( Arabic: بادو الزاكي born 2 April 1959 in Sidi Kacem) was the manager of the Morocco Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Linford Christie OBE (born April 2, 1960) is a former world class athlete, and the only British man to win Olympic World Commonwealth and European Bradley Jones also known as Brad (born 2 April 1960) is an Australian Racing driver formerly competing in the V8 Supercars Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Christopher Peter Meloni (born on April 2, 1961) is an American Emmy -nominated Actor known for his near opposite roles as the protective Keren Jane Woodward (born 2 April 1961 Bristol, England) is an English pop Singer and Songwriter from the girl Bananarama are an English Girl group who have had success on the Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pierre Carles ( April 2, 1962) is a French documentarist, who has often been compared to Michael Moore for his use of the documentary Clark Gregg (born April 2, 1962) is an American Actor, Screenwriter and director. Mark Shulman was born April 2 1962 in Rochester New York. He is an American children's Author. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael "Mike" Gascoyne (born April 2, 1963 in Norwich, England) is a designer of Formula One cars Karl Beattie (born 2 April 1963) is the husband of Yvette Fielding, main presenter of Living TV's Most Haunted, a programme which investigates Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Peter Joseph Incaviglia (born April 2, 1964, in Pebble Beach California) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Rodney Glen King April 9, 1965 in Fort Worth Texas) --> (born April 2, 1965 Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. William Thomas Romanowski (born April 2, 1966) is an American former football player Edward Paul 'Teddy' Sheringham MBE (born 2 April 1966 in Highams Park, London is a retired English professional footballer, and the father of footballer Garnett Silk (born Garnett Damoin Smith, April 2 1966, Manchester Jamaica, died December 9 1994, Mandeville Jamaica 1994)
• 1967 - Greg Camp, American musician (Smash Mouth)
• 1967 - Helen Chamberlain, British television presenter
• 1970 - Roselyn Sanchez, Puerto Rican actress
• 1971 - Todd Woodbridge, Australian tennis player
• 1971 - ZEEBRA, Japanese hip hop artist
• 1972 - Chico Slimani, Moroccoan-British singer
• 1974 - Håkan Hellström, Swedish musician
• 1975 - Adam Rodriguez, American actor
• 1976 - Rory Sabbatini, South African golfer
• 1977 - Jelena Abbou, Serbian fitness model
• 1977 - Michael Fassbender, Actor
• 1977 - Aiden Turner, British actor
• 1976 - Andreas Anastasopoulos, Greek shot putter
• 1978 - John Gall, American baseball player
• 1979 - Jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5)
• 1980 - Carlos Salcido, Mexican footballer
• 1980 - Adam Fleming, English news reporter
• 1980 - Ricky Hendrick, NASCAR driver and owner (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. This article is about the San Jose California band For their eponymous album see Smash Mouth (album. This article is about the San Jose California band For their eponymous album see Smash Mouth (album. Helen Marie Chamberlain (born April 2, 1967 in Street, Somerset) is an English Television presenter. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roselyn Sánchez (born April 2, 1973, the youngest of four siblings - having three older brothers Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Todd Andrew Woodbridge (born 2 April 1971 in Sydney is an Australian former professional Tennis player real name, is a Japanese hip hop artist who made his first appearance in 1995. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yousseph Slimani (born April 2, 1971) known as Chico, is a British pop singer of Moroccan descent who rose to prominence in the Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Håkan Hellström (Swedish ˈhoːkan ˈhɛlːˌstrøm (born April 2, 1974, in Älvsborg, Gothenburg) is a Swedish Musician Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Adam Michael Rodríguez (born April 2 1975 in Yonkers New York) is an American Actor of Puerto Rican and Cuban Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. PGA Tour wins (4 Results in major championships Team appearances World Cup (representing South Africa 2002 2003 (winners Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Jelena Abbou, née Jelena Djordjevic, (born April 2, 1977) is a figure competitor / model and personal trainer now living in the United Michael Fassbender (born April 2, 1977) is an actor born in Heidelberg, Germany, brought up in Killarney, County Kerry Aiden John Turner (born 2 April 1977 in Hertfordshire, England) is a British Actor. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andreas Anastasopoulos (born April 2, 1976) is a Greek athlete in the Shot put. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) John Christopher Gall (born April 2, 1978, in) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder for the Florida Marlins. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Jesse Royal Carmichael (born in Boulder Colorado on April 2, 1979) is an American Musician who is the Keyboardist Maroon 5 is a Grammy Award -winning American Pop rock band Formed with only two members at the French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts and expanded Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Carlos Arnoldo Salcido Flores (born April 2 1980 in Ocotlán Jalisco) is a Mexican international football defender, who is currently playing Adam Fleming is a Scottish news reporter best known for his work on CBBC 's news programme Newsround. Joseph Riddick Hendrick IV, ( April 2, 1980 - October 24, 2004) born in Charlotte North Carolina, was a NASCAR driver 2004)
• 1981 - Michael Clarke, Australian cricketer
• 1981 - Bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress
• 1982 - Marco Amelia, Italian World Cup-winning footballer
• 1982 - Jeremy Bloom, American skier and football player
• 1982 - Bianca Chatfield, Australian netballer
• 1982 - Jack Evans, American professional wrestler
• 1982 - Leyla Milani, Canadian actress and model
• 1983 - Felix Borja, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1983 - Yung Joc, American rapper
• 1983 - Paul Capdeville, Chilean tennis player
• 1984 - Meryl Cassie, New Zealand actress
• 1991 - Taylor Henderson, Australian musician

