Historical Events In April - 02
Friday, 29 March 2024
1892 On this day in history willem J d'Ablaing van Giessenburg, Dut baron/genealogist, dies at 79
1894 On April - 02 rudolph P Cleveringa, Dutch anti-nazi lawyer
1898 On this day in history 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 The first motion picture theater opens (LA) on this day in history.
1902 1st motion picture theater opens (LA) on April - 02.
1902 On this day in history danilo Svara, composer
1905 On this day in history cairo-Capetown railway opens
1905 On April - 02 edmond Jouhaud, general
1906 South Africa complete a 4-1 series drubbing of England on this day in history.
1908 On this day in history mills Committee declares baseball was invented by Abner Doubleday
1908 On this day in history buddy Ebsen, Belleville Il, actor (Beverly Hillbillies, Barnaby Jones)
1909 Jean Kurt Forest, composer on April - 02.
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 On April - 02 charles "Honi" Coles, tap dancer (Tap)
1912 On this day in history titanic undergoes sea trials under its own power
1912 Sun Yet Sen forms Guomindang-Party in China on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1915 On this day in history antony Dornhorst, professor of medicine
1916 On this day in history belyavskij disc asteroid #851 Zeissia ͔ Wladilena ͕ Nansenia
1916 German troops overtake Bois de Caillette on this day in history.
1917 On April - 02 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 Antoon J Hubben, Dutch mayor (Maasbree)/trade union leader on April - 02.
1920 Jack Webb, Santa Monica Calif, actor (Joe Friday-Dragnet) on April - 02.
1921 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1923 On April - 02 hugh Overton, British diplomat
1924 Denis Rooke, CEO (British Gas) on April - 02.
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