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What happend on 2. April in History
In our data base we found 347 events happened on 2. April:
• 742: Charlemagne, King of the Franks (d. 814) [category: Births]
• 1118: Baldwin I of Jerusalem (b. c. 1058) [category: Deaths]
• 1272: Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall (b. 1209) [category: Deaths]
• 1335: Henry of Carinthia (b. c. 1265) [category: Deaths]
• 1412: Ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo, Spanish traveler and writer [category: Deaths]
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• 1502: Prince Arthur Tudor, son of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York (b. 1486) [category: Deaths]
• 1507: Francis of Paola, Italian mendicant friar and founder of the Order of the Minims (b. 1416) [category: Deaths]
• 1513: Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León first sights land in what is now Florida. [category: Events]
• 1527: Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and geographer (d. 1598) [category: Births]
• 1545: Elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568) [category: Births]
• 1565: Cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (d. 1599) [category: Births]
• 1614: Jahanara Begum Sahib, Imperial Princess, daughter of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal (d. 1681) [category: Births]
• 1618: Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (d. 1663) [category: Births]
• 1640: Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, Polish author and poet (b. 1595) [category: Deaths]
• 1647: Maria Sibylla Merian, German botanist (d. 1717) [category: Births]
• 1653: Prince George of Denmark, prince consort of Anne of England (d. 1708) [category: Births]
• 1657: Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1608) [category: Deaths]
• 1657: Jean-Jacques Olier, French priest, founder of the Society of Saint-Sulpice (b. 1608) [category: Deaths]
• 1672: Saint Pedro Calungsod, Filipino saint and Catholic missionary [category: Deaths]
• 1719: Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, German poet (d. 1803) [category: Births]
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• 1720: Joseph Dudley, English colonial administrator and Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1647) [category: Deaths]
• 1725: Giacomo Casanova, Italian adventurer and writer (d. 1798) [category: Births]
• 1742: James Douglas, Scottish physician and anatomist (b. 1675) [category: Deaths]
• 1747: Johann Jacob Dillenius, German botanist (b. 1684) [category: Deaths]
• 1754: Thomas Carte, English historian (b. 1686) [category: Deaths]
• 1755: Commodore William James captures the pirate fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India. [category: Events]
• 1781: Bhagwan Swaminarayan, Indian religious leader (d. 1830) [category: Births]
• 1787: Thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719) [category: Deaths]
• 1788: Francisco Balagtas, Filipino poet (d. 1862) [category: Births]
• 1788: Wilhelmine Reichard, German balloonist (d. 1848) [category: Births]
• 1789: Lucio Norberto Mansilla, Argentine military (d. 1871) [category: Births]
• 1791: Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, French statesman (b. 1749) [category: Deaths]
• 1792: The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint. [category: Events]
• 1798: August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, German poet (d. 1874) [category: Births]
• 1800: Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna. [category: Events]
• 1801: Thomas Dadford Junior, British engineer (b. c. 1761) [category: Deaths]
• 1801: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen – The British capture the Danish fleet. [category: Events]
• 1803: Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet, Scottish politician and judge (b. 1721) [category: Deaths]
• 1805: Hans Christian Andersen, Danish writer (d. 1875) [category: Births]
• 1814: Erastus Brigham Bigelow, American inventor (d. 1879) [category: Births]
• 1817: Johann Heinrich Jung, German author (b. 1740) [category: Deaths]
• 1827: William Holman Hunt, English painter (d. 1910) [category: Births]
• 1827: Ludwig Heinrich Bojanus, German physician and naturalist (b. 1776) [category: Deaths]
• 1838: Léon Gambetta, French statesman (d. 1882) [category: Births]
• 1840: Émile Zola, French novelist and critic (d. 1902) [category: Births]
• 1841: Clément Ader, French aviation pioneer (d. 1926) [category: Births]
• 1845: Philip Charles Durham, English Navy Officer and Admiral (b. 1763) [category: Deaths]
• 1851: Rama IV is crowned King of Thailand. [category: Events]
• 1861: Iván Persa, Hungarian-Slovene writer and catholic priest (d. 1935) [category: Births]
• 1862: Nicholas Murray Butler, American philosopher, diplomat, and educator, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1947) [category: Births]