Deaths

• 1118 - Baldwin I of Jerusalem, King of Jerusalem (b. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Michael John Clarke (born 2 April 1981 in Liverpool, New South Wales) is an Australian Cricketer Nicknamed 'Pup' 'Nemo' or 'Clarkey' he is a right-handed Bethany Joy Galeotti (born Bethany Joy Lenz on April 2 1981) is an American singer-songwriter musician and Actress. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Marco Amelia, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI, (born April 2 1982 in Frascati, Rome) is a World Cup -winning football Goalkeeper Jeremy Ryan Bloom (born April 2, 1982 in) is an American football Wide receiver and Return specialist who is currently a Bianca Chatfield (born April 2, 1982) is an Australian Netball player currently playing goalkeeper for the Melbourne Vixens. Jack Edward Miller (born April 2, 1982 in Parkland Washington) better known by his ring name Jack Evans, is a Professional wrestler Leyla Milani (born Leyla Razzari on April 2 1982 is an Iranian-Canadian model actress and fashion designer Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Félix Alexander Borja Valencia (born April 2, 1983) is an Ecuadorian footballer who currently plays for FSV Mainz 05 in the Jasiel Robinson (born April 2 1984), better known by his Stage name Yung Joc, is an American Rapper from College Paul Gerard Capdeville Castro (born April 2, 1983 in Santiago) is a Chilean tennis player Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Meryl Danielle Cassie (born April 2 1984 is a New Zealand female actress and singer Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Baldwin I of Jerusalem, formerly Baldwin I of Edessa, born Baldwin of Boulogne (French Baudouin de Boulogne 1058? - April 2, 1118, was circa 1058)
• 1272 - Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (b. Richard of Cornwall ( 5 January 1209 – 2 April 1272) was Count of Poitou (from 1225 to 1243 Earl of Cornwall (from 1209)
• 1335 - Duke Henry of Carinthia (b. Henry VI of Carinthia (circa 1265 – 2 April, 1335) was Count of Tyrol and Duke of Carinthia and Carniola from circa 1265)
• 1412 - Ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo, Spanish traveler and writer (b. Ruy González de Clavijo (? - April 2, 1412) Castilian traveler and writer  ????)
• 1502 - Prince Arthur Tudor, son of Henry VII of England (b. Arthur Tudor (19 or 20 September 1486 - 2 April 1502 was the first son of King Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York, and therefore heir to the throne 1486)
• 1507 - Francis of Paola, Italian founder of the Order of the Minims (b. Saint Francis of Paola (or Franciscus de Paula or Saint Francis the Fire Handler, 27 March 1416 &ndash April 2, 1507) was an 1416)
• 1657 - Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (b. Life Eldest son of Emperor Ferdinand II from the house of Habsburg and his first wife Maria Anna of Bavaria. 1608)
• 1657 - Jean-Jacques Olier - French catholic priest, founder of the Society of Saint-Sulpice (b. The Society of Saint-Sulpice ( Latin: Societas Presbyterorum a S The Society of Saint-Sulpice ( Latin: Societas Presbyterorum a S 1608)
• 1720 - Joseph Dudley, colonial Governor of Massachusetts (b. Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Joseph Dudley ( September 23 1647 - April 2 1720) colonial governor of Massachusetts from 1702 to 1715 was born and died in Roxbury 1647)
• 1742 - James Douglas, Scottish physician and anatomist (b. Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Dr James Douglas ( March 21, 1675 - April 2, 1742) was a Scottish physician and Anatomist, member of the Royal Society 1675)
• 1747 - Johann Jacob Dillenius, German botanist (b. Year 1747 ( MDCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Jakob Dillen (Dillenius ( 1687 - April 2, 1747) was a German Botanist. 1684)
• 1754 - Thomas Carte, English historian (b. Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Thomas Carte (also John Carte) (1686 &ndash April 2, 1754) was an English Historian. 1686)
• 1787 - Thomas Gage, British general (b. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 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 1719)
• 1791 - Mirabeau, French statesman (b. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Honoré Gabriel Riqueti Comte de Mirabeau ( March 9, 1749 &ndash April 2, 1791) was a French writer popular orator and statesman 1749)
• 1801 - Thomas Dadford Junior, British canal engineer (b. Year 1749 ( MDCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Thomas Dadford (Junior (c1761 to 1801 was an English Canal engineer, who came from a family of canal engineers circa 1761)
