On this day in History - Apr 02

0742 - Charlemagne, was born. King of the Franks († 0814).
0999 - Início do pontificado do Papa Silvestre
1118 - Morte de Balduino I (rei de Jerusalém)
1212 - Exumação do corpo de São Isidro Labrador (1082-1172).
1284 - Nascimento de Eduardo II de Inglaterra
1285 - Início do pontificado do Papa Honório IV.
1335 - Henry, Duke of Carinthia and Carniola, Count of Tyrol , dies
1383 - Escritura de casamento da infanta D. Beatriz com D. João de Castela
1416 - Início do reinado de Afonso V, o Magnânimo - rei de Aragão.
1502 - Prince Arthur Tudor, dies. Elder brother of Henry VIII of England
1508 - Morte de São Francisco de Paula.
1510 - Ashikaga Yoshiharu, was born. Ashikaga shogun († 1550)
1513 - Juan Ponce de Leon sets foot on Florida becoming the first known European to do so.
1545 - Elizabeth of Valois, was born. Queen of Philip II of Spain († 1568)
1565 - Nascimento de Isidoro Aliaga (arcebispo espanhol).
1566 - Nascimento de Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzi (canonizada em 28 Abr 1669).
1587 - Nascimento de Virgínia Centurione (canonizada em 18 Mai 2003.
1618- Nascimento de Francesco Maria Grimaldi, físico italiano. Estudou a difração da luz.
1657 - Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor , dies. 1709 - Giovanni-Battista Gaulli “Il Baciccio”, dies (b. 08 May 1639). Italian Baroque painter.
1671 - Canonização de Rosa de Lima (1586 - 1617)
1705 - Morte do compositor alemão Johann Löhner
1725 - Giacomo Casanova, was born in Venice, Italy († 4 Jun 1798). Adventurer ( his name became synonymous for philanderer) and writer.
1733 - Nascimento de Giacomo Tritto (compositor italiano)
1747 - Johann Jacob Dillenius, dies (b. 1684). botanist
1751 - John L. Smibert dies in Boston (b. 24 Mar 1688 in Edinburgh). Scottish born/ American Baroque painter specialized in Portraits,
1755 - Commodore William James captures pirate fortress of Severndroog on west coast of India.
1763 - Nascimento de Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari (compositor italiano)
1783 - William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck assume o cargo de primeiro-ministro britânico
1791 - Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, dies. Conde de Mirabeau. French writer and politician.
1792 - The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint.
1798 - August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, was born ( † 1874). German poet.
1799 - Nascimento de Charles Philip Yorke (4º conde de Hardwicke)
1800 - Manhattan Well Mystery: In New York City, the trial of Levi Weeks ends with an acquittal. Weeks was defended by Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.
1801 - Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen - The British destroy the Danish fleet.
1801 - Thomas Dadford Junior, dies. British canal engineer
1801 - Batalha naval de Copenhaga entre as frotas Britânica e Dinamarquesa. Comandada por Nelson a frota britânica destrói a frota dinamarquesa.
1805 - Hans Christian Andersen, was born († 1875). Danish writer.
1810 - Casamento de Napoleão Bonaparte, imperador dos Franceses, com a arquiduquesa Maria Luísa de Áustria.
1810 - Kaspar Karsen, was born († 24 Jul 1896). Dutch artist.
1811 - William Joseph Shayer Junior, was born († 1892). British artist.
1822 - Nascimento em Lisboa de Luís Augusto Rebelo da Silva († 1871). Historiador, romancista e dramaturgo português.
1822 - Nascimento de Roque Sáenz Peña (presidente argentino 1910-1914)
1824 - John Johnson é enforcado por roubo e assassinato de um marinheiro
1827 - William Holman Hunt, was born in London († 07 Sep 1910). English Pre-Raphaelite painter.
1834 - Nasce o escultor francês Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, autor da Estátua da Liberdade em Nova York.
1836 - Charles Dickens got married with Catherine Hogarth.
