What are the important events that happened on April 2? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

April 2: Facts & Myths About This Day

April 2 is the 92^nd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 273 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is March 20, 2025 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 484,320 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘enneacontadigon’ day.

Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 321 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,485 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

April 2 Historical Events

• 1792 –
  The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint.
• 1800 –
  Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna.
• 1865 –
  American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his Cabinet flee the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.
• 1865 –
  American Civil War: The Siege of Petersburg is broken – Union troops capture the trenches around Petersburg, Virginia, forcing Confederate General Robert E. Lee to retreat.
• 1900 –
  The Congress passes the Foraker Act, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule.
• 1902 –
  Dmitry Sipyagin, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire, is assassinated in the Marie Palace, St Petersburg.
• 1911 –
  The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts the country’s first national census.
• 1956 –
  As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS-TV. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.
• 1973 –
  Launch of the LexisNexis computerized legal research service.
• 1984 –
  Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma is launched aboard Soyuz T-11, and becomes the first Indian in space.

Who were born on April 2?

• 742 –
  Charlemagne (d. 814)
• 1527 –
  Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and geographer (d. 1598)
• 1838 –
  Léon Gambetta, French statesman (d. 1882)
• 1938 –
  John Larsson, 17th General of The Salvation Army
• 1945 –
  Anne Waldman, American poet
• 1959 –
  Juha Kankkunen, Finnish race car driver
• 1967 –
  Helen Chamberlain, British television presenter
• 1971 –
  Elton, German comedian
• 1983 –
  Owen Fussey, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1993 –
  Aaron Kelly, American singer

Who died on April 2?

• 1412 –
  Ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo, Spanish traveler and writer
• 1502 –
  Prince Arthur Tudor, son of Henry VII of England (b. 1486)
• 1657 –
  Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1608)
• 1754 –
  Thomas Carte, English historian (b. 1686)
• 1787 –
  Thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719)
• 1803 –
  Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet, Scottish politician and judge (b. 1721)
• 1928 –
  Theodore William Richards, American chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1868)
• 1936 –
  Jean Baptiste Eugène Estienne, French general (b. 1860)
• 1958 –
  Josei Toda, Japanese second president of the Buddhist association Soka Gakkai (b. 1900)
• 2010 –
  Thomas J. Moyer, American jurist, Chief Justice Supreme Court of Ohio (b. 1939)