• 1803 - Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet, Scottish politician and judge (b. Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Sir James William Montgomery, (1721 &ndash 2 April 1803) 1st Baronet was a Scottish politician and judge 1721)
• 1817 - Johann Heinrich Jung, German author (b. Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Johann Heinrich Jung ( 12 September 1740 - 2 April 1817) best known by his assumed name of Heinrich Stilling was a German 1740)
• 1827 - Ludwig Heinrich Bojanus, German physician and naturalist (b. Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Ludwig Heinrich Bojanus ( July 16, 1776 - April 2, 1827) was a German Physician and naturalist. 1776)
• 1845 - Philip Charles Durham, Royal Navy Admiral (b. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Admiral Sir Philip Charles Calderwood Henderson Durham GCB ( 29 July 1763 &ndash 2 April 1845) was a Royal Navy officer 1763)
• 1865 - General A. P. Hill, American Confederate general (b. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ambrose Powell Hill (November 9 1825 &ndash April 2 1865 was a Confederate general in the American Civil War. 1825)
• 1872 - Samuel F. B. Morse, American painter and inventor of the telegraph (b. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Samuel Finley Breese Morse ( April 27, 1791 &ndash April 2, 1872) was an American painter of portraits and historic 1791)
• 1882 - Jesse James, American outlaw, shot in the back of the head by Robert Ford (b. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jesse Woodson James (September 5 1847—April 3 1882 was an American Outlaw in the border state of Missouri and the most famous member of the Robert Ford may refer to Bob Ford, American basketball player Bobby Ford, Englsih footballer Rob Ford, Toronto 1847)
• 1902 - Esther Morris, suffragist and first female American judge (b. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Esther Hobart Morris ( August 8, 1814 &ndash April 2, 1902) was a leader in the 1814)
• 1914 - Paul von Heyse, German writer, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse ( March 15, 1830 - April 2, 1914) was a distinguished German author The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1830)
• 1922 - Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychologist (b. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Hermann Rorschach heɐman ʁoɐʃax ( 8 November 1884 Zurich - 2 April 1922 Herisau) was a Swiss Freudian 1884)
• 1928 - Theodore William Richards, American chemist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Theodore William Richards ( January 31 1868 – April 2 1928) was the first American Scientist to receive the Nobel The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1868)
• 1930 - Empress Zauditu of Ethiopia (b. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Zewditu (also spelled Zawditu or Zauditu; Ge'ez ዘውዲቱ April 29, 1876 - April 2, 1930) was 1876)
• 1936 - Jean-Baptiste Eugène Estienne, French general (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean-Baptiste Eugène Estienne (7 November 1860 - 2 April 1936 was a general of Artillery and a specialist in military Engineering, one of the founders of modern 1860)
• 1953 - Hugo Sperrle, German field marshal (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hugo Sperrle ( February 7 1885 - April 2 1953) was a German Field marshal of the Luftwaffe during 1885)
• 1958 - Josei Toda, Japanese second president of the Buddhist association Soka Gakkai (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Second Sōka Gakkai president Jōsei Toda (戸田 城聖 was born on February 11,1900 1900)
• 1966 - C. S. Forester, English author (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Cecil Scott Forester was the Pen name of Cecil Louis Troughton Smith ( August 27 1899 – April 2, 1966) an English 1899)
• 1972 - Franz Halder, German general (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Franz Ritter Halder ( June 30 1884 &ndash April 2 1972) was a German General and the head of the Army General 1884)
• 1972 - Toshitsugu Takamatsu, Japanese Martial Arts Grandmaster (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. was born on 10 March 1887 (the 23rd year of Meiji in Akashi, Hyogo province, Japan and died on 2 April 1972 1887)
• 1972 - Gil Hodges, American baseball player and manager (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gilbert Raymond Hodges ( April 4 1924 – April 2 1972) was an American First baseman and manager in Major 1924)