• 1863: Richmond Bread Riot: Food shortages incite hundreds of angry women to riot in Richmond, Virginia and demand that the Confederate government release emergency supplies. [category: Events]
• 1865: A. P. Hill, American Confederate general (b. 1825) [category: Deaths]
• 1865: American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his Cabinet flee the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia. [category: Events]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 1867: Eugen Sandow, German bodybuilder and circus performer (d. 1925) [category: Births]
• 1869: Hughie Jennings, American baseball player and manager (d. 1928) [category: Births]
• 1870: Julius Körner, German rower (death date unknown) [category: Births]
• 1872: Samuel F. B. Morse, American painter and inventor of the telegraph (b. 1791) [category: Deaths]
• 1875: Walter Chrysler, American automobile pioneer (d. 1940) [category: Births]
• 1875: William Donne, English cricket player (d. 1942) [category: Births]
• 1884: J.C. Squire, British poet, writer, and historian (d. 1958) [category: Births]
• 1885: Cree warriors attacked the village of Frog Lake, North-West Territories, Canada, killing 9. [category: Events]
• 1891: Jack Buchanan, Scottish actor, singer, producer and director (d. 1957) [category: Births]
• 1891: Max Ernst, German painter (d. 1976) [category: Births]
• 1891: Albert Pike, American Confederate Brigadier General, envoy, author, attorney, and Freemason (b. 1809) [category: Deaths]
• 1900: Anis Fuleihan, Cypriot-American composer, conductor, and pianist (d. 1970) [category: Births]
• 1900: Roberto Arlt, Argentine writer (d. 1942) [category: Births]
• 1900: The United States Congress passes the Foraker Act, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule. [category: Events]
• 1902: Jan Tschichold, German typographer (d. 1974) [category: Births]
• 1902: Esther Morris, American Justice of the Peace (b. 1814) [category: Deaths]
• 1902: Dmitry Sipyagin, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire, is assassinated in the Marie Palace, St Petersburg. [category: Events]
• 1902: Electric Theatre, the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles, California. [category: Events]
• 1903: Lionel Chevrier, Canadian politician (d. 1987) [category: Births]
• 1906: Alphonse-Marie Parent, Canadian priest, educator and academic administrator (d. 1970) [category: Births]
• 1907: Luke Appling, American baseball player (d. 1991) [category: Births]
• 1908: Buddy Ebsen, American actor and dancer (d. 2003) [category: Births]
• 1910: Chico Xavier, Brazilian medium (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1910: Paul Triquet, Canadian military officer (d. 1980) [category: Births]
• 1911: The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts the country's first national census. [category: Events]
• 1912: Herbert Mills, American singer (The Mills Brothers) (d. 1989) [category: Births]
• 1912: The ill fated RMS Titanic begins sea trials. [category: Events]
• 1914: Alec Guinness, English actor (d. 2000) [category: Births]
• 1914: Paul von Heyse, German writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1830) [category: Deaths]
• 1917: Dabbs Greer, American actor (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1917: Lou Monte, American singer (d. 1989) [category: Births]
• 1917: World War I: President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany. [category: Events]
• 1920: Gerald Bouey, Canadian civil servant, Governor of the Bank of Canada (d. 2004) [category: Births]
• 1920: Jack Webb, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1982) [category: Births]
• 1921: Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1921: The Autonomous Government of Khorasan, a military government encompassing the modern state of Iran, is established. [category: Events]
• 1922: Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychologist (b. 1884) [category: Deaths]
• 1923: Clifford Scott Green, American Federal Judge (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1923: G. Spencer-Brown, English mathematician [category: Births]
• 1923: Gloria Henry, American actress [category: Births]
• 1924: Bobby Avila, Mexican baseball player (d. 2004) [category: Births]
• 1925: George MacDonald Fraser, English author (d. 2008) [category: Births]
• 1925: Hans Rosenthal, German Radio and television host (d. 1987) [category: Births]
• 1926: Jack Brabham, Australian race car driver [category: Births]
• 1927: Carmen Basilio, American boxer (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1927: Ferenc Puskás, Hungarian footballer (d. 2006) [category: Births]
• 1927: Kenneth Tynan, English critic and writer (d. 1980) [category: Births]
• 1928: David Robinson, Irish horticulturist (d. 2004) [category: Births]
• 1928: Joseph Bernardin, American cardinal (d. 1996) [category: Births]
• 1928: Serge Gainsbourg, French singer, songwriter, actor and director (d. 1991) [category: Births]
