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| April 2nd, 2068 (April 02 2068) | Event | Galba, governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Roman emperors begun with Julius Caesar and Augustus. | Julius Caesar Quotes |
| April 2nd, 2006 (April 02 2006) | Event | Over 60 tornadoes break out, hardest hit is Tennessee with 29 people killed. | |
| April 2nd, 2006 (April 02 2006) | Death | Nina Schenk von Stauffenberg, German wife of Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg (born in 1913) | |
| April 2nd, 2005 (April 02 2005) | Event | James Stewart Jr. becomes first African American to win a major motor sports event. | |
| April 2nd, 2005 (April 02 2005) | Death | Pope John Paul II (born in 1920) | |
| April 2nd, 2004 (April 02 2004) | Event | Islamist terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks attempt to bomb the Spanish high-speed train AVE near Madridied in Their attack is thwarted. | |
| April 2nd, 2004 (April 02 2004) | Death | John Argyris, Greek aeronautical engineer (born in 1913) | |
| April 2nd, 2003 (April 02 2003) | Death | Edwin Starr, American singer (born in 1942) | |
| April 2nd, 2002 (April 02 2002) | Event | Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem into which armed Palestinians had retreatedied in A siege ensues. | |
| April 2nd, 2001 (April 02 2001) | Death | Charles Daudelin, Canadian artist (born in 1920) | |
| April 2nd, 2001 (April 02 2001) | Death | Jennifer Syme, American actress (born in 1972) | |
| April 2nd, 2000 (April 02 2000) | Death | Tommaso Buscetta, Sicilian mafioso and pentito (born in 1928) | |
| April 2nd, 1998 (April 02 1998) | Death | Rob Pilatus, American model and entertainer (Milli Vanilli) (born in 1965) | |
| April 2nd, 1997 (April 02 1997) | Event | Tennessee accepts the 15th Amendment. | |
| April 2nd, 1995 (April 02 1995) | Death | Harvey Penick, American golf instructor (born in 1904) | |
| April 2nd, 1995 (April 02 1995) | Death | Hannes Alfven, Swedish physicist (born in 1908) | Hannes Alfven Quotes |
| April 2nd, 1994 (April 02 1994) | Death | Betty Furness, American actress (born in 1916) | |
| April 2nd, 1992 (April 02 1992) | Event | In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison. | |
| April 2nd, 1992 (April 02 1992) | Death | Tomisaburo Wakayama, Japanese actor (born in 1929) | |
| April 2nd, 1992 (April 02 1992) | Death | Juan Gomez Gonzalez, Spanish footballplayer (born in 1954) | |
| April 2nd, 1991 (April 02 1991) | Event | The first female Premier of a Canadian province takes office. Rita Johnston succeeds William Vander Zalm, who resigned, as Premier of British Columbia. | |
| April 2nd, 1991 (April 02 1991) | Birth | Taylor Henderson, Australian musician | |
| April 2nd, 1989 (April 02 1989) | Event | Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Havana, Cuba to meet with Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations. | Fidel Castro Quotes |
| April 2nd, 1987 (April 02 1987) | Death | Buddy Rich, American drummer (born in 1917) | |
| April 2nd, 1984 (April 02 1984) | Event | Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma is launched aboard Soyuz T-11, and becomes the first Indian in space. | |
| April 2nd, 1984 (April 02 1984) | Birth | Meryl Cassie, New Zealand actress | |
| April 2nd, 1983 (April 02 1983) | Birth | Felix Borja, Ecuadorian footballer | |
| April 2nd, 1983 (April 02 1983) | Birth | Yung Joc, American rapper | |
| April 2nd, 1983 (April 02 1983) | Birth | Paul Capdeville, Chilean tennis player | |
| April 2nd, 1982 (April 02 1982) | Event | Falklands War: The Falkland Islands are invaded by Argentina. | |
| April 2nd, 1982 (April 02 1982) | Birth | Marco Amelia, Italian World Cup-winning footballer | |
| April 2nd, 1982 (April 02 1982) | Birth | Jeremy Bloom, American skier and football player | |