1837 - Johan Conrad Greive, was born († 14 May 1891). Dutch artist.
1840 - Émile Zola, was born († 29 Sep 1902). French novelist and critic.
1841 - Nascimento de Clément Ader (engenheiro francês - pioneiro da aviação) .
1854 - O semanário "Le Figaro" começa a publicar-se em Paris.
1862 - Nicholas Murray Butler, was born. USA philosopher and teacher, Nobel Prize for Peace Paz in 1931.
1863 - Richmond Bread Riots: Food shortages incite hundreds of angry women to riot in Richmond, Virginia and demand the Confederate government to release emergency supplies.
1865 - American Civil War: Siege of Petersburg broken - Union troops capture the trenches around Petersburg, Virginia, forcing Confederate General Robert E. Lee to retreat.
1865 - American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his Cabinet flee the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.
1865 - General A.P. Hill, dies (b. 1825). Confederate commander.
1867 - Eugen Sandow, was born ( † 1925). Body builder, circus performer.
1869 - Hughie Jennings, was born († 1928). Baseball Hall of Famer.
1872 - Samuel Morse, dies (b. 1791). Inventor of Morse code .
1875 - Walter Chrysler, was born († 1940). Automobile pioneer.
1881 - Johannes (or Jan) Tavenraat (or Tavenraet ), dies (b. 20 Mar 1809). Rotterdam Dutch painter.
1883 - Paul Radin was born in Lodz, Poland (d. 1959). Ethnologist .
1889 - Charles Hall patented aluminum on this day.
1891 - Max Ernst, was born († 1976). Painter.
1900 - Roberto Arlt, was born. Argentine novelist and dramaturg.
1901 - Claude Thomas Stanfield Moore, dies (b. 10 Jun 1853). British artist.
1902 - Esther Morris, dies. Suffragist and the first woman judge in U.S. history.
1902 - "Electric Theatre", the first movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles, California.
1905 - Hjalmar “Magnus” Munsterhjelm, dies (b. 19 Oct 1840). Swedish French artist.
1908 - Buddy Ebsen, was born († 2003). Actor, dancer.
1911 - O clube de futebol Guarani Futebol Clube é fundado na cidade de Campinas / Brasil
1914 - Sir Alec Guinness, was born († 8 May 2000) . English actor.
1914 - Paul von Heyse, dies. German writer Nobel Prize in Literature 1910.
1914 - Nascimento de Alec Guinness (ator inglês)
1917 - World War I: U.S. President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
1917 - The first woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress, Jeannette Rankin, takes her seat as a representative from Montana.
1920 - Jack Webb, was born († 1982). Actor, director, producer.
1922 - Hermann Rorschach, dies (b. 1884). Psychologist.
1923 - G. Spencer-Brown, was born. Mathematician.
1925 - George MacDonald Fraser, was born. Author
1925 - Hans Rosenthal, was born († 1987) . Showmaster.
1925 - Pinheiro Correia, Sérgio da Silva e António Gouveia concluem o raid aéreo Lisboa-Guiné.
1926 - Jack Brabham, was born. Grand Prix racer
1927 - Carmen Basilio,was born. Boxer
1927 - Ferenc Puskás, was born. Great Hungarian football (soccer) player
1928 - Serge Gainsbourg, was born ( † 1991). Singer.
1930 - Haile Selassie is proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia.
1934 - Paul Joseph Cohen, was born. Mathematician.
1934 - Brian Glover, was born († 1997). British actor, wrestler.
1935 - O físico britânico Sir Watson Watt regista a patente do RADAR.
1939 - Marvin Gaye, was born ( † 01 Apr 1984). Singer.
1940 - Penelope Keith, was born. Actress.
1941 - The radio program Life of Riley aired for the first time.
1945 - Linda Hunt, was born. Actress
1947 - Emmylou Harris, was born. Singer
1947 - Camille Paglia, was born. Feminist writer
1953 - David Robinson, was born. Musician.