• 1928: Theodore William Richards, American chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1868) [category: Deaths]
• 1930: Roddy Maude-Roxby, English actor [category: Births]
• 1930: William Smith, 4th Viscount Hambleden (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1930: Zauditu of Ethiopia (b. 1876) [category: Deaths]
• 1930: After the mysterious death of Empress Zewditu, Haile Selassie is proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia. [category: Events]
• 1932: Edward Egan, American Cardinal-Archbishop Emeritus of New York [category: Births]
• 1933: György Konrád, Hungarian author, sociologist, essayist [category: Births]
• 1933: K. S. Ranjitsinhji, Indian king and Test cricketer (b. 1872) [category: Deaths]
• 1934: Brian Glover, British actor and wrestler (d. 1997) [category: Births]
• 1934: Carl Kasell, American newscaster [category: Births]
• 1934: Paul Joseph Cohen, American mathematician (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1935: Sharon Acker, Canadian actress [category: Births]
• 1936: Jean Baptiste Eugène Estienne, French general (b. 1860) [category: Deaths]
• 1937: Denis Tuohy, British journalist [category: Births]
• 1937: Dick Radatz, American baseball player (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1938: Al Weis, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1938: Booker Little, American jazz trumpeter (d. 1961) [category: Births]
• 1938: John Larsson, Swedish 17th General of The Salvation Army [category: Births]
• 1939: Anthony Lake, American political figure [category: Births]
• 1939: Lise Thibault, Canadian civil servant, 27th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec [category: Births]
• 1939: Marvin Gaye, American singer (The Moonglows) (d. 1984) [category: Births]
• 1940: Donald Jackson, Canadian figure skater [category: Births]
• 1940: Mike Hailwood, British motorcycle racer (d. 1981) [category: Births]
• 1940: Penelope Keith, English actress [category: Births]
• 1941: Dr. Demento, American radio personality [category: Births]
• 1942: Hiroyuki Sakai, Japanese chef [category: Births]
• 1942: Leon Russell, American pianist and guitarist [category: Births]
• 1942: Roshan Seth, Indian actor [category: Births]
• 1943: Caterina Bueno, Italian singer (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1943: Larry Coryell, American jazz guitarist (The Free Spirits and The Eleventh House) [category: Births]
• 1944: Bill Malinchak, American football player [category: Births]
• 1945: Anne Waldman, American poet [category: Births]
• 1945: Don Sutton, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1945: Jürgen Drews, German singer [category: Births]
• 1945: Linda Hunt, American actress [category: Births]
• 1945: Reggie Smith, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1945: Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Brazil are established. [category: Events]
• 1946: Judith A. Lanzinger, American jurist, Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio [category: Births]
• 1946: Kurt Winter, Canadian guitarist (The Guess Who) (d. 1997) [category: Births]
• 1947: Camille Paglia, American writer [category: Births]
• 1947: Emmylou Harris, American singer [category: Births]
• 1947: Paquita la del Barrio, Mexican singer [category: Births]
• 1947: Sam Anderson, American actor [category: Births]
• 1948: Daniel Okrent, American writer and editor [category: Births]
• 1948: Dimitris Mitropanos, Greek singer [category: Births]
• 1948: Joan D. Vinge, American author [category: Births]
• 1948: Roald Als, Danish cartoonist [category: Births]
• 1949: Bernd Müller, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1949: David Robinson, American drummer (The Modern Lovers, DMZ, and The Cars) [category: Births]
• 1949: Pamela Reed, American actress [category: Births]
• 1949: Paul Gambaccini, British radio and television presenter [category: Births]
• 1949: Ron Palillo, American actor (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1950: Lynn Westmoreland, American politician [category: Births]
• 1951: Ayako Okamoto, Japanese golfer [category: Births]
• 1951: Moriteru Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist [category: Births]
• 1952: Leon Wilkeson, American bass player (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (d. 2001) [category: Births]
• 1952: Pat Drummond, Australian singer-songwriter (The Bushwackers) [category: Births]
• 1952: Thierry Le Luron, French humorist (d. 1986) [category: Births]
• 1952: Will Hoy, English racing driver and 1991 British Touring Car Champion (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1953: Debralee Scott, American actress (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1953: James Vance, American comic book writer, author and playwright [category: Births]
• 1953: Jim Allister, Northern Irish politician [category: Births]
