348 Historic Events for April 2
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| 1840 |
Birth |
mile Zola, France, novelist (Nana, J'Accuse)
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| 1841 |
Birth |
Cl‚ment Ader, French engineer
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| 1845 |
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H L Fizeau and J Leon Foucault take 1st photo of Sun
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| 1852 |
Death |
Theodor Althaus, writer, dies
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| 1860 |
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1st Italian Parliament met at Turin
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| 1862 |
Birth |
Nicholas Murray Butler, US, Columbia U pres/pacifist (Nobel 1931)
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| 1863 |
Birth |
Henry C Van de Velde, Flemish painter/architect (Art Nouveau)
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| 1863 |
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Bread revolt in Richmond Virginia
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| 1864 |
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Skirmish at Spoonville/Antoine, Arkansas
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| 1864 |
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Skirmish at Crump's Hill (Piney Woods), Louisiana
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| 1865 |
Death |
Richard Cobden, founder Anti-Corn-Law League, dies at 60
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| 1865 |
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Battle of Petersburg, VA (Ft Gregg, Sutherland's Station)
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| 1865 |
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CSA Pres Jefferson Davis flees Confederate capital of Richmond, VA
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| 1865 |
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Battle of Ft Blakely AL and Selma AL
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| 1865 |
Death |
Ambrose Powell Hill, Confederate