1954 - Carl ‘Bobo’ Olson defeated Kid Gavilan to retain the world middleweight boxing title.
1956 - General Motors board member Alfred P. Sloan steps down after 19 years as chairman with Albert Bradley as his successor.
1956 - As the World Turns and The Edge of Night first aired on the CBS network in the United States, as the first half-hour serial dramas
1960 - Linford Christie, was born. British athlete.
1962 - Mark Shulman, was born. Children's author .
1964 - The Saab board started Project Gudmund to develop a new and larger car, later released as Saab 99.
1966 - Teddy Sheringham was born in Walthamstow, London, England, UK. English football ( soccer) player (Manchester United )
1966 - C.S. Forester, dies. Author (b. 1899)
1972 - Actor Charlie Chaplin returns to the United States for the first time since being labeled a communist in the early 1950s during the Red Scare.
1972 - Vietnam War: Easter Offensive begins - North Vietnamese soldiers of the 304th Division take the northern half of Quang Tri Province.
1974 - Georges Pompidou, dies (b. 1911) . President of France.
1974 - 46th Annual Academy Awards presentation at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Hosting the cerimony were John Huston, David Niven, Burt Reynolds, and Diana Ross. The Best Picture of the Year Award went to " The Sting" (producers: Tony Bill, Michael Phillips, Julia Phillips). The Sting won six additional Oscars: Director (George Roy Hill); Art Direction (Henry Bumstead)and Set Decoration (James Payne); Costume Design (Edith Head); Film Editing (William Reynolds); Scoring/Original Song Score/Adaptation: (Marvin Hamlisch); Writing/Original Story/Screenplay based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced (David S. Ward); plus three additional nominations. Oscar winners: Best Actor: Jack Lemmon for Save the Tiger; Best Actress: Glenda Jackson for A Touch of Class; Best Supporting Actor: John Houseman for The Paper Chase; Best Supporting Actress: Tatum O’Neal for Paper Moon; and Best Music/Song: The Way We Were -- Marvin Hamlisch (music), Alan and Marilyn Bergman (lyrics) from the movie of the same title.
1975 - Vietnam War: Thousands of civilian refugees flee from the Quang Ngai Province in front of advancing North Vietnamese troops.
1976 - A Constituição da República Portuguesa ( pós 25 Abril 74) é promulgada no decorrer da última sessão da Assembleia Constituinte.
1980 - U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act in an effort to help the U.S. economy rebound.
1982 - Falklands War: Argentina invades the British-owned Falkland Islands starting the war.
1982 - John Chancellor helms the news desk at the NBC Nightly News for the final time, after eleven-and-a-half years.
1986 - Chris Walberg, voice actor (Hey Arnold!)
1987 - Buddy Rich, dies (b. 1917). Drummer .
1989 - Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Havana, Cuba to meet with Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations.
1992 - In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison.
1992 - Pierre Bérégovoy becomes Prime Minister of France
1993 - Doom alpha version 0.4 is finished.
1994 - Betty Furness, dies. Author.
1996 - Lech Walesa, ex presidente da Polonia, regressa como electricista nos estaleiros de Gdansk, após a sua derrota nas eleições.
2002 - Israeli forces surrounded the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem which has around 200 Palestinians inside. A siege ensues.
2003 - Terenci Moix, dies. Spanish author.
2003 - Edwin Starr, singer (b. 1942) .
2003 - Beatrice Riese dies at 86. Abstract artist and collector born in The Hague, Netherlands.
2004 - Islamist terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks attempt a thwarted bombing of the Spanish high-speed train AVE near Madrid.
2004 - Bulgaria, Eslovaquia, Eslovenia, Estonia, Letonia, Lituania y Rumania se asocian OTAN cómo miembros completos.
2005 - Pope John Paul II dies at the age of 84, after more than 26 years as the head of the Roman Catholic Church.