Page 2: Historical Events In April - 02

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  On April - 02 frigate Alliance captures 2 British privateers, Mars and Minerva   

1784  On this day in history pierre Leclair, composer, dies at 74   

1792  Congress establishes Philadelphia mint on this day in history.   

1792  Congress establishes the US mint to coin American money on April - 02.   

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 April - 02.   

1800  1st performance of Ludwig von Beethoven's 1st Symphony in C on this day in history.   

1801  During the naval battle of Copenhagen, Nelson ignores a signal to withdraw by putting the telescope to his blind eye on this day in history.   

1801  Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen on April - 02.   

1803  On April - 02 franz Paul Lachner, composer   

1803  Hieronymus van Alphen, Dutch attorney/poet (church hymns), dies at 56 on April - 02.   

1804  Forty merchantmen are wrecked when a convoy led by HMS Apollo runs aground off Portugal on this day in history.   

1805  The birth of Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author of fairy tales on April - 02.   

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

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

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

1817  Teodulo Mabellini, composer on April - 02.   

1819  The first successful agricultural journal ("The American Farmer") begins on this day in history.   

1819  1st successful agricultural journal ("American Farmer") begins on this day in history.   

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

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

1831  On this day in history charles Felix, blind King of Sardina (1821-31), dies at 74   

1833  On April - 02 thomas Howard Ruger, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1840  On April - 02 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  On this day in history theodor Althaus, writer, dies   

1860  On April - 02 first Italian Parliament met at Turin   

1860  1st Italian Parliament met at Turin on April - 02.   

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1348  On April - 02 birth of andronikos IV Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1385)   

1565  On this day in history 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  On April - 02 birth of francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction)   

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

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

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.   

1118  Boudouin I, of Bologne/Edessa, 1st crusader/king of Jerusalem, dies on April - 02.   

1272  Death of Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1209) on this day in history.   

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

1412  Death of Ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo, Spanish traveler and writer (b. ????) on this day in history.   

1416  Ferdinand I, the Justified, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1502  On April - 02 arthur, English crown prince/husband of Catharina of Aragon, dies   

1507  On April - 02 death of francis of Paola, Italian founder of the Order of the Minims (b. 1416)   

1640  Matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45 on this day in history.