Page 4: Historical Events In April - 02

1892  Willem J d'Ablaing van Giessenburg, Dut baron/genealogist, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history rudolph P Cleveringa, Dutch anti-nazi lawyer   

1898  On this day in history adoption of U.S. Naval Academy coat of arms   

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

1900  Heinrich Besseler, German musicologist on this day in history.   

1901  On April - 02 anis Fuleihan, composer   

1902  On this day in history the first motion picture theater opens (LA)   

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

1902  Danilo Svara, composer on April - 02.   

1905  On April - 02 cairo-Capetown railway opens   

1905  Edmond Jouhaud, general on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history south Africa complete a 4-1 series drubbing of England   

1908  Mills Committee declares baseball was invented by Abner Doubleday on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history buddy Ebsen, Belleville Il, actor (Beverly Hillbillies, Barnaby Jones)   

1909  Jean Kurt Forest, composer on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history arnie Herber, NFL QB (Green Bay Packers, NY Giants)   

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  Titanic undergoes sea trials under its own power on April - 02.   

1912  On April - 02 sun Yet Sen forms Guomindang-Party in China   

1914  The birth of Sir Alec Guinness, English actor of stage and screen on this day in history.   

1914  Alec Guinness, London England, British actor (Bridge on River Kwai) on April - 02.   

1915  On April - 02 antony Dornhorst, professor of medicine   

1916  Belyavskij disc asteroid #851 Zeissia ͔ Wladilena ͕ Nansenia on this day in history.   

1916  German troops overtake Bois de Caillette on this day in history.   

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

1917  On this day in history jeannette Rankin becomes 1st women member of US House of Reps   

1917  Dabbs Greer, Fairview Mo, actor (Gunsmoke, Little House on Prairie) on this day in history.   

1919  Antoon J Hubben, Dutch mayor (Maasbree)/trade union leader on this day in history.   

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

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

1922  Nikolaj G Bassov, Russia, atomic physicist (laser, Nobel 1964) on April - 02.   

1923  On April - 02 hugh Overton, British diplomat   

1924  On this day in history denis Rooke, CEO (British Gas)   

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

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

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 this day in history birth of georg Caspar Weckler, composer   

1653  On this day in history 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 this day in history boudouin I, of Bologne/Edessa, 1st crusader/king of Jerusalem, dies   

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

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

1412  On April - 02 death of ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo, Spanish traveler and writer (b. ????)   

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  Death of Francis of Paola, Italian founder of the Order of the Minims (b. 1416) on April - 02.   

1640  Matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45 on April - 02.