Historical Events In April - 02
Wednesday, 06 July 2022
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 On April - 02 giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari, composer
1781 Frigate Alliance captures 2 British privateers, Mars and Minerva on this day in history.
1784 Pierre Leclair, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1792 Congress establishes Philadelphia mint on this day in history.
1792 On April - 02 congress establishes the US mint to coin American money
1792 On April - 02 uS authorizes $10 Eagle, $5 half-Eagle &2.50 quarter-Eagle gold coins &silver dollar, « dollar, quarter, dime &half-dime
1798 On April - 02 h v Fallersleben, writer
1800 1st performance of Ludwig von Beethoven's 1st Symphony in C on this day in history.
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 On this day in history forty merchantmen are wrecked when a convoy led by HMS Apollo runs aground off Portugal.
1805 On this day in history the birth of Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author of fairy tales
1805 Hans Christian Andersen, Denmark, author of 150 fairy tales on April - 02.
1806 Giacomo Antonelli, Italian cardinal/asst sec of state for Pius IX on this day in history.
1814 Henry Lewis "Old Rock" Benning, Brig General (Confederate Army on this day in history.
1817 Teodulo Mabellini, composer on April - 02.
1819 On April - 02 the first successful agricultural journal ("The American Farmer") begins
1819 On this day in history 1st successful agricultural journal ("American Farmer") begins
1826 Philip Dale Roddey, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1897 on this day in history.
1827 First Naval Hospital construction begun at Portsmouth, VA on this day in history.
1827 On this day in history joseph Dixon begins manufacturing lead pencils
1827 On this day in history william Holdman Hunt, English painter (Light of the World)
1831 Charles Felix, blind King of Sardina (1821-31), dies at 74 on this day in history.
1833 On April - 02 thomas Howard Ruger, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1840 The birth of Emile Zola, French author on April - 02.
1845 On this day in history 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 On April - 02 a gang of robbers steal 8,000 ounces of gold from the vessel Nelson, anchored off Williamstown, Victoria.
1852 Theodor Althaus, writer, dies on April - 02.
1860 On April - 02 first Italian Parliament met at Turin
1860 1st Italian Parliament met at Turin on this day in history.
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