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On This Day · The 92nd day of the year

April 2

April 2's record stretches 290 years, from 1725 to 2015. Its center of gravity is the 21st century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

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What happened on April 2?

April 2 is the 92nd day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1725 and 2015. Famous people born on April 2 include Émile Zola, Serge Gainsbourg and Keshorn Walcott.

Released on April 2

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Xenonauts 2
  • Game Darwin's Paradox!
  • Movie Vaazha II

2025

  • Game Elroy and the Aliens
  • TV Please Put Them On, Takamine-san
  • TV The Beginning After the End

2024

  • Game Saviorless

2023

  • TV The Dangers in My Heart

2022

  • TV Aharen-san wa Hakarenai

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1725

    Johann Sebastian Bach

  2. 1800

    Ludwig van Beethoven

  3. 1863

    American Civil War

  4. 1911

    Australian Bureau of Statistics

  5. 1986

    Alabama

  6. 1992

    New York (state)

  7. 2002

    Israel

  8. 2012

    2012 Oikos University shooting

  9. 2015

    Garissa University College attack

  10. 2015

    Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary

Famous birthday twins

Born on April 2

Émile Zola

b. 1840

Serge Gainsbourg

b. 1928

Keshorn Walcott

b. 1993

Jack Brabham

b. 1926

Hans Christian Andersen

b. 1805

Roshan Seth

b. 1942

Deaths

  • 2015Manoel de Oliveira
  • 2005Pope John Paul II
  • 1995Hannes Alfvén
  • 1974Georges Pompidou
  • 1416Ferdinand I of Aragon
  • 1118Baldwin I of Jerusalem

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Abundius of Como
  • —Christian feast day: Amphianus of Lycia
  • —Christian feast day: Æbbe the Younger
  • —Christian feast day: Bronach of Glen-Seichis (Irish martyrology)
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Elisabetta Vendramini
  • —Christian feast day: Francis of Paola
  • —Christian feast day: Francisco Coll Guitart
  • —Christian feast day: Henry Budd (Anglican Church of Canada)

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