• 1953: Hugo Sperrle, German field marshal (b. 1885) [category: Deaths]
• 1954: Donald Petrie, American director [category: Births]
• 1954: Gregory Abbott, American singer, musician and composer [category: Births]
• 1954: Susumu Hirasawa, Japanese musician (P-Model) [category: Births]
• 1955: Michael Stone, Northern Irish loyalist [category: Births]
• 1956: As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS-TV. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format. [category: Events]
• 1957: Giuliana De Sio, Italian actress [category: Births]
• 1958: Amelia Marshall, American actress [category: Births]
• 1958: Larry Drew, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1958: Stefano Bettarello, Italian rugby player [category: Births]
• 1958: Josei Toda, Japanese educator and peace activist, second president of Soka Gakkai (b. 1900) [category: Deaths]
• 1958: Tudor Davies, Welsh tenor (b. 1892) [category: Deaths]
• 1959: Badou Zaki, Moroccan footballer and manager [category: Births]
• 1959: David Frankel, American director, screenwriter and producer [category: Births]
• 1959: Juha Kankkunen, Finnish race car driver [category: Births]
• 1959: Steve Monarque, American actor, playwright, musician, and composer [category: Births]
• 1959: Yves Lavandier, French director [category: Births]
• 1960: Brad Jones, Australian race car driver [category: Births]
• 1960: Linford Christie, English athlete [category: Births]
• 1960: Pascale Nadeau, Canadian news anchor [category: Births]
• 1961: Buddy Jewell, American singer-songwriter [category: Births]
• 1961: Christopher Meloni, American actor [category: Births]
• 1961: Keren Woodward, English singer (Bananarama) [category: Births]
• 1962: Billy Dean, American singer-songwriter [category: Births]
• 1962: Clark Gregg, American actor [category: Births]
• 1962: Mark Shulman, American author [category: Births]
• 1962: Pierre Carles, French documentarist [category: Births]
• 1962: The first official Panda crossing is opened outside Waterloo station, London. [category: Events]
• 1963: Karl Beattie, English director and producer [category: Births]
• 1963: Michael Panes, American actor, writer, musician, and composer [category: Births]
• 1963: Mike Gascoyne, British engineer, designer of Formula One cars [category: Births]
• 1963: Shane Barbi, American model, author, and animal rights activist [category: Births]
• 1963: Sia Barbi, American model, author, and animal rights activist [category: Births]
• 1963: Tim Hodge, American voice actor, writer, animator, comedian, and director [category: Births]
• 1964: Jonathon Sharkey, American wrestler and perennial candidate [category: Births]
• 1964: Pete Incaviglia, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1965: Rodney King, American victim of police brutality (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1966: Bill Romanowski, American football player [category: Births]
• 1966: Garnett Silk, Jamaican singer (d. 1994) [category: Births]
• 1966: Teddy Sheringham, English footballer [category: Births]
• 1966: C. S. Forester, English author (b. 1899) [category: Deaths]
• 1967: Greg Camp, American singer, songwriter, and guitarist (Smash Mouth) [category: Births]
• 1967: Helen Chamberlain, British television presenter [category: Births]
• 1967: Prince Paul, American disc jockey and record producer (Gravediggaz, Stetsasonic, and Handsome Boy Modeling School) [category: Births]
• 1969: Ajay Devgan, Indian actor [category: Births]
• 1971: Elton, German comedian and television host [category: Births]
• 1971: Todd Woodbridge, Australian tennis player [category: Births]
• 1971: Zeebra, Japanese hip hop artist (King Giddra) [category: Births]
• 1972: Chico Slimani, Moroccan-British singer and actor [category: Births]
• 1972: Stephen Saux, American actor [category: Births]
• 1972: Franz Halder, German general (b. 1884) [category: Deaths]
• 1972: Gil Hodges, American baseball player and manager (b. 1924) [category: Deaths]
• 1972: Toshitsugu Takamatsu, Japanese Martial Arts Grandmaster (b. 1887) [category: Deaths]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 1973: Roselyn Sánchez, Puerto Rican singer, model and actress [category: Births]
• 1973: Tine Wittler, German actress and writer [category: Births]
• 1973: Launch of the LexisNexis computerized legal research service. [category: Events]
• 1973: The Liberal Movement breaks away from the Liberal and Country League in South Australia. [category: Events]
• 1974: Harold Hunter, American skateboarder and actor (d. 2006) [category: Births]
• 1974: Håkan Hellström, Swedish musician (Broder Daniel) [category: Births]
• 1974: Georges Pompidou, French politician, President of France (b. 1911) [category: Deaths]
• 1975: Adam Rodriguez, American actor [category: Births]
• 1975: Fred Palascak, American figure skater [category: Births]
• 1975: Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski, German rower [category: Births]
