April 2

Events

 * -, of , names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of  begun with  and.
 * - begins his siege of , which would fall on.
 * - sets foot on  becoming the first known an to do so.
 * -  captures  fortress of  on west coast of.
 * - The is passed establishing the.
 * - : - The  destroy the  fleet.
 * - Forty merchantmen are wrecked when a convoy led by runs aground off Portugal.
 * - marries.
 * - : Food shortages incite hundreds of angry women to in  and demand the  government to release emergency supplies.
 * - : broken -  troops capture the trenches around, forcing  General  to retreat.
 * 1865  - American Civil War:   and most of his  flee the Confederate capital of.
 * - The passes through, giving  limited.
 * -, of the , is assassinated by a terrorist in the ,.
 * 1902  - "Electric Theatre", the first full-time  in the, opens in.
 * - : The commences when the  launches an artillery bombardment of the  . To that time, the biggest  bombardment in history.
 * - :  asks the  for a  on.
 * 1917  - The first  ever elected to the, , takes her seat as a representative from.
 * - is proclaimed  of.
 * - The first official is opened outside,.
 * -  returns to the  for the first time since being labeled a  in the early  during the.
 * 1972  - :  begins - ese soldiers of the  take the northern half of.
 * - Launch of computerized legal research service.
 * - : Thousands of civilian s flee from the in front of advancing ese troops.
 * 1975  -  completed in   : reaches 553.33 metres in height, becoming the world's tallest free-standing structure.
 * -  signs the  in an effort to help the   rebound.
 * - : by . See also  by
 * - Sqn Ldr is launched aboard, and becomes the first n in space.
 * - leader  arrives in,  to meet with  in an attempt to mend strained relations.
 * - First female of a   takes office.  succeeds, who resigned, as.
 * - In, boss  is convicted of  and  and is later sentenced to life in prison.
 * - i forces surrounded the in  into which armed  retreated. A siege ensues.
 * -  involved in the  attempt a thwarted bombing of the  high-speed train  near.
 * - becomes first  to win a major motorsports event.
 * - Over 60 es, hardest hit is with 29 people killed.

Births

 * - (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Flemish cartographer and geographer (d. )
 * -, Dutch explorer (d. )
 * -, Italian mathematician and physicist (d. )
 * -, prince consort of (d. )
 * -, German poet (d. )
 * -, Italian adventurer and writer (d. )
 * -, religious leader (d. )
 * -, Filipino poet (d. )
 * -, German poet (d. )
 * -, Danish writer (d. )
 * -, American inventor (d. )
 * -, English painter (d. )
 * -, French statesman (d. )
 * -, French novelist and critic (d. )
 * -, president of Columbia University, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, German bodybuilder and circus performer (d. )
 * -, American baseball player and manager (d. )
 * -, American automobile pioneer (d. )
 * -, British poet, writer, and historian (d. ))
 * -, German painter (d. )
 * -, Argentine writer (d. )
 * -, German typographer (d. )
 * -, Canadian politician (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )


 * -, American actor and dancer (d. )
 * -, Canadian military officer (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * - Sir, English actor (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American actor, director, and producer (d. )
 * -, English mathematician
 * 1923  -, American Federal Judge


 * -, English author
 * 1926  - Sir, Australian race car driver
 * -, American boxer
 * 1927  -, Hungarian footballer (d. )
 * 1927  -, English critic and writer (d. )
 * -, American cardinal (d. )
 * 1928  -, French singer (d. )
 * -, American mathematician (d. )
 * 1934  -, British actor and wrestler (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, 17th General of
 * 1938  -, American thoroughbred racehorse, 1941  Winner (d. )
 * -, American jazz trumpeter (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * 1939  -, Lieutenant-governor of Quebec
 * -, English actress
 * -, American radio personality
 * -, American blues-rock pianist/guitarist
 * 1942  -, Japanese chef
 * -, American actress
 * 1945  -, American baseball player
 * 1945  -, American baseball player
 * 1945  -, American poet
 * -, Canadian guitarist (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * 1947  -, American feminist writer
 * -, British television presenter
 * 1949  -, American actress
 * 1949  -, American actor
 * -, Japanese golfer
 * 1951  -, Japanese martial artist
 * -, Australian singer-songwriter
 * 1952  -, French humorist (d. )
 * 1952  -, American rock bassist  (d. )
 * -, Northern Irish politician
 * 1953  -, American musician
 * 1953  -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Australian diplomat
 * 1954  -, Japanese electropop musician
 * -, American actor, SNL
 * 1955  -, British terrorist
 * -, Finnish race car driver
 * 1959  -, Morrocan footballer and manager
 * -, English athlete
 * 1960  -, Australian racing driver
 * -, American actor
 * 1961  -, English singer
 * -, French documentarist
 * 1962  -, American actor
 * 1962  -, American children's author
 * -, British engineer
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American victim of police brutality
 * -, American football player
 * 1966  -, English footballer
 * 1966  -, Jamaican singer (d. )
 * -, American musician
 * 1967  -, British television presenter
 * -, Australian tennis player
 * 1971  -, Japanese hip hop artist
 * -, Moroccoan-British singer
 * -, Puerto Rican actress
 * -, Swedish musician
 * -, American actor
 * -, Actor
 * -, Serbian fitness model
 * -, Greek shot putter
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Mexican footballer
 * 1980  -, English news reporter
 * 1980  -, NASCAR driver and owner
 * -, Australian cricketer
 * 1981  -, American actress
 * -, American skier and football player
 * 1982  -, Australian netballer
 * 1982  -, American professional wrestler
 * 1982  -, Canadian actress and model
 * -, Ecuadorian footballer
 * 1983  -, American rapper
 * 1983  -, Chilean tennis player
 * -, New Zealand actress

Deaths

 * -, King of Jerusalem
 * -, Holy Roman Emperor (b. )
 * - Duke
 * -, Spanish traveler and writer
 * -, son of (b. )
 * -, Italian founder of the Order of the Minims (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * 1657  -  - French catholic priest, founder of the  (b. )
 * -, colonial Governor of Massachusetts (b. )
 * -, Scottish physician and anatomist (b. )
 * -, German botanist (b. )
 * -, English historian (b. )
 * -, British general (b. )
 * -, French statesman (b. )
 * -, British canal engineer
 * -, Scottish politician and judge (b. )
 * -, German author (b. )
 * -, German physician and naturalist (b. )
 * -, Royal Navy Admiral (b. )
 * - General, American Confederate general (b. )
 * -, American painter and inventor of the telegraph (b. )
 * -, suffragist and first female American judge (b. )
 * -, German writer, (b. )
 * -, Swiss psychologist (b. )
 * -, American chemist, (b. )
 * - Empress (b. )
 * -, French general (b. )
 * -, German field marshal (b. )
 * -, English author (b. )
 * -, German general (b. )
 * -, Japanese Martial Arts Grandmaster (b. )
 * 1972  -, American baseball player and manager (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, American drummer (b. )
 * -, Japanese actor (b. )
 * -, Spanish footballplayer (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American golf instructor (b. )
 * 1995  -, Swedish physicist (b. )


 * -, American model and entertainer (b. )
 * -, Canadian artist (b. )
 * 2001  -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, Greek aeronautical engineer (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, German wife of freedom fighter (b. )

Holidays and observances

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