Famous Personalities Born In April - 02
Saturday, 30 August 2025
1348 Andronikos IV Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1385) was born on this day in history.
1565 Cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (d. 1599) was born on April - 02.
1602 Maria de Jesus de Agreda, [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscan was born on April - 02.
1618 Francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction) was born on April - 02.
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 April - 02.
1711 Jan Punt, Dutch engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool) was born on this day in history.
1713 Onno Zwier van Haren, Frisian poet (Fatherland) was born on April - 02.
1725 Casanova, writer was born on April - 02.
1728 Franz Asplmayr, composer was born on this day in history.
1733 Giacomo Tritto, composer was born on April - 02.
1735 Christian Gotthilf Tag, composer was born on this day in history.
1735 On April - 02 birth of franz Volrath Buttstett, composer
1740 On this day in history birth of armand-Gaston Camus, French CEO (Council of 500)
1763 On this day in history birth of giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari, composer
1781 Bhagwan Swaminarayan, religious leader (d. 1830) was born on this day in history.
1788 On April - 02 birth of francisco Balagtas, Filipino poet (d. 1862)
1798 On April - 02 birth of h v Fallersleben, writer
1803 Franz Paul Lachner, composer was born on April - 02.
1805 On this day in history birth of hans Christian Andersen, Denmark, author of 150 fairy tales
1806 Giacomo Antonelli, Italian cardinal/asst sec of state for Pius IX was born on April - 02.
1812 Louise-Marie of France, queen of Belgium (d. 1850) was born on this day in history.
1814 On April - 02 birth of henry Lewis "Old Rock" Benning, Brig General (Confederate Army
1814 On April - 02 birth of erastus Brigham Bigelow, American inventor (d. 1879)
1817 On April - 02 birth of teodulo Mabellini, composer
1826 On this day in history birth of philip Dale Roddey, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1897
1827 On this day in history birth of william Holdman Hunt, English painter (Light of the World)
1833 Thomas Howard Ruger, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.
1840 Émile Zola, French novelist and critic (d. 1902) was born on this day in history.
1862 Nicholas Murray Butler, US, Columbia U pres/pacifist (Nobel 1931) was born on April - 02.
1863 On April - 02 birth of henry C Van de Velde, Flemish painter/architect (Art Nouveau)
1867 On this day in history birth of eugen Sandow, German bodybuilder and circus performer (d. 1925)
1868 Eduard Jacobs, singer/pianist (Dutch cabaret) was born on April - 02.