Page 3: Historical Events In April - 02

1862  On April - 02 nicholas Murray Butler, US, Columbia U pres/pacifist (Nobel 1931)   

1863  On April - 02 bread revolt in Richmond Virginia   

1863  Henry C Van de Velde, Flemish painter/architect (Art Nouveau) on this day in history.   

1864  Skirmish at Crump's Hill (Piney Woods), Louisiana on April - 02.   

1865  Ambrose P Hill confederate general, dies at 39 on April - 02.   

1865  On April - 02 cSA Pres Jefferson Davis flees Confederate capital of Richmond, VA   

1865  Gen A.P. Hill is killed by a Federal Picket on April - 02.   

1865  Lee's line is broken at Petersberg on April - 02.   

1865  On April - 02 richard Cobden founder Anti-Corn-Law League, dies at 60   

1865  On this day in history battle of Petersburg, VA (Ft Gregg, Sutherland's Station)   

1865  Ambrose Powell Hill, Confederate general, killed in action at 39 on April - 02.   

1866  Pres Johnson ends war in Ala, Ark, Fla, Ga, Miss, La, NC, SC, Tn &Va on April - 02.   

1866  On this day in history pres Johnson ends war in Ala, Ark, Fla, Ga, Miss, La, NC, SC, Tn & Va   

1868  Eduard Jacobs, singer/pianist (Dutch cabaret) on this day in history.   

1869  On April - 02 r Luther discovers asteroid #108 Hecuba   

1870  On April - 02 victoria Woodhull is 1st woman to be nominated for US pres   

1871  On this day in history dominion of Canada's first census shows a population of 3,689,257, including 2,110,000 of British origin and 1,083,000 of French origin   

1872  On this day in history samuel F B Morse developer of electric telegraph dies at 80   

1872  On this day in history george B Brayton patents gasoline powered engine   

1872  Samuel F B Morse developer of electric telegraph, dies at 80 on April - 02.   

1875  On April - 02 walter Chrysler, Wamego, Kansas, founder of car company Chrysler   

1876  On April - 02 philadelphia A's & Boston Red Caps play 1st NL game, in Phila   

1876  On this day in history paul van Vlissingen, Dutch ship owner, dies at 78   

1877  On this day in history the first Easter egg roll held on White House lawn   

1877  1st Easter egg roll held on White House lawn on this day in history.   

1877  On this day in history arnold Schering, German musicologist (Humor, Heldentum, Tragik)   

1878  On this day in history 1st issue of Rotterdam's Newspaper   

1883  On April - 02 battle at Bamako: French assault on Fabous arm forces attack   

1884  On April - 02 london prison for debtors closed   

1885  On April - 02 wandering Spirit massacres 9 white settlers and Metis at Frog Lake Saskatchewan takes one man and two women prisoner with 7 other Crees.   

1887  On this day in history juneau Alaska the US seizes Canadian sealing ships in North Pacific (boy they sure pick on us)   

1890  On April - 02 marinus FAG Campbell, bibliographer, dies at 70   

1891  The birth of Max Ernst, German painter on April - 02.   

1891  On April - 02 max Ernst, Germany, painter/sculptor (founded surrealism)   

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1348  On this day in history birth of andronikos IV Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1385)   

1565  Cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (d. 1599) was born on April - 02.   

1602  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of constantin Christian Dedekind, composer   

1632  Georg Caspar Weckler, composer was born on April - 02.   

1653  On April - 02 birth of prince George of Denmark, prince consort of Anne of England (d. 1708)   

1711  On April - 02 birth of jan Punt, Dutch engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool)   

1118  On April - 02 boudouin I, of Bologne/Edessa, 1st crusader/king of Jerusalem, dies   

1272  On this day in history death of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1209)   

1335  On April - 02 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 this day in history ferdinand I, the Justified, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 52   

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

1507  On this day in history death of francis of Paola, Italian founder of the Order of the Minims (b. 1416)   

1640  On this day in history matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45