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 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  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  On April - 02 1st motion picture theater opens (LA)   

1902  On April - 02 danilo Svara, composer   

1905  On April - 02 cairo-Capetown railway opens   

1905  On April - 02 edmond Jouhaud, general   

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

1909  Jean Kurt Forest, composer on April - 02.   

1910  On April - 02 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 April - 02 titanic undergoes sea trials under its own power   

1912  Sun Yet Sen forms Guomindang-Party in China on April - 02.   

1914  The birth of Sir Alec Guinness, English actor of stage and screen on April - 02.   

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

1915  Antony Dornhorst, professor of medicine on this day in history.   

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

1916  On this day in history german troops overtake Bois de Caillette   

1917  Pres Wilson asks Congress to declare war against Germany on this day in history.   

1917  On April - 02 jeannette Rankin becomes 1st women member of US House of Reps   

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

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

1920  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1923  On April - 02 hugh Overton, British diplomat   

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

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1348  Andronikos IV Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1385) was born on April - 02.   

1565  Cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (d. 1599) was born on this day in history.   

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  Constantin Christian Dedekind, composer was born on April - 02.   

1632  On April - 02 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 this day in history 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 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 April - 02.   

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 this day in history.   

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