Historical Events In April - 02

1892  On April - 02 willem J d'Ablaing van Giessenburg, Dut baron/genealogist, dies at 79   

1894  On April - 02 rudolph P Cleveringa, Dutch anti-nazi lawyer   

1898  On this day in history adoption of U.S. Naval Academy coat of arms   

1900  1st edition of The Volk published (Amsterdam) on this day in history.   

1900  On April - 02 heinrich Besseler, German musicologist   

1901  Anis Fuleihan, composer on this day in history.   

1902  On April - 02 the first motion picture theater opens (LA)   

1902  On April - 02 1st motion picture theater opens (LA)   

1902  On April - 02 danilo Svara, composer   

1905  Cairo-Capetown railway opens on this day in history.   

1905  Edmond Jouhaud, general on April - 02.   

1906  South Africa complete a 4-1 series drubbing of England on April - 02.   

1908  Mills Committee declares baseball was invented by Abner Doubleday on April - 02.   

1908  On April - 02 buddy Ebsen, Belleville Il, actor (Beverly Hillbillies, Barnaby Jones)   

1909  On April - 02 jean Kurt Forest, composer   

1910  Arnie Herber, NFL QB (Green Bay Packers, NY Giants) on April - 02.   

1910  Boyd Alexander, English explorer (Niger to the Nile), murdered at 37 on this day in history.   

1911  Charles "Honi" Coles, tap dancer (Tap) on this day in history.   

1912  Titanic undergoes sea trials under its own power on this day in history.   

1912  On April - 02 sun Yet Sen forms Guomindang-Party in China   

1914  On April - 02 the birth of Sir Alec Guinness, English actor of stage and screen   

1914  Alec Guinness, London England, British actor (Bridge on River Kwai) on April - 02.   

1915  On April - 02 antony Dornhorst, professor of medicine   

1916  Belyavskij disc asteroid #851 Zeissia ͔ Wladilena ͕ Nansenia on April - 02.   

1916  On this day in history german troops overtake Bois de Caillette   

1917  Pres Wilson asks Congress to declare war against Germany on April - 02.   

1917  Jeannette Rankin becomes 1st women member of US House of Reps on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history dabbs Greer, Fairview Mo, actor (Gunsmoke, Little House on Prairie)   

1919  Antoon J Hubben, Dutch mayor (Maasbree)/trade union leader on this day in history.   

1920  Jack Webb, Santa Monica Calif, actor (Joe Friday-Dragnet) on this day in history.   

1921  On April - 02 prof Albert Einstein lectures in New York City on his new theory of relativity   

1922  Nikolaj G Bassov, Russia, atomic physicist (laser, Nobel 1964) on April - 02.   

1923  Hugh Overton, British diplomat on April - 02.   

1924  Denis Rooke, CEO (British Gas) on April - 02.   

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1348  Andronikos IV Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1385) was born on April - 02.   

1565  On April - 02 birth of cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (d. 1599)   

1602  Maria de Jesus de Agreda, [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscan was born on this day in history.   

1618  On April - 02 birth of francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction)   

1628  Constantin Christian Dedekind, composer was born on this day in history.   

1632  Georg Caspar Weckler, composer was born on this day in history.   

1653  On April - 02 birth of prince George of Denmark, prince consort of Anne of England (d. 1708)   

1711  Jan Punt, Dutch engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool) was born on this day in history.   

1118  Boudouin I, of Bologne/Edessa, 1st crusader/king of Jerusalem, dies on this day in history.   

1272  On April - 02 death of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1209)   

1335  On this day in history death of duke Henry of Carinthia (b. circa 1265)   

1412  Death of Ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo, Spanish traveler and writer (b. ????) on April - 02.   

1416  On April - 02 ferdinand I, the Justified, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 52   

1502  On April - 02 arthur, English crown prince/husband of Catharina of Aragon, dies   

1507  Death of Francis of Paola, Italian founder of the Order of the Minims (b. 1416) on April - 02.   

1640  Matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45 on this day in history.