April 2nd seems so insignificant after april 1st

[Guava Jelly]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_2
EVENTS
* 136 - Galba, governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Roman emperors begun with Julius Caesar and Augustus.
* 1453 - Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (İstanbul), which would fall on May 29.
* 1513 - Juan Ponce de Leon sets foot on Florida becoming the first known European to do so.
* 1755 - Commodore William James captures pirate fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.
* 1792 - The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint.
* 1801 - Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen - The British destroy the Danish fleet.
* 1804 - Forty merchantmen are wrecked when a convoy led by HMS Apollo runs aground off Portugal.
* 1863 - Richmond Bread Riot: 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.
* 1900 - The Foraker Act passes through Congress, giving Puerto Ricans limited self-rule.
* 1902 - Dmitry Sipyagin, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire, is assassinated by a terrorist in the Marie Palace, St Petersburg.
* 1902 - "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles, California.
* 1917 - World War I: The Battle of Vimy Ridge commences when the Canada Corps launches an artillary bombardment of the German trenches. To that time, the biggest artillery bombardment in history.
* 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.
* 1930 - Haile Selassie is proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia.
* 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.
* 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.
* 1973 - Launch of LexisNexis computerized legal research service.
* 1975 - Vietnam War: Thousands of civilian refugees flee from the Quang Ngai Province in front of advancing North Vietnamese troops.
* 1975 - CN Tower completed in Toronto Ontario Canada: reaches 553.33 metres in height, becoming the world's tallest free-standing structure.
* 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: 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands by Argentina. The disputed islands are later retaken by the United Kingdom.
* 1984 - Sqn Ldr Rakesh Sharma is launched aboard Soyuz T-11, and becomes the first Indian in space.
* 1989 - Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Havana, Cuba to meet with Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations.
* 1991 - First female Premier of a Canadian province takes office. Rita Johnston succeeds William Vander Zalm, who resigned, as Premier of British Columbia.
* 1992 - In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison.
* 2002 - Israeli forces surrounded the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem into which armed Palestinians retreated. A siege ensues.
* 2004 - Islamist terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks attempt a thwarted bombing of the Spanish high-speed train AVE near Madrid.
* 2005 - James Stewart Jr. becomes first African American to win a major motorsports event.
* 2005 - Pope John Paul II dies at the age of 84. His funeral is broadcast to every corner of the globe through the modern media. Millions of Catholic pilgrims journey to Rome, Italy to pay final respects.
* 2006 - Over 60 tornadoes breakout, hardest hit is Tennessee with 29 people killed.
* 2006 - Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" makes history by becoming the U.K.'s first-ever No. 1 single to top the chart solely on download sales.
* 2007 - A new law went into effect in Wales banning smoking in all enclosed public spaces.
* 2007 - An earthquake with magnitude of 8.1 on the Richter Scale shakes the South Pacific nation of the Solomon Islands, causing a tsunami, with tsunami warnings as far away as the east coast of Australia.

