On April 2, history records 36 notable events, 208 famous births and 85 deaths, spanning the years 670 to 1885.
Events on this day include: The second Shia Imam Hassan ibn Ali passes away after being poisoned (670); Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León first sights land in what is now the United States state of Florida. (1513).
Notable people born on April 2 include Charlemagne (742), Andronikos IV Palaiologos (1348), John Corvinus (1473).
Notable figures who died on this day include Æbbe the Younger (870), Muflih al-Turki (872), Yuan Dezhao (968).
Events on 2 April 36
See all →Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León first sights land in what is now the United States state of Florida.
Commodore William James captures the Maratha fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.
American Civil War: The largest in a series of Southern bread riots occurs in Richmond, Virginia.
American Civil War: Defeat at the Third Battle of Petersburg forces the Army of Northern Virginia and the Confederate government to abandon Richmond, Virginia.
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Birthdays on 2 April 208
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Deaths on 2 April 85
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