Page 4: Historical Events In April - 02

1892  On this day in history willem J d'Ablaing van Giessenburg, Dut baron/genealogist, dies at 79   

1894  Rudolph P Cleveringa, Dutch anti-nazi lawyer on this day in history.   

1898  On April - 02 adoption of U.S. Naval Academy coat of arms   

1900  1st edition of The Volk published (Amsterdam) on April - 02.   

1900  On this day in history heinrich Besseler, German musicologist   

1901  On this day in history anis Fuleihan, composer   

1902  On April - 02 the first motion picture theater opens (LA)   

1902  On this day in history 1st motion picture theater opens (LA)   

1902  On April - 02 danilo Svara, composer   

1905  Cairo-Capetown railway opens on this day in history.   

1905  On April - 02 edmond Jouhaud, general   

1906  On April - 02 south Africa complete a 4-1 series drubbing of England   

1908  Mills Committee declares baseball was invented by Abner Doubleday on April - 02.   

1908  On April - 02 buddy Ebsen, Belleville Il, actor (Beverly Hillbillies, Barnaby Jones)   

1909  On this day in history jean Kurt Forest, composer   

1910  Arnie Herber, NFL QB (Green Bay Packers, NY Giants) on this day in history.   

1910  Boyd Alexander, English explorer (Niger to the Nile), murdered at 37 on April - 02.   

1911  Charles "Honi" Coles, tap dancer (Tap) on April - 02.   

1912  On April - 02 titanic undergoes sea trials under its own power   

1912  Sun Yet Sen forms Guomindang-Party in China on this day in history.   

1914  On April - 02 the birth of Sir Alec Guinness, English actor of stage and screen   

1914  On this day in history alec Guinness, London England, British actor (Bridge on River Kwai)   

1915  On this day in history antony Dornhorst, professor of medicine   

1916  On April - 02 belyavskij disc asteroid #851 Zeissia ͔ Wladilena ͕ Nansenia   

1916  German troops overtake Bois de Caillette on April - 02.   

1917  On this day in history pres Wilson asks Congress to declare war against Germany   

1917  Jeannette Rankin becomes 1st women member of US House of Reps on this day in history.   

1917  On April - 02 dabbs Greer, Fairview Mo, actor (Gunsmoke, Little House on Prairie)   

1919  On April - 02 antoon J Hubben, Dutch mayor (Maasbree)/trade union leader   

1920  On April - 02 jack Webb, Santa Monica Calif, actor (Joe Friday-Dragnet)   

1921  Prof Albert Einstein lectures in New York City on his new theory of relativity on April - 02.   

1922  On April - 02 nikolaj G Bassov, Russia, atomic physicist (laser, Nobel 1964)   

1923  Hugh Overton, British diplomat on April - 02.   

1924  Denis Rooke, CEO (British Gas) on this day in history.   

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

1565  On April - 02 birth of cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (d. 1599)   

1602  Maria de Jesus de Agreda, [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscan was born on this day in history.   

1618  Francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction) was born on this day in history.   

1628  On April - 02 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 this day in history.   

1711  Jan Punt, Dutch engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool) was born on April - 02.   

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 April - 02.   

1335  Death of Duke Henry of Carinthia (b. circa 1265) on April - 02.   

1412  Death of Ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo, Spanish traveler and writer (b. ????) on April - 02.   

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

1502  On this day in history arthur, English crown prince/husband of Catharina of Aragon, dies   

1507  Death of Francis of Paola, Italian founder of the Order of the Minims (b. 1416) on this day in history.   

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