Page 4: Historical Events In April - 02

1892  On April - 02 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  On April - 02 1st edition of The Volk published (Amsterdam)   

1900  Heinrich Besseler, German musicologist on this day in history.   

1901  Anis Fuleihan, composer on April - 02.   

1902  On this day in history the first motion picture theater opens (LA)   

1902  On this day in history 1st motion picture theater opens (LA)   

1902  On this day in history danilo Svara, composer   

1905  On April - 02 cairo-Capetown railway opens   

1905  Edmond Jouhaud, general on this day in history.   

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  Buddy Ebsen, Belleville Il, actor (Beverly Hillbillies, Barnaby Jones) on April - 02.   

1909  Jean Kurt Forest, composer on this day in history.   

1910  On April - 02 arnie Herber, NFL QB (Green Bay Packers, NY Giants)   

1910  On this day in history boyd Alexander, English explorer (Niger to the Nile), murdered at 37   

1911  Charles "Honi" Coles, tap dancer (Tap) on April - 02.   

1912  Titanic undergoes sea trials under its own power on April - 02.   

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 April - 02.   

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

1915  Antony Dornhorst, professor of medicine on April - 02.   

1916  Belyavskij disc asteroid #851 Zeissia ͔ Wladilena ͕ Nansenia on this day in history.   

1916  German troops overtake Bois de Caillette on April - 02.   

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 April - 02.   

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 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 April - 02.   

1923  Hugh Overton, British diplomat on April - 02.   

1924  On this day in history denis Rooke, CEO (British Gas)   

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

1565  On April - 02 birth of cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (d. 1599)   

1602  On April - 02 birth of maria de Jesus de Agreda, [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscan   

1618  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1653  Prince George of Denmark, prince consort of Anne of England (d. 1708) was born on April - 02.   

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  On this day in history death of ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo, Spanish traveler and writer (b. ????)   

1416  On this day in history ferdinand I, the Justified, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 52   

1502  Arthur, English crown prince/husband of Catharina of Aragon, dies on this day in history.   

1507  On this day in history death of francis of Paola, Italian founder of the Order of the Minims (b. 1416)   

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