• 1974 - Georges Pompidou, President of France (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou (5 July 1911 2 April 1974 was President of the French Republic from 1969 until his death in 1974 The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected 1911)
• 1987 - Buddy Rich, American drummer (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Bernard "Buddy" Rich ( September 30 1917 &ndash April 2 1987) was an American jazz drummer and Bandleader 1917)
• 1992 - Tomisaburo Wakayama, Japanese actor (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Tomisaburo Wakayama (若山富三郎 1929 - April 2, 1992) was a Japanese Actor, best known for playing 1929)
• 1992 - Juan Gómez González, Spanish footballplayer (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Juan Gómez González (born Fuengirola Málaga, November 10, 1954; died April 2, 1992) commonly referred to as Juanito 1954)
• 1994 - Betty Furness, American actress (b. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Elizabeth Mary Furness, better known as Betty Furness ( January 3, 1916 &ndash April 2, 1994) was an American actress 1916)
• 1995 - Harvey Penick, American golf instructor (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Harvey Morrison Penick ( October 23, 1904 &ndash April 2, 1995) was a well-known Golf pro and instructor 1904)
• 1995 - Hannes Alfvén, Swedish physicist (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén ( May 30, 1908; Norrköping, Sweden &ndash April 2, 1995; Djursholm, Sweden 1908)
• 1998 - Rob Pilatus, American model and entertainer (Milli Vanilli) (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Robert "Rob" Pilatus ( June 8, 1965 – April 2, 1998) was a German - American model, Dancer Milli Vanilli were a pop and Dance music project formed by Frank Farian in Germany in 1988 fronted by Fab Morvan and Rob 1965)
• 2000 - Tommaso Buscetta, Sicilian mafioso and pentito (b. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Tommaso Buscetta (Palermo July 13, 1928 - New York April 2, 2000) was a Sicilian Mafioso. The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century Pentito ( Italian he who has repented, Plural pentiti) designates people in Italy who formerly part of criminal or terrorist 1928)
• 2001 - Charles Daudelin, Canadian artist (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Charles Daudelin ( October 1, 1920 &ndash April 2, 2001) was a Canadian sculptor and painter, a major Quebec 1920)
• 2001 - Jennifer Syme, American actress (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Jennifer Maria Syme ( December 7, 1972 – April 2, 2001) was an American actress and Production assistant 1972)
• 2003 - Edwin Starr, American singer (b. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Edwin Starr ( January 21, 1942 – April 2, 2003) was an American Soul music Singer. 1942)
• 2004 - John Argyris, Greek aeronautical engineer (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " John Hadji Argyris ( Greek: Ιωάννης Αργύρης * 19 August 1913 in Volos Greece; &ndash 2 April 2004 in 1913)
• 2005 - Pope John Paul II (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pope 1920)
• 2006 - Nina Schenk von Stauffenberg, German wife of Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Elisabeth Magdalena (Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg ( 27 August, 1913 &ndash 2 April, 2006) was the Wife of Colonel Claus Philipp Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg ( 15 November 1907 &ndash 21 July 1944) was a German army officer 1913)

Holidays and observances

• International Children's Book Day
• Malvinas Day in Argentina
• Sizdah be dar in Iran
• Saint Franciscus of Paola

External links

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

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Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Since 1925 on or around Hans Christian Andersen 's birthday April 2, authors from around the world have gathered to call attention to Children's books The event is Malvinas Day (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 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Sīzdah-be-dar or Sēzdah-ba-dar ( Persian سیزده بدر) is the Persian Festival of "Joy and Solidarity" celebrated on the 13th day (sizdah For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Saint Francis of Paola (or Franciscus de Paula or Saint Francis the Fire Handler, 27 March 1416 &ndash April 2, 1507) was an

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