Historical Events In April - 02

1762  On April - 02 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   

1763  Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari, composer on April - 02.   

1781  Frigate Alliance captures 2 British privateers, Mars and Minerva on April - 02.   

1784  Pierre Leclair, composer, dies at 74 on April - 02.   

1792  On April - 02 congress establishes Philadelphia mint   

1792  Congress establishes the US mint to coin American money on April - 02.   

1792  US authorizes $10 Eagle, $5 half-Eagle &2.50 quarter-Eagle gold coins &silver dollar, « dollar, quarter, dime &half-dime on April - 02.   

1798  H v Fallersleben, writer on April - 02.   

1800  1st performance of Ludwig von Beethoven's 1st Symphony in C on this day in history.   

1801  On April - 02 during the naval battle of Copenhagen, Nelson ignores a signal to withdraw by putting the telescope to his blind eye   

1801  On April - 02 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  Forty merchantmen are wrecked when a convoy led by HMS Apollo runs aground off Portugal on this day in history.   

1805  On April - 02 the birth of Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author of fairy tales   

1805  Hans Christian Andersen, Denmark, author of 150 fairy tales on this day in history.   

1806  Giacomo Antonelli, Italian cardinal/asst sec of state for Pius IX on this day in history.   

1814  On April - 02 henry Lewis "Old Rock" Benning, Brig General (Confederate Army   

1817  Teodulo Mabellini, composer on April - 02.   

1819  On this day in history the first successful agricultural journal ("The American Farmer") begins   

1819  1st successful agricultural journal ("American Farmer") begins on this day in history.   

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  On April - 02 william Holdman Hunt, English painter (Light of the World)   

1831  On April - 02 charles Felix, blind King of Sardina (1821-31), dies at 74   

1833  Thomas Howard Ruger, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on April - 02.   

1840  The birth of Emile Zola, French author on April - 02.   

1845  On April - 02 h.L. Fizeau &J Leon Foucault take first photo of Sun   

1845  On this day in history 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  Theodor Althaus, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1860  On April - 02 first Italian Parliament met at Turin   

1860  1st Italian Parliament met at Turin on April - 02.   

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1348  On April - 02 birth of andronikos IV Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1385)   

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 this day in history birth of francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction)   

1628  On this day in history birth of constantin Christian Dedekind, composer   

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

1653  Prince George of Denmark, prince consort of Anne of England (d. 1708) was born on this day in history.   

1711  Jan Punt, Dutch engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool) was born on April - 02.   

1118  On this day in history boudouin I, of Bologne/Edessa, 1st crusader/king of Jerusalem, dies   

1272  On this day in history death of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1209)   

1335  Death of Duke Henry of Carinthia (b. circa 1265) on this day in history.   

1412  Death of Ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo, Spanish traveler and writer (b. ????) on this day in history.   

1416  Ferdinand I, the Justified, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 52 on April - 02.   

1502  On this day in history 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 April - 02.