• 1975: Randy Livingston, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1975: Construction of the CN Tower is completed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It reaches 553.33 metres (1,815.4 ft) in height, becoming the world's tallest free-standing structure. [category: Events]
• 1975: Vietnam War: Thousands of civilian refugees flee from the Quang Ngai Province in front of advancing North Vietnamese troops. [category: Events]
• 1976: Aaron Lohr, American actor and singer [category: Births]
• 1976: Andreas Anastasopoulos, Greek athlete [category: Births]
• 1976: Daisuke Namikawa, Japanese voice actor [category: Births]
• 1976: Geneva Cruz, Filipino singer (Smokey Mountain) [category: Births]
• 1976: Rory Sabbatini, South African golfer [category: Births]
• 1976: Zane Lamprey, American comedian, actor, editor, producer, and writer [category: Births]
• 1977: Aiden Turner, British actor [category: Births]
• 1977: Annett Louisan, German singer [category: Births]
• 1977: Jelena Abbou, Serbian model [category: Births]
• 1977: Michael Fassbender, Irish-German actor [category: Births]
• 1977: Per Elofsson, Swedish cross-country skier [category: Births]
• 1977: Walter Wolf, German politician (b. 1907) [category: Deaths]
• 1978: Deon Richmond, American actor [category: Births]
• 1978: Ethan Smith, American actor [category: Births]
• 1978: Jaime Ray Newman, American actress and singer [category: Births]
• 1978: John Gall, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1978: Nick Berg, American businessman (d. 2004) [category: Births]
• 1979: Jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5) [category: Births]
• 1979: Lindy Booth, Canadian actress [category: Births]
• 1980: Adam Fleming, Scottish reporter [category: Births]
• 1980: Carlos Salcido, Mexican footballer [category: Births]
• 1980: Cristian Lizzori, Italian footballer [category: Births]
• 1980: Gavin Heffernan, Canadian filmmaker [category: Births]
• 1980: Ricky Hendrick, American race car driver (d. 2004) [category: Births]
• 1980: President Jimmy Carter signs the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act in an effort to help the U.S. economy rebound. [category: Events]
• 1981: Bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress [category: Births]
• 1981: Michael Clarke, Australian cricketer [category: Births]
• 1982: Bianca Chatfield, Australian netball player [category: Births]
• 1982: David Ferrer, Spanish tennis player [category: Births]
• 1982: Jack Evans, American wrestler [category: Births]
• 1982: Jeremy Bloom, American skier and football player [category: Births]
• 1982: Leyla Milani, Canadian actress and model [category: Births]
• 1982: Marco Amelia, Italian footballer [category: Births]
• 1982: Shanti Lowry, American actress and dancer [category: Births]
• 1982: Falklands War: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands. [category: Events]
• 1983: Felix Borja, Ecuadorian footballer [category: Births]
• 1983: Owen Fussey, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1983: Paul Capdeville, Chilean tennis player [category: Births]
• 1983: Yung Joc, American rapper [category: Births]
• 1984: Ashley Peldon, American actress [category: Births]
• 1984: Jérémy Morel, French footballer [category: Births]
• 1984: Meryl Cassie, New Zealand actress [category: Births]
• 1984: Nóra Barta, Hungarian diver [category: Births]
• 1984: Shawn Roberts, Canadian actor [category: Births]
• 1985: Stéphane Lambiel, Swiss figure skater [category: Births]
• 1986: Ibrahim Afellay, Dutch footballer [category: Births]
• 1986: Lee DeWyze, American singer [category: Births]
• 1987: Buddy Rich, American jazz drummer and bandleader (b. 1917) [category: Deaths]
• 1988: Francesca Catalano American actress [category: Births]
• 1988: Jesse Plemons, American actor [category: Births]
• 1988: Kimber James, American transsexual porn actor [category: Births]
• 1989: Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Havana, Cuba to meet with Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations. [category: Events]
• 1990: Amy Castle, American actress [category: Births]
• 1990: Felipe Chalegre, Brazilian footballer [category: Births]
• 1990: Miralem Pjanić, Bosnian footballer [category: Births]
• 1990: Roscoe Dash, American rapper [category: Births]
• 1991: Rita Johnston becomes the first female Premier of a Canadian province when she succeeds William Vander Zalm (who had resigned) as Premier of British Columbia. [category: Events]
• 1992: Sammi Kane Kraft, American actress (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1992: Juan Gómez González, Spanish football player (b. 1954) [category: Deaths]
• 1992: Tomisaburo Wakayama, Japanese actor (b. 1929) [category: Deaths]
• 1992: In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison. [category: Events]
• 1993: Aaron Kelly, American singer [category: Births]
• 1994: Betty Furness, American actress (b. 1916) [category: Deaths]