Births

* 742 - Charlemagne (d. 814)
* 1348 - Andronicus IV Palaeologus, Eastern Roman Emperor (d. 1385)
* 1510 - Ashikaga Yoshiharu, Japanese shogun (d. 1550)
* 1527 - Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and geographer (d. 1598)
* 1545 - Elizabeth of Valois, wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568)
* 1565 - Cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (d. 1599)
* 1618 - Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (d. 1663)
* 1653 - Prince George of Denmark, prince consort of Anne of England (d. 1708)
* 1719 - Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, German poet (d. 1803)
* 1725 - Giacomo Casanova, Italian adventurer and writer (d. 1798)
* 1781 - Bhagwan Swaminarayan, religious leader (d. 1830)
* 1788 - Francisco Balagtas, Filipino poet (d. 1862)
* 1798 - August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, German poet (d. 1874)
* 1805 - Hans Christian Andersen, Danish writer (d. 1875)
* 1814 - Erastus Brigham Bigelow, American inventor (d. 1879)
* 1827 - William Holman Hunt, English painter (d. 1910)
* 1838 - Léon Gambetta, French statesman (d. 1882)
* 1840 - Émile Zola, French novelist and critic (d. 1902)
* 1862 - Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1947)
* 1867 - Eugen Sandow, German bodybuilder and circus performer (d. 1925)
* 1869 - Hughie Jennings, American baseball player and manager (d. 1928)
* 1875 - Walter Chrysler, American automobile pioneer (d. 1940)
* 1891 - Max Ernst, German painter (d. 1976)
* 1900 - Roberto Arlt, Argentine writer (d. 1942)
* 1902 - Jan Tschichold, German typographer (d. 1974)
* 1903 - Lionel Chevrier, Canadian politician (d. 1987)
* 1907 - Luke Appling, American baseball player (d. 1991)
* 1908 - Buddy Ebsen, American actor and dancer (d. 2003)
* 1910 - Paul Triquet, Canadian military officer (d. 1980)
* 1912 - Herbert Mills, American singer (The Mills Brothers) (d. 1989)
* 1914 - Sir Alec Guinness, English actor (d. 2000)
* 1917 - Lou Monte, American singer (d. 1989)
* 1920 - Jack Webb, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1982)
* 1923 - G. Spencer-Brown, English mathematician
* 1923 - Clifford Scott Green, American Federal Judge
* 1926 - George MacDonald Fraser, English author
* 1926 - Sir Jack Brabham, Australian race car driver
* 1927 - Carmen Basilio, American boxer
* 1927 - Ferenc Puskás, Hungarian footballer (d. 2006)
* 1927 - Kenneth Tynan, English critic and writer (d. 1980)
* 1928 - Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, American cardinal (d. 1996)
* 1928 - Serge Gainsbourg, French singer (d. 1991)
* 1934 - Paul Joseph Cohen, American mathematician
* 1934 - Brian Glover, British actor and wrestler (d. 1997)
* 1937 - Dick Radatz, American baseball player (d. 2005)
* 1938 - John Larsson, 17th General of The Salvation Army
* 1938 - Whirlaway, American thoroughbred racehorse, 1941 Triple Crown Winner (d. 1953)
* 1939 - Marvin Gaye, American singer (d. 1984)
* 1939 - Lise Thibault, Lieutenant-governor of Quebec
* 1940 - Penelope Keith, English actress
* 1941 - Dr. Demento, American radio personality
* 1942 - Leon Russell, American blues-rock pianist/guitarist session musician
* 1942 - Hiroyuki Sakai, Japanese chef
* 1945 - Linda Hunt, American actress
* 1945 - Reggie Smith, American baseball player
* 1945 - Don Sutton, American baseball player
* 1946 - Kurt Winter, Canadian guitarist (The Guess Who) (d. 1997)
* 1947 - Emmylou Harris, American singer
* 1947 - Camille Paglia, American feminist writer
* 1949 - Pamela Reed, American actress
* 1951 - Ayako Okamoto, Japanese golfer
* 1951 - Moriteru Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist
* 1952 - Pat Drummond, Australian singer-songwriter
* 1952 - Thierry Le Luron, French humorist (d. 1986)
* 1952 - Leon Wilkeson, American rock bassist (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (d. 2001)
* 1953 - Jim Allister, Northern Irish politician
* 1953 - David Robinson, American musician
* 1953 - Debralee Scott, American actress (d. 2005)
* 1954 - Allan Davis, Australian diplomat
* 1954 - Susumu Hirasawa, Japanese electropop musician
* 1955 - Ron Palillo, American actor
* 1959 - Juha Kankkunen, Finnish race car driver
* 1959 - Badou Zaki, Morrocan footballer and manager
* 1960 - Linford Christie, English athlete
* 1961 - Christopher Meloni, American actor
* 1961 - Keren Woodward, English singer (Bananarama)
* 1962 - Pierre Carles, French documentarist
* 1962 - Clark Gregg, American actor
* 1962 - Mark Shulman, American children's author
* 1964 - Pete Incaviglia, American baseball player
* 1965 - Rodney King, American victim of police brutality
* 1966 - Bill Romanowski, American football player
* 1966 - Teddy Sheringham, English footballer
* 1966 - Garnet Silk, Jamaican singer (d. 1994)
* 1967 - Greg Camp, American musician (Smash Mouth)
* 1967 - Helen Chamberlain, British television presenter
* 1971 - Todd Woodbridge, Australian tennis player
* 1971 - ZEEBRA, Japanese hip hop artist
* 1972 - Chico Slimani, Moroccoan-British singer
* 1973 - Roselyn Sanchez, Puerto Rican actress
* 1974 - Håkan Hellström, Swedish musician
* 1975 - Adam Rodriguez, American actor
* 1976 - Andreas Anastasopoulos, Greek shot putter
* 1978 - John Gall, American baseball player
* 1980 - Carlos Salcido, Mexican footballer
* 1981 - Michael Clarke, Australian cricketer
* 1981 - Bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress
* 1982 - Jeremy Bloom, American skier and football player
* 1982 - Jack Evans, American professional wrestler
* 1982 - Leyla Milani, Canadian actress and model
* 1983 - Felix Borja, Ecuadorian footballer
* 1983 - Paul Capdeville, Chilean tennis player
* 1984 - Ashley Peldon, American actress
* 1984 - Meryl Cassie, New Zealand actress
* 1989 - Clare Thomas, English actress

