Historical Events In April - 02
Sunday, 07 August 2022
1762 On this day in history 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 On April - 02 frigate Alliance captures 2 British privateers, Mars and Minerva
1784 On April - 02 pierre Leclair, composer, dies at 74
1792 Congress establishes Philadelphia mint on April - 02.
1792 Congress establishes the US mint to coin American money on this day in history.
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 April - 02.
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 Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen on April - 02.
1803 Franz Paul Lachner, composer on this day in history.
1803 On April - 02 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 this day in history the birth of Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author of fairy tales
1805 On this day in history hans Christian Andersen, Denmark, author of 150 fairy tales
1806 Giacomo Antonelli, Italian cardinal/asst sec of state for Pius IX on April - 02.
1814 Henry Lewis "Old Rock" Benning, Brig General (Confederate Army on this day in history.
1817 Teodulo Mabellini, composer on this day in history.
1819 The first successful agricultural journal ("The American Farmer") begins on April - 02.
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 William Holdman Hunt, English painter (Light of the World) on April - 02.
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 On this day in history the birth of Emile Zola, French author
1845 On April - 02 h.L. Fizeau &J Leon Foucault take first photo of Sun
1845 H L Fizeau & J Leon Foucault take 1st photo of Sun on April - 02.
1852 A gang of robbers steal 8,000 ounces of gold from the vessel Nelson, anchored off Williamstown, Victoria on this day in history.
1852 Theodor Althaus, writer, dies on April - 02.
1860 First Italian Parliament met at Turin on this day in history.
1860 1st Italian Parliament met at Turin on this day in history.
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