Historical Events In April - 02
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1762 In Burma a very destructive and violent earthquake felt all over Bengal, Arakan, etc., chiefly and most severely in the north part of the east coast of the Bay of Bengal on this day in history.
1763 Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari, composer on April - 02.
1781 On April - 02 frigate Alliance captures 2 British privateers, Mars and Minerva
1784 Pierre Leclair, composer, dies at 74 on April - 02.
1792 On this day in history congress establishes Philadelphia mint
1792 Congress establishes the US mint to coin American money on April - 02.
1792 On this day in history uS authorizes $10 Eagle, $5 half-Eagle &2.50 quarter-Eagle gold coins &silver dollar, « dollar, quarter, dime &half-dime
1798 On this day in history h v Fallersleben, writer
1800 1st performance of Ludwig von Beethoven's 1st Symphony in C on April - 02.
1801 On this day in history during the naval battle of Copenhagen, Nelson ignores a signal to withdraw by putting the telescope to his blind eye
1801 On this day in history napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen
1803 On this day in history franz Paul Lachner, composer
1803 On this day in history hieronymus van Alphen, Dutch attorney/poet (church hymns), dies at 56
1804 On this day in history forty merchantmen are wrecked when a convoy led by HMS Apollo runs aground off Portugal.
1805 The birth of Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author of fairy tales on this day in history.
1805 Hans Christian Andersen, Denmark, author of 150 fairy tales on April - 02.
1806 On April - 02 giacomo Antonelli, Italian cardinal/asst sec of state for Pius IX
1814 On this day in history henry Lewis "Old Rock" Benning, Brig General (Confederate Army
1817 Teodulo Mabellini, composer on this day in history.
1819 The first successful agricultural journal ("The American Farmer") begins on this day in history.
1819 On this day in history 1st successful agricultural journal ("American Farmer") begins
1826 On this day in history philip Dale Roddey, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1897
1827 On April - 02 first Naval Hospital construction begun at Portsmouth, VA
1827 On April - 02 joseph Dixon begins manufacturing lead pencils
1827 William Holdman Hunt, English painter (Light of the World) on this day in history.
1831 Charles Felix, blind King of Sardina (1821-31), dies at 74 on this day in history.
1833 On this day in history thomas Howard Ruger, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1840 On this day in history the birth of Emile Zola, French author
1845 On this day in history h.L. Fizeau &J Leon Foucault take first photo of Sun
1845 On April - 02 h L Fizeau & J Leon Foucault take 1st photo of Sun
1852 A gang of robbers steal 8,000 ounces of gold from the vessel Nelson, anchored off Williamstown, Victoria on April - 02.
1852 On April - 02 theodor Althaus, writer, dies
1860 First Italian Parliament met at Turin on April - 02.
1860 1st Italian Parliament met at Turin on this day in history.
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