• 1994: The National Convention of New Sudan of the SPLA/M opens in Chukudum [category: Events]
• 1995: Hannes Alfvén, Swedish physicist (b. 1908) [category: Deaths]
• 1995: Harvey Penick, American golf instructor (b. 1904) [category: Deaths]
• 1998: Rob Pilatus, American model, dancer, and singer (Empire Bizarre, Milli Vanilli, The Real Milli Vanilli, and Rob & Fab) (b. 1965) [category: Deaths]
• 2000: Tommaso Buscetta, Sicilian mafioso (b. 1928) [category: Deaths]
• 2001: Charles Daudelin, Canadian artist (b. 1920) [category: Deaths]
• 2001: Jennifer Syme, American actress (b. 1972) [category: Deaths]
• 2002: John R. Pierce, American engineer and author (b. 1910) [category: Deaths]
• 2002: Levi Celerio, Filipino composer and lyricist (b. 1910) [category: Deaths]
• 2002: Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem into which armed Palestinians had retreated. A siege ensues. [category: Events]
• 2003: Edwin Starr, American singer (b. 1942) [category: Deaths]
• 2004: John Argyris, Greek aeronautical engineer (b. 1913) [category: Deaths]
• 2004: Islamist terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks attempt to bomb the Spanish high-speed train AVE near Madrid. Their attack is thwarted. [category: Events]
• 2005: Betty Bolton, British actress (b. 1906) [category: Deaths]
• 2005: Pope John Paul II (b. 1920) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Bernard Seigal, American musician, music critic and writer (Beat Farmers) (b. 1957) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Lloyd Searwar, Guyanese diplomat (b. 1925) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg, German widow of Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (b. 1913) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Over 60 tornadoes break out in the United States; hardest hit is in Tennessee with 29 people killed. [category: Events]
• 2007: Henry L. Giclas, American astronomer (b. 1910) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Paul Reed, American actor (b. 1909) [category: Deaths]
• 2008: Paul Arden, British Author and advertiser (b. 1940) [category: Deaths]
• 2008: Ray Poole, American football player (b. 1921) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: Albert Sanschagrin, Canadian Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1911) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: Bud Shank, American saxophonist and flautist (The L.A. Four) (b. 1926) [category: Deaths]
• 2010: Chris Kanyon, American wrestler (b. 1970) [category: Deaths]
• 2010: Mike Cuellar, Cuban baseball player (b. 1937) [category: Deaths]
• 2010: Thomas J. Moyer, American jurist, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio (b. 1939) [category: Deaths]
• 2011: John C. Haas, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1918) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Allie Clark, American baseball player (b. 1923) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Elizabeth Catlett, American sculptor and print-maker (b. 1915) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Fatma Neslişah, Imperial Princess of the Ottoman Empire and Princess of Egypt (b. 1921) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Jesús Aguilarte, Venezuelan army captain and politician, Governor of Apure State in Venezuela (b. 1959) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Jimmy Little, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1937) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Mauricio Lasansky, American graphic artist and print-maker (b. 1914) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Warren Bonython, Australian conservationist, explorer, author, and chemical engineer, creator of the Heysen Trail (b. 1916) [category: Deaths]
• _: Abundius of Como [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Amphianus of Lycia [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: April 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Bronach of Glen-Seichis (Irish martyrology) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Christian Feast Day: [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Francis of Paola [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: International Children's Book Day [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Malvinas Day (Argentina) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Nicetius of Lyon [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Saint Pedro Calungsod [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Thai Heritage Conservation Day (Thailand) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Unity of Peoples of Russia and Belarus Day (Belarus) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Urban of Langres [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: World Autism Awareness Day [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Æbbe the Younger [category: Holidays and observances]