Historical Events In April - 02

1762  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 on April - 02.   

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

1781  Frigate Alliance captures 2 British privateers, Mars and Minerva on this day in history.   

1784  On April - 02 pierre Leclair, composer, dies at 74   

1792  On this day in history congress establishes Philadelphia mint   

1792  On this day in history congress establishes the US mint to coin American money   

1792  US authorizes $10 Eagle, $5 half-Eagle &2.50 quarter-Eagle gold coins &silver dollar, « dollar, quarter, dime &half-dime on this day in history.   

1798  On this day in history h v Fallersleben, writer   

1800  1st performance of Ludwig von Beethoven's 1st Symphony in C on April - 02.   

1801  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1803  Franz Paul Lachner, composer on April - 02.   

1803  Hieronymus van Alphen, Dutch attorney/poet (church hymns), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1804  Forty merchantmen are wrecked when a convoy led by HMS Apollo runs aground off Portugal on April - 02.   

1805  On April - 02 the birth of Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author of fairy tales   

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

1806  Giacomo Antonelli, Italian cardinal/asst sec of state for Pius IX on this day in history.   

1814  On April - 02 henry Lewis "Old Rock" Benning, Brig General (Confederate Army   

1817  On April - 02 teodulo Mabellini, composer   

1819  On April - 02 the first successful agricultural journal ("The American Farmer") begins   

1819  1st successful agricultural journal ("American Farmer") begins on April - 02.   

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

1827  On this day in history first Naval Hospital construction begun at Portsmouth, VA   

1827  On April - 02 joseph Dixon begins manufacturing lead pencils   

1827  On April - 02 william Holdman Hunt, English painter (Light of the World)   

1831  On April - 02 charles Felix, blind King of Sardina (1821-31), dies at 74   

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

1840  The birth of Emile Zola, French author on April - 02.   

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 this day in history.   

1852  A gang of robbers steal 8,000 ounces of gold from the vessel Nelson, anchored off Williamstown, Victoria on April - 02.   

1852  On this day in history theodor Althaus, writer, dies   

1860  First Italian Parliament met at Turin on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history 1st Italian Parliament met at Turin   

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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  On this day in history birth of maria de Jesus de Agreda, [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscan   

1618  On this day in history birth of francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction)   

1628  On this day in history birth of constantin Christian Dedekind, composer   

1632  On April - 02 birth of georg Caspar Weckler, composer   

1653  Prince George of Denmark, prince consort of Anne of England (d. 1708) was born on April - 02.   

1711  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1209)   

1335  On this day in history death of duke Henry of Carinthia (b. circa 1265)   

1412  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1640  Matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45 on April - 02.