Deaths

* 1118 - Baldwin I of Jerusalem, King of Jerusalem
* 1272 - Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1209)
* 1335 - Duke Henry of Carinthia
* 1412 - Ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo, Spanish traveler and writer
* 1502 - Prince Arthur Tudor, son of Henry VII of England (b. 1486)
* 1507 - Francis of Paola, Italian founder of the Order of the Minims (b. 1416)
* 1657 - Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1608)
* 1657 - Jean-Jacques Olier - French catholic priest, founder of the Society of Saint-Sulpice (b. 1608)
* 1720 - Joseph Dudley, colonial Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1647)
* 1742 - James Douglas, Scottish physician and anatomist (b. 1675)
* 1747 - Johann Jacob Dillenius, German botanist (b. 1684)
* 1754 - Thomas Carte, English historian (b. 1686)
* 1787 - Thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719)
* 1791 - Mirabeau, French statesman (b. 1749)
* 1801 - Thomas Dadford Junior, British canal engineer
* 1803 - Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet, Scottish politician and judge (b. 1721)
* 1817 - Johann Heinrich Jung, German author (b. 1740)
* 1827 - Ludwig Heinrich Bojanus, German physician and naturalist (b. 1776)
* 1845 - Philip Charles Durham, Royal Navy Admiral (b. 1763)
* 1865 - General A. P. Hill, American Confederate general (b. 1825)
* 1872 - Samuel F. B. Morse, American painter and inventor of the telegraph (b. 1791)
* 1902 - Esther Morris, suffragist and first female American judge (b. 1814)
* 1914 - Paul von Heyse, German writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1830)
* 1922 - Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychologist (b. 1884)
* 1928 - Theodore William Richards, American chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1868)
* 1930 - Empress Zauditu of Ethiopia (b. 1876)
* 1936 - Jean-Baptiste Eugène Estienne, French general (b. 1860)
* 1953 - Hugo Sperrle, German field marshal (b. 1885)
* 1966 - C. S. Forester, English author (b. 1899)
* 1972 - Franz Halder, German general (b. 1884)
* 1972 - Gil Hodges, American baseball player and manager (b. 1924)
* 1974 - Georges Pompidou, President of France (b. 1911)
* 1987 - Buddy Rich, American drummer (b. 1917)
* 1994 - Betty Furness, American actress (b. 1916)
* 1995 - Harvey Penick, American golf instructor (b. 1904)
* 1995 - Hannes Alfvén, Swedish physicist (b. 1908)
* 1998 - Rob Pilatus, American model and entertainer (Milli Vanilli) (b. 1965)
* 2001 - Charles Daudelin, Canadian artist (b. 1920)
* 2001 - Jennifer Syme, American actress (b. 1972)
* 2003 - Edwin Starr, American singer (b. 1942)
* 2004 - John Argyris, Greek aeronautical engineer (d. 1913)
* 2005 - Pope John Paul II (b. 1920)
* 2006 - Nina Schenk von Stauffenberg, German wife of freedom fighter Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg (b. 1913)

Holidays and observances

* International Children's Book Day
* Malvinas Day in Argentina
* Sizdah be dar in Iran

Liturgical feasts

* Saint Franciscus of Paola (1507)
* Blessed Arnold of Leuven
* Saint Genoveva of Brabant (1760)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear GoPsUx!

Well, you might think so........

Until you look at this list of yours!

Pretty impressive, IMHO......

:hug:

[Guava Jelly]

2. I can only take credit for a cut and paste

But thank you Calpeg!
:yourock:

[rug]

3. Any day remembering Blessed Arnold of Leuven is a significant day.