Historical Events In April - 02

1862  Nicholas Murray Butler, US, Columbia U pres/pacifist (Nobel 1931) on April - 02.   

1863  On April - 02 bread revolt in Richmond Virginia   

1863  Henry C Van de Velde, Flemish painter/architect (Art Nouveau) on April - 02.   

1864  Skirmish at Crump's Hill (Piney Woods), Louisiana on this day in history.   

1865  Ambrose P Hill confederate general, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history cSA Pres Jefferson Davis flees Confederate capital of Richmond, VA   

1865  On April - 02 gen A.P. Hill is killed by a Federal Picket   

1865  Lee's line is broken at Petersberg on April - 02.   

1865  Richard Cobden founder Anti-Corn-Law League, dies at 60 on April - 02.   

1865  On April - 02 battle of Petersburg, VA (Ft Gregg, Sutherland's Station)   

1865  On April - 02 ambrose Powell Hill, Confederate general, killed in action at 39   

1866  Pres Johnson ends war in Ala, Ark, Fla, Ga, Miss, La, NC, SC, Tn &Va on April - 02.   

1866  On this day in history pres Johnson ends war in Ala, Ark, Fla, Ga, Miss, La, NC, SC, Tn & Va   

1868  Eduard Jacobs, singer/pianist (Dutch cabaret) on April - 02.   

1869  R Luther discovers asteroid #108 Hecuba on April - 02.   

1870  Victoria Woodhull is 1st woman to be nominated for US pres on this day in history.   

1871  On April - 02 dominion of Canada's first census shows a population of 3,689,257, including 2,110,000 of British origin and 1,083,000 of French origin   

1872  Samuel F B Morse developer of electric telegraph dies at 80 on April - 02.   

1872  George B Brayton patents gasoline powered engine on this day in history.   

1872  On April - 02 samuel F B Morse developer of electric telegraph, dies at 80   

1875  On April - 02 walter Chrysler, Wamego, Kansas, founder of car company Chrysler   

1876  Philadelphia A's & Boston Red Caps play 1st NL game, in Phila on this day in history.   

1876  Paul van Vlissingen, Dutch ship owner, dies at 78 on April - 02.   

1877  On April - 02 the first Easter egg roll held on White House lawn   

1877  1st Easter egg roll held on White House lawn on this day in history.   

1877  On April - 02 arnold Schering, German musicologist (Humor, Heldentum, Tragik)   

1878  On this day in history 1st issue of Rotterdam's Newspaper   

1883  Battle at Bamako: French assault on Fabous arm forces attack on this day in history.   

1884  London prison for debtors closed on this day in history.   

1885  On this day in history wandering Spirit massacres 9 white settlers and Metis at Frog Lake Saskatchewan takes one man and two women prisoner with 7 other Crees.   

1887  On this day in history juneau Alaska the US seizes Canadian sealing ships in North Pacific (boy they sure pick on us)   

1890  On April - 02 marinus FAG Campbell, bibliographer, dies at 70   

1891  On April - 02 the birth of Max Ernst, German painter   

1891  On this day in history max Ernst, Germany, painter/sculptor (founded surrealism)   

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1348  On this day in history birth of andronikos IV Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1385)   

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

1602  On this day in history birth of maria de Jesus de Agreda, [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscan   

1618  On April - 02 birth of francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction)   

1628  On April - 02 birth of constantin Christian Dedekind, composer   

1632  Georg Caspar Weckler, composer was born on April - 02.   

1653  On this day in history birth of prince George of Denmark, prince consort of Anne of England (d. 1708)   

1711  Jan Punt, Dutch engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool) was born on April - 02.   

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  Death of Ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo, Spanish traveler and writer (b. ????) on April - 02.   

1416  On April - 02 ferdinand I, the Justified, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 52   

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