What are the important events that happened on April 2? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
April 2: Facts & Myths About This Day
April 2 is the 93rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 273 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is March 20, 2024 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,712,016,000 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘enneacontatrigon’ day.
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Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 302 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,120 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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April 2 Historical Events
1865 –
American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his Cabinet flee the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.
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.
1902 –
Dmitry Sipyagin, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire, is assassinated in the Marie Palace, St Petersburg.
1911 –
The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts the country’s first national census.
1930 –
After the mysterious death of Empress Zewditu, Haile Selassie is proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia.
1975 –
Construction of the CN Tower is completed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It reaches 553.33 m in height, becoming the world’s tallest free-standing structure.
1980 –
President Jimmy Carter signs the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act in an effort to help the U.S. economy rebound.
1982 –
Falklands War: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.
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.
2006 –
Over 60 tornadoes break out in the United States; hardest hit is in Tennessee with 29 people killed.
Who were born on April 2?
1653 –
Prince George of Denmark, prince consort of Anne of England (d. 1708)
1917 –
Lou Monte, American singer (d. 1989)
1923 –
Clifford Scott Green, American Federal Judge (d. 2007)
1934 –
Carl Kasell, American newscaster
1938 –
John Larsson, 17th General of The Salvation Army
1952 –
Pat Drummond, Australian singer-songwriter
1966 –
Bill Romanowski, American football player
1976 –
Andreas Anastasopoulos, Greek shot putter
1984 –
Ashley Peldon, American actress
1990 –
Felipe Chalegre, Brazilian footballer
Who died on April 2?
1118 –
Baldwin I of Jerusalem, King of Jerusalem (b. c. 1058)
1507 –
Francis of Paola, Italian founder of the Order of the Minims (b. 1416)
1803 –
Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet, Scottish politician and judge (b. 1721)
1827 –
Ludwig Heinrich Bojanus, German physician and naturalist (b. 1776)
1930 –
Empress Zauditu of Ethiopia (b. 1876)
1933 –
K. S. Ranjitsinhji, Indian king and Test cricketer (b. 1872)
1966 –
C. S. Forester, English author (b. 1899)
1992 –
Tomisaburo Wakayama, Japanese actor (b. 1929)
2004 –
John Argyris, Greek aeronautical engineer (b. 1913)
2010 –
Thomas J. Moyer, American jurist, Chief Justice Supreme Court of Ohio (b. 1939)
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