Famous Personalities Born In April - 02
Friday, 07 November 2025
1348 Andronikos IV Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1385) was born on April - 02. 

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

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

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

1628 On April - 02 birth of constantin Christian Dedekind, composer 

1632 Georg Caspar Weckler, composer was born on April - 02. 

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. 

1713 Onno Zwier van Haren, Frisian poet (Fatherland) was born on this day in history. 

1725 Casanova, writer was born on this day in history. 

1728 Franz Asplmayr, composer was born on April - 02. 

1733 On April - 02 birth of giacomo Tritto, composer 

1735 Christian Gotthilf Tag, composer was born on this day in history. 

1735 On this day in history birth of franz Volrath Buttstett, composer 

1740 On April - 02 birth of armand-Gaston Camus, French CEO (Council of 500) 

1763 On this day in history birth of giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari, composer 

1781 On this day in history birth of bhagwan Swaminarayan, religious leader (d. 1830) 

1788 On April - 02 birth of francisco Balagtas, Filipino poet (d. 1862) 

1798 H v Fallersleben, writer was born on April - 02. 

1803 On April - 02 birth of franz Paul Lachner, composer 

1805 On April - 02 birth of hans Christian Andersen, Denmark, author of 150 fairy tales 

1806 On this day in history birth of giacomo Antonelli, Italian cardinal/asst sec of state for Pius IX 

1812 Louise-Marie of France, queen of Belgium (d. 1850) was born on this day in history. 

1814 Henry Lewis "Old Rock" Benning, Brig General (Confederate Army was born on this day in history. 

1814 Erastus Brigham Bigelow, American inventor (d. 1879) was born on this day in history. 

1817 On April - 02 birth of teodulo Mabellini, composer 

1826 Philip Dale Roddey, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1897 was born on this day in history. 

1827 William Holdman Hunt, English painter (Light of the World) was born on April - 02. 

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

1840 On this day in history birth of Émile Zola, French novelist and critic (d. 1902) 

1862 On this day in history birth of nicholas Murray Butler, US, Columbia U pres/pacifist (Nobel 1931) 

1863 Henry C Van de Velde, Flemish painter/architect (Art Nouveau) was born on April - 02. 

1867 Eugen Sandow, German bodybuilder and circus performer (d. 1925) was born on April - 02. 

1868 On this day in history birth of eduard Jacobs, singer/pianist (Dutch cabaret) 

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