Famous Personalities Born In April - 02
Monday, 22 December 2025
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 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 Constantin Christian Dedekind, composer was born on April - 02. 

1632 On this day in history birth of georg Caspar Weckler, composer 

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

1711 On this day in history birth of jan Punt, Dutch engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool) 

1713 Onno Zwier van Haren, Frisian poet (Fatherland) was born on April - 02. 

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

1728 On April - 02 birth of franz Asplmayr, composer 

1733 On April - 02 birth of giacomo Tritto, composer 

1735 Christian Gotthilf Tag, composer was born on April - 02. 

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

1740 On this day in history birth of armand-Gaston Camus, French CEO (Council of 500) 

1763 Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari, composer was born on this day in history. 

1781 Bhagwan Swaminarayan, religious leader (d. 1830) was born on this day in history. 

1788 Francisco Balagtas, Filipino poet (d. 1862) was born on April - 02. 

1798 H v Fallersleben, writer was born on this day in history. 

1803 Franz Paul Lachner, composer was born on April - 02. 

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

1806 On April - 02 birth of giacomo Antonelli, Italian cardinal/asst sec of state for Pius IX 

1812 On this day in history birth of louise-Marie of France, queen of Belgium (d. 1850) 

1814 On this day in history birth of henry Lewis "Old Rock" Benning, Brig General (Confederate Army 

1814 On this day in history birth of erastus Brigham Bigelow, American inventor (d. 1879) 

1817 Teodulo Mabellini, composer was born on this day in history. 

1826 Philip Dale Roddey, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1897 was born on April - 02. 

1827 William Holdman Hunt, English painter (Light of the World) was born on this day in history. 

1833 On this day in history birth of thomas Howard Ruger, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) 

1840 Émile Zola, French novelist and critic (d. 1902) was born on April - 02. 

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 Eugen Sandow, German bodybuilder and circus performer (d. 1925) was born on this day in history. 

1868 Eduard Jacobs, singer/pianist (Dutch cabaret) was born on April - 02. 

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