Tuesday April 2, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

April 2: Day of the Week

April 2, 2024 is the 93rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 273 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is martes.

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Here’s the April calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

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.

April 2 Historical Event(s)

1755
Commodore William James captures the pirate fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.
1800
Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna.
1851
Rama IV is crowned King of Thailand.
1863
Richmond Bread Riot: Food shortages incite hundreds of angry women to riot in Richmond, Virginia and demand that the Confederate government release emergency supplies.
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.
1911
The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts the country’s first national census.
1975
Construction of the CN Tower is completed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It reaches 553.33 m in height, becoming the world’s tallest free-standing structure.
1982
Falklands War: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.
1992
In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison.

Who were born on April 2?

1861
Iván Persa, Hungarian Slovene writer and catholic priest (d. 1935)
1884
Sir John Squire, British poet, writer, and historian (d. 1958)
1928
Serge Gainsbourg, French singer (d. 1991)
1943
Caterina Bueno, Italian singer (d. 2007)
1959
Yves Lavandier, French film director
1966
Teddy Sheringham, English footballer
1983
Felix Borja, Ecuadorian footballer
1983
Paul Capdeville, Chilean tennis player
1984
Jérémy Morel, French footballer
1990
Miralem Pjanić, Bosnian footballer

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