Historical Events In April - 02

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

1565  Cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (d. 1599) was born on this day in history.  

1602  On April - 02 birth of maria de Jesus de Agreda, [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscan  

1618  Francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of prince George of Denmark, prince consort of Anne of England (d. 1708)  

1711  On April - 02 birth of jan Punt, Dutch engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool)  

1118  Boudouin I, of Bologne/Edessa, 1st crusader/king of Jerusalem, dies on April - 02.  

1272  Death of Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1209) on April - 02.  

1335  On April - 02 death of duke Henry of Carinthia (b. circa 1265)  

1412  On April - 02 death of ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo, Spanish traveler and writer (b. ????)  

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

1502  Arthur, English crown prince/husband of Catharina of Aragon, dies on this day in history.  

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.