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| 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, 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, 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, 1965 (April 02 1965) | Birth | Rodney King, American victim of police brutality | |
| April 2nd, 1955 (April 02 1955) | Birth | Michael Stone, British terrorist | |
| 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, 1875 (April 02 1875) | Birth | Walter Chrysler, American automobile pioneer (died in 1940) | |
| 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, 1845 (April 02 1845) | Death | Philip Charles Durham, Royal Navy Admiral (born in 1763) | |
| April 2nd, 1805 (April 02 1805) | Birth | Hans Christian Andersen, Danish writer (died in 1875) | |
| 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, 1725 (April 02 1725) | Birth | Giacomo Casanova, Italian adventurer and writer (died in 1798) | Giacomo Casanova Quotes |
| April 2nd, 1565 (April 02 1565) | Birth | Cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (died in 1599) | |
| April 2nd, 1335 (April 02 1335) | Death | Duke Henry of Carinthia (born in circa 1265) | |
