April 2
April 2 is the 92th day of the year (93th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining.
Events
Births
- 742 - Charlemagne, King of the Franks († 814)
- 1725 - Casanova, adventurer and writer († 1798)
- 1798 - August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, lyricist († 1874, writer of "Das Lied der Deutschen")
- 1805 - Hans Christian Andersen, writer († 1875)
- 1834 - Frédéric Bartholdi, sculptor († 1904)
- 1840 - Emile Zola, novelist and critic († 1902)
- 1867 - Eugene Sandow, body builder, circus performer († 1925)
- 1875 - Walter Chrysler, automobile pioneer († 1940)
- 1891 - Max Ernst, painter († 1976)
- 1908 - Buddy Ebsen, actor, dancer
- 1914 - Sir Alec Guinness, actor († 2000)
- 1920 - Jack Webb, actor, director, producer († 1982)
- 1925 - Hans Rosenthal, showmaster († 1987)
- 1925 - George MacDonald Fraser, author
- 1927 - Ferenc Puskás, Hungarian footballer
- 1928 - Serge Gainsbourg, singer († 1991)
- 1934 - Brian Glover, British actor, wrestler († 1997)
- 1934 - Paul Joseph Cohen, mathematician.
- 1939 - Marvin Gaye, singer († 1984)
- 1940 - Penelope Keith, actress
- 1947 - Camille Paglia, feminist writer
- 1947 - Emmylou Harris, singer
- 1962 - Mark Shulman, children's author
Deaths
- 1502 - Prince Arthur Tudor, elder brother of Henry VIII of England
- 1865 - General A.P. Hill, Confederate commander
- 1872 - Samuel Morse, inventor of Morse code (1791)
- 1922 - Hermann Rorschach, psychologist (1884)
- 1966 - C.S. Forester, author
- 1974 - Georges Pompidou, President of France
- 1987 - Buddy Rich, drummer
- 1994 - Betty Furness, author
- 2003 - Edwin Starr, singer
- 2003 - Terenci Moix, author
Holidays and observances
See Also:
April 1 - April 3 - March 2 - May 2 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
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