Page 2: Historical Events In April - 02
Tuesday, 18 March 2025
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 Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari, composer on April - 02.
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 Congress establishes Philadelphia mint on April - 02.
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 H v Fallersleben, writer on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1803 Hieronymus van Alphen, Dutch attorney/poet (church hymns), dies at 56 on April - 02.
1804 On April - 02 forty merchantmen are wrecked when a convoy led by HMS Apollo runs aground off Portugal.
1805 The birth of Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author of fairy tales on this day in history.
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 The first successful agricultural journal ("The American Farmer") begins on April - 02.
1819 1st successful agricultural journal ("American Farmer") begins on April - 02.
1826 On April - 02 philip Dale Roddey, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1897
1827 On this day in history first Naval Hospital construction begun at Portsmouth, VA
1827 Joseph Dixon begins manufacturing lead pencils on April - 02.
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 Thomas Howard Ruger, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.
1840 On this day in history the birth of Emile Zola, French author
1845 H.L. Fizeau &J Leon Foucault take first photo of Sun on this day in history.
1845 On this day in history h L Fizeau & J Leon Foucault take 1st photo of Sun
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 this day in history.
1860 First Italian Parliament met at Turin on this day in history.
1860 On April - 02 1st Italian Parliament met at Turin
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