| April 2nd, 1982 (April 02 1982) | Birth | Bianca Chatfield, Australian netballer | |
| April 2nd, 1982 (April 02 1982) | Birth | Jack Evans, American professional wrestler | Evans Quotes |
| April 2nd, 1982 (April 02 1982) | Birth | Leyla Milani, Canadian actress and model | |
| April 2nd, 1981 (April 02 1981) | Birth | Michael Clarke, Australian cricketer | |
| April 2nd, 1981 (April 02 1981) | Birth | Bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress | |
| April 2nd, 1980 (April 02 1980) | Event | U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act in an effort to help the U.S. economy rebound. | Jimmy Carter Quotes |
| April 2nd, 1980 (April 02 1980) | Birth | Carlos Salcido, Mexican footballer | |
| April 2nd, 1980 (April 02 1980) | Birth | Adam Fleming, English news reporter | |
| April 2nd, 1980 (April 02 1980) | Birth | Ricky Hendrick, NASCAR driver and owner (died in 2004) | |
| April 2nd, 1979 (April 02 1979) | Birth | Jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5) | |
| April 2nd, 1978 (April 02 1978) | Birth | John Gall, American baseball player | |
| April 2nd, 1977 (April 02 1977) | Birth | Jelena Abbou, Serbian fitness model | |
| April 2nd, 1977 (April 02 1977) | Birth | Michael Fassbender, Actor | |
| April 2nd, 1977 (April 02 1977) | Birth | Aiden Turner, British actor | |
| April 2nd, 1976 (April 02 1976) | Birth | Rory Sabbatini, South African golfer | |
| April 2nd, 1976 (April 02 1976) | Birth | Andreas Anastasopoulos, Greek shot putter | |
| April 2nd, 1975 (April 02 1975) | Event | Vietnam War: Thousands of civilian refugees flee from the Quang Ngai Province in front of advancing North Vietnamese troops. | Ang Lee Quotes |
| April 2nd, 1975 (April 02 1975) | Event | 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. | |
| April 2nd, 1975 (April 02 1975) | Birth | Adam Rodriguez, American actor | |
| April 2nd, 1974 (April 02 1974) | Birth | Hakan Hellstrom, Swedish musician | |
| April 2nd, 1974 (April 02 1974) | Death | Georges Pompidou, President of France (born in 1911) | |
| April 2nd, 1973 (April 02 1973) | Event | Launch of the LexisNexis computerized legal research service. | |
| April 2nd, 1972 (April 02 1972) | Event | 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 . | Charlie Chaplin Quotes |
| April 2nd, 1972 (April 02 1972) | Event | Vietnam War: The Easter Offensive beginsNorth Vietnamese soldiers of the 304th Division take the northern half of Quang Tri Province. | |
| April 2nd, 1972 (April 02 1972) | Birth | Chico Slimani, Moroccoan-British singer | |
| April 2nd, 1972 (April 02 1972) | Death | Franz Halder, German general (born in 1884) | Franz Halder Quotes |
| April 2nd, 1972 (April 02 1972) | Death | Toshitsugu Takamatsu, Japanese Martial Arts Grandmaster (born in 1887) | Martial Quotes |
| April 2nd, 1972 (April 02 1972) | Death | Gil Hodges, American baseball player and manager (born in 1924) | |
| April 2nd, 1971 (April 02 1971) | Birth | Todd Woodbridge, Australian tennis player | |
| April 2nd, 1971 (April 02 1971) | Birth | ZEEBRA, Japanese hip hop artist | |
| April 2nd, 1970 (April 02 1970) | Birth | Roselyn Sanchez, Puerto Rican actress | |
| April 2nd, 1967 (April 02 1967) | Birth | Greg Camp, American musician (Smash Mouth) | |
| April 2nd, 1967 (April 02 1967) | Birth | Helen Chamberlain, British television presenter | |
| April 2nd, 1966 (April 02 1966) | Birth | Bill Romanowski, American football player | |
| April 2nd, 1966 (April 02 1966) | Birth | Teddy Sheringham, English footballer | |
| April 2nd, 1966 (April 02 1966) | Birth | Garnet Silk, Jamaican singer (died in 1994) | |
| April 2nd, 1966 (April 02 1966) | Death | C. S. Forester, English author (born in 1899) | |
| April 2nd, 1965 (April 02 1965) | Birth | Rodney King, American victim of police brutality | |
| April 2nd, 1964 (April 02 1964) | Birth | Pete Incaviglia, American baseball player | |
| April 2nd, 1963 (April 02 1963) | Birth | Mike Gascoyne, British engineer | |
| April 2nd, 1963 (April 02 1963) | Birth | Karl Beattie, English television director and producer | |
| April 2nd, 1962 (April 02 1962) | Event | The first official Panda crossing is opened outside Waterloo station, London. | |
| April 2nd, 1962 (April 02 1962) | Birth | Pierre Carles, French documentarist | |
| April 2nd, 1962 (April 02 1962) | Birth | Clark Gregg, American actor | |
| April 2nd, 1962 (April 02 1962) | Birth | Mark Shulman, American children s author | |
| April 2nd, 1961 (April 02 1961) | Birth | Christopher Meloni, American actor | |
| April 2nd, 1961 (April 02 1961) | Birth | Keren Woodward, English singer (Bananarama) | |
| April 2nd, 1960 (April 02 1960) | Birth | Linford Christie, English athlete | |
| April 2nd, 1960 (April 02 1960) | Birth | Brad Jones, Australian racing driver | |
| April 2nd, 1959 (April 02 1959) | Birth | Juha Kankkunen, Finnish race car driver | |
| April 2nd, 1959 (April 02 1959) | Birth | Yves Lavandier, French film director | |
| April 2nd, 1959 (April 02 1959) | Birth | Badou Zaki, Morrocan footballer and manager | |
| April 2nd, 1958 (April 02 1958) | Death | Josei Toda, Japanese second president of the Buddhist association Soka Gakkai (born in 1900) | |
| April 2nd, 1955 (April 02 1955) | Birth | Michael Stone, British terrorist | |
| April 2nd, 1954 (April 02 1954) | Birth | Allan Davis, Australian diplomat | |
| April 2nd, 1954 (April 02 1954) | Birth | Susumu Hirasawa, Japanese electropop musician | |
| April 2nd, 1953 (April 02 1953) | Birth | Jim Allister, Northern Irish politician | |
| April 2nd, 1953 (April 02 1953) | Birth | David Robinson, American musician | |
| April 2nd, 1953 (April 02 1953) | Birth | Debralee Scott, American actress (died in 2005) | |
| April 2nd, 1953 (April 02 1953) | Death | Hugo Sperrle, German field marshal (born in 1885) | |
| April 2nd, 1952 (April 02 1952) | Birth | Pat Drummond, Australian singer-songwriter | |
| April 2nd, 1952 (April 02 1952) | Birth | Thierry Le Luron, French humorist (died in 1986) | |
| April 2nd, 1952 (April 02 1952) | Birth | Leon Wilkeson, American rock bassist (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (died in 2001) | |
| April 2nd, 1951 (April 02 1951) | Birth | Ayako Okamoto, Japanese golfer | |
| April 2nd, 1951 (April 02 1951) | Birth | Moriteru Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist | Martial Quotes |
| April 2nd, 1949 (April 02 1949) | Birth | Paul Gambaccini, British television presenter | |
| April 2nd, 1949 (April 02 1949) | Birth | Pamela Reed, American actress | |
| April 2nd, 1949 (April 02 1949) | Birth | Ron Palillo, American actor | |
| April 2nd, 1948 (April 02 1948) | Birth | Dimitris Mitropanos, Greek singer | |
| April 2nd, 1947 (April 02 1947) | Birth | Emmylou Harris, American singer | |
| April 2nd, 1947 (April 02 1947) | Birth | Camille Paglia, American feminist writer | |
| April 2nd, 1946 (April 02 1946) | Birth | Kurt Winter, Canadian guitarist (The Guess Who) (died in 1997) | |
| April 2nd, 1945 (April 02 1945) | Event | Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Brazil are established. | |
| April 2nd, 1945 (April 02 1945) | Birth | Linda Hunt, American actress | |
| April 2nd, 1945 (April 02 1945) | Birth | Reggie Smith, American baseball player | Seba Smith Quotes |
| April 2nd, 1945 (April 02 1945) | Birth | Don Sutton, American baseball player | |
| April 2nd, 1945 (April 02 1945) | Birth | Anne Waldman, American poet | |
| April 2nd, 1942 (April 02 1942) | Birth | Leon Russell, American blues-rock pianist/guitarist session musician | |
| April 2nd, 1942 (April 02 1942) | Birth | Hiroyuki Sakai, Japanese chef | |
| April 2nd, 1941 (April 02 1941) | Birth | Dr. Demento, American radio personality | |
| April 2nd, 1940 (April 02 1940) | Birth | Penelope Keith, English actress | |
| April 2nd, 1939 (April 02 1939) | Birth | Marvin Gaye, American singer (died in 1984) | Marvin Gaye Quotes |
| April 2nd, 1939 (April 02 1939) | Birth | Lise Thibault, Lieutenant-governor of Quebec | |
| April 2nd, 1938 (April 02 1938) | Birth | John Larsson, 17th General of The Salvation Army | |
| April 2nd, 1938 (April 02 1938) | Birth | Whirlaway, American thoroughbred racehorse, 1941 Triple Crown Winner (died in 1953) | |
| April 2nd, 1938 (April 02 1938) | Birth | Booker Little, American jazz trumpeter (died in 1961) | |
| April 2nd, 1937 (April 02 1937) | Birth | Dick Radatz, American baseball player (died in 2005) | |
| April 2nd, 1936 (April 02 1936) | Death | Jean-Baptiste Eugene Estienne, French general (born in 1860) | |
| April 2nd, 1934 (April 02 1934) | Birth | Paul Joseph Cohen, American mathematician (died in 2007) | |
| April 2nd, 1934 (April 02 1934) | Birth | Brian Glover, British actor and wrestler (died in 1997) | |
| April 2nd, 1930 (April 02 1930) | Event | Haile Selassie is proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia. | |
| April 2nd, 1930 (April 02 1930) | Death | Empress Zauditu of Ethiopia (born in 1876) | |
| April 2nd, 1928 (April 02 1928) | Birth | Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, American cardinal (died in 1996) | |
| April 2nd, 1928 (April 02 1928) | Birth | Serge Gainsbourg, French singer (died in 1991) | |
| April 2nd, 1928 (April 02 1928) | Death | Theodore William Richards, American chemist, Nobel laureate (born in 1868) | |
| April 2nd, 1927 (April 02 1927) | Birth | Carmen Basilio, American boxer | |
| April 2nd, 1927 (April 02 1927) | Birth | Ferenc Puskas, Hungarian footballer (died in 2006) | |
| April 2nd, 1927 (April 02 1927) | Birth | Kenneth Tynan, English critic and writer (died in 1980) | Kenneth Tynan Quotes |
| April 2nd, 1926 (April 02 1926) | Birth | George MacDonald Fraser, English author (died in 2008) | George MacDonald Quotes |
| April 2nd, 1926 (April 02 1926) | Birth | Sir Jack Brabham, Australian race car driver, three-time F1 world champion and co-founder of eponymous race team | |
| April 2nd, 1923 (April 02 1923) | Birth | G. Spencer-Brown, English mathematician | |
| April 2nd, 1923 (April 02 1923) | Birth | Clifford Scott Green, American Federal Judge (died in 2007) | |
| April 2nd, 1923 (April 02 1923) | Birth | Gloria Henry, American actress | |
| April 2nd, 1922 (April 02 1922) | Death | Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychologist (born in 1884) | |
| April 2nd, 1920 (April 02 1920) | Birth | Jack Webb, American actor, director, and producer (died in 1982) | |
| April 2nd, 1917 (April 02 1917) | Event | World War I: U.S. President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany. | |
| April 2nd, 1917 (April 02 1917) | Event | The first woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress, Jeannette Rankin, takes her seat as a representative from Montana. | |
| April 2nd, 1917 (April 02 1917) | Birth | Dabbs Greer, American actor (died in 2007) | |
| April 2nd, 1917 (April 02 1917) | Birth | Lou Monte, American singer (died in 1989) | |
| April 2nd, 1914 (April 02 1914) | Birth | Sir Alec Guinness, English actor (died in 2000) | |
| April 2nd, 1914 (April 02 1914) | Death | Paul von Heyse, German writer, Nobel laureate (born in 1830) | |
| April 2nd, 1912 (April 02 1912) | Birth | Herbert Mills, American singer (The Mills Brothers) (died in 1989) | |
| April 2nd, 1910 (April 02 1910) | Birth | Paul Triquet, Canadian military officer (died in 1980) | |
| April 2nd, 1908 (April 02 1908) | Birth | Buddy Ebsen, American actor and dancer (died in 2003) | |
| April 2nd, 1907 (April 02 1907) | Birth | Luke Appling, American baseball player (died in 1991) | |
| April 2nd, 1903 (April 02 1903) | Birth | Lionel Chevrier, Canadian politician (died in 1987) | |
| April 2nd, 1902 (April 02 1902) | Event | Dmitry Sipyagin, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire, is assassinated by a terrorist in the Marie Palace, St Petersburg. | |
| April 2nd, 1902 (April 02 1902) | Event | "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles, California. | |
| April 2nd, 1902 (April 02 1902) | Birth | Jan Tschichold, German typographer (died in 1974) | |
| April 2nd, 1902 (April 02 1902) | Death | Esther Morris, suffragist and first female American judge (born in 1814) | |
| April 2nd, 1900 (April 02 1900) | Event | The Foraker Act passes through Congress, giving Puerto Ricans limited self-rule. | |
| April 2nd, 1900 (April 02 1900) | Birth | Roberto Arlt, Argentine writer (died in 1942) | |
| April 2nd, 1891 (April 02 1891) | Birth | Max Ernst, German painter (died in 1976) | |
| April 2nd, 1884 (April 02 1884) | Birth | Sir John Squire, British poet, writer, and historian (died in 1958)) | |
| April 2nd, 1882 (April 02 1882) | Death | Jesse James, American outlaw, shot in the back of the head by Robert Ford (born in 1847) | |
| April 2nd, 1875 (April 02 1875) | Birth | Walter Chrysler, American automobile pioneer (died in 1940) | |
| April 2nd, 1872 (April 02 1872) | Death | Samuel F. B. Morse, American painter and inventor of the telegraph (born in 1791) | |
| April 2nd, 1869 (April 02 1869) | Birth | Hughie Jennings, American baseball player and manager (died in 1928) | |
| April 2nd, 1867 (April 02 1867) | Birth | Eugen Sandow, German bodybuilder and circus performer (died in 1925) | |
| April 2nd, 1865 (April 02 1865) | Event | American Civil War: The Siege of Petersburg is brokenUnion troops capture the trenches around Petersburg, Virginia, forcing Confederate General Robert E. Lee to retreat. | |
| April 2nd, 1865 (April 02 1865) | Event | American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his Cabinet flee the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia. | |
| April 2nd, 1865 (April 02 1865) | Death | General A. P. Hill, American Confederate general (born in 1825) | |
| April 2nd, 1863 (April 02 1863) | Event | Richmond Bread Riot: Food shortages incite hundreds of angry women to riot in Richmond, Virginia and demand the Confederate government to release emergency supplies. | |
| April 2nd, 1862 (April 02 1862) | Birth | Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (died in 1947) | |
| April 2nd, 1845 (April 02 1845) | Death | Philip Charles Durham, Royal Navy Admiral (born in 1763) | |
| April 2nd, 1840 (April 02 1840) | Birth | Emile Zola, French novelist and critic (died in 1902) | Emile Zola Quotes |
| April 2nd, 1838 (April 02 1838) | Birth | Leon Gambetta, French statesman (died in 1882) | |
| April 2nd, 1827 (April 02 1827) | Birth | William Holman Hunt, English painter (died in 1910) | |
| April 2nd, 1827 (April 02 1827) | Death | Ludwig Heinrich Bojanus, German physician and naturalist (born in 1776) | |
| April 2nd, 1817 (April 02 1817) | Death | Johann Heinrich Jung, German author (born in 1740) | |
| April 2nd, 1814 (April 02 1814) | Birth | Erastus Brigham Bigelow, American inventor (died in 1879) | |
| April 2nd, 1812 (April 02 1812) | Birth | Louise-Marie of France, queen of Belgium (died in 1850) | |
| April 2nd, 1810 (April 02 1810) | Event | Napoleon Bonaparte marries Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria. | Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes |
| April 2nd, 1805 (April 02 1805) | Birth | Hans Christian Andersen, Danish writer (died in 1875) | |
| April 2nd, 1804 (April 02 1804) | Event | Forty merchantmen are wrecked when a convoy led by HMS Apollo runs aground off Portugal. | |
| April 2nd, 1803 (April 02 1803) | Death | Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet, Scottish politician and judge (born in 1721) | |
| April 2nd, 1801 (April 02 1801) | Event | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of CopenhagenThe British destroy the Danish fleet. | |
| April 2nd, 1801 (April 02 1801) | Death | Thomas Dadford Junior, British canal engineer (born in circa 1761) | |
| April 2nd, 1798 (April 02 1798) | Birth | August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, German poet (died in 1874) | |
| April 2nd, 1792 (April 02 1792) | Event | The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint. | |
| April 2nd, 1791 (April 02 1791) | Death | Mirabeau, French statesman (born in 1749) | |
| April 2nd, 1788 (April 02 1788) | Birth | Francisco Balagtas, Filipino poet (died in 1862) | |
| April 2nd, 1787 (April 02 1787) | Death | Thomas Gage, British general (born in 1719) | |
| April 2nd, 1781 (April 02 1781) | Birth | Bhagwan Swaminarayan, religious leader (died in 1830) | |
| April 2nd, 1755 (April 02 1755) | Event | Commodore William James captures the pirate fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India. | William James Quotes |
| April 2nd, 1754 (April 02 1754) | Death | Thomas Carte, English historian (born in 1686) | |
| April 2nd, 1747 (April 02 1747) | Death | Johann Jacob Dillenius, German botanist (born in 1684) | |
| April 2nd, 1743 (April 02 1743) | Birth | Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States (Old style date) (died in 1826) | Thomas Jefferson Quotes |
| April 2nd, 1742 (April 02 1742) | Death | James Douglas, Scottish physician and anatomist (born in 1675) | |
| April 2nd, 1725 (April 02 1725) | Birth | Giacomo Casanova, Italian adventurer and writer (died in 1798) | Giacomo Casanova Quotes |
| April 2nd, 1720 (April 02 1720) | Death | Joseph Dudley, colonial Governor of Massachusetts (born in 1647) | |
| April 2nd, 1719 (April 02 1719) | Birth | Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, German poet (died in 1803) | |
| April 2nd, 1657 (April 02 1657) | Death | Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (born in 1608) | |
| April 2nd, 1657 (April 02 1657) | Death | Jean-Jacques OlierFrench catholic priest, founder of the Society of Saint-Sulpice (born in 1608) | |
| April 2nd, 1653 (April 02 1653) | Birth | Prince George of Denmark, prince consort of Anne of England (died in 1708) | |
| April 2nd, 1618 (April 02 1618) | Birth | Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (died in 1663) | |
| April 2nd, 1565 (April 02 1565) | Birth | Cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (died in 1599) | |
| April 2nd, 1527 (April 02 1527) | Birth | Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and geographer (died in 1598) | Abraham Quotes |
| April 2nd, 1513 (April 02 1513) | Event | Juan Ponce de Leon sets foot on Florida becoming the first European known to do so. | |
| April 2nd, 1507 (April 02 1507) | Death | Francis of Paola, Italian founder of the Order of the Minims (born in 1416) | |
| April 2nd, 1502 (April 02 1502) | Death | Prince Arthur Tudor, son of Henry VII of England (born in 1486) | |
| April 2nd, 1453 (April 02 1453) | Event | Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (Istanbul), which would fall on May 29. | |
| April 2nd, 1412 (April 02 1412) | Death | Ruy Gonzales de Clavijo, Spanish traveler and writer (b. ????) | |
| April 2nd, 1348 (April 02 1348) | Birth | Andronikos IV Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (died in 1385) | |
| April 2nd, 1335 (April 02 1335) | Death | Duke Henry of Carinthia (born in circa 1265) | |
| April 2nd, 1272 (April 02 1272) | Death | Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (born in 1209) | |
| April 2nd, 1118 (April 02 1118) | Death | Baldwin I of Jerusalem, King of Jerusalem (born in circa 1058) | |
| April 2nd, 0742 (April 02 0742) | Birth | Charlemagne (died in 814) | Charlemagne Quotes |
