Tukuk-OS📅 April 2
14 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on April 2? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2015 — Six elderly men burgled a safe-deposit facility in Hatton Garden, London, and stole items worth up to an estimated £14 million.
Hatton Garden safe deposit burglarySafe deposit boxHatton Garden
- 2015 — Gunmen attacked Garissa University College in Kenya, killing 148 people and wounding 79 others.
- 2012 — A gunman shot at people inside Oikos University, a Korean Christian college in Oakland, California, leaving seven people dead and three injured.
2012 Oikos University shootingOikos UniversityChristianity in Korea
- 2002 — Second Intifada: Palestinian militants sought refuge from advancing Israeli forces in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, beginning a month-long siege.
- 1992 — Bosnian War: At least 48 civilians were massacred in the town of Bijeljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- 1992 — John Gotti, the head of the Gambino crime family of New York City, was convicted of racketeering, murder, conspiracy to commit murder, loansharking, obstruction of justice, illegal gambling, and tax evasion.
- 1982 — Argentine special forces invaded the Falkland Islands, sparking the Falklands War against the United Kingdom.
- 1979 — Spores of anthrax were accidentally released from a military research facility near the city of Sverdlovsk, causing at least 68 deaths.
- 1968 — 2001: A Space Odyssey, the epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, premiered at the Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C.
- 1911 — The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducted the first national census of the country.
Australian Bureau of Statistics1911 Australian censusCensus in Australia
- 1871 — Creatures of Impulse, by W. S. Gilbert (pictured), premiered at the Court Theatre in London.
- 1865 — American Civil War: On the third attempt, Union forces captured Petersburg, Virginia, although Confederate officials and most of their remaining troops were able to escape.
American Civil WarUnion (American Civil War)Third Battle of Petersburg
- 1860 — The first modern Italian Parliament is opened in Turin, following the annexation of Central Italy into the Kingdom of Sardinia.
- 1513 — Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León sighted land in North America, naming the area La Florida.
Births
- 2007 — Brenda Fruhvirtová, Czech tennis player
- 2005 — Adrián Liso, Spanish footballer
- 2004 — Diana Shnaider, Russian tennis player
- 2002 — Emma Myers, American actress
- 2000 — Rodrigo Riquelme, Spanish footballer
- 2000 — Josip Stanišić, Croatian footballer
- 1997 — Dillon Bassett, American race car driver
- 1997 — Abdelhak Nouri, Dutch footballer
- 1997 — Austin Riley, American baseball player
- 1996 — Zach Bryan, American singer-songwriter
- 1996 — André Onana, Cameroonian footballer
- 1995 — Zack Steffen, American soccer player
Deaths
- 2025 — Khamtai Siphandone, Laotian politician, 4th President of Laos (born 1924)
- 2024 — Jerry Abbott, American country music songwriter and record producer (born 1942)
- 2024 — John Barth, American writer (born 1930)
- 2024 — Maryse Condé, Guadeloupean novelist, critic, and playwright (born 1934)
- 2024 — Christopher Durang, American playwright (born 1949)
- 2024 — Larry Lucchino, American attorney and baseball executive (born 1945)
- 2024 — John Sinclair, American poet (born 1941)
- 2024 — Juan Vicente Pérez, Venezuelan supercentenarian (born 1909)
- 2022 — Estelle Harris, American actress and comedian (born 1928)
- 2021 — Simon Bainbridge, British composer (born 1952)
- 2017 — Alma Delia Fuentes, Mexican actress (born 1937)
- 2016 — Gallieno Ferri, Italian comic book artist and illustrator (born 1929)
Observances & holidays
- 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)
- Christian feast day: Blessed Laura Evangelista Alvarado Cardozo
- Christian feast day: Blessed Nicholas Charnetsky
- Christian feast day: Nicetius of Lyon
- Christian feast day: Theodosia of Tyre
- Christian feast day: Urban of Langres
- Christian feast day: Blessed Vilmos Apor
- Christian feast day: April 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- International Children's Book Day (International)
- Thai Heritage Conservation Day (Thailand)
- Unity of Peoples of Russia and Belarus Day (Belarus)
- World Autism Awareness Day (International)
- Malvinas Day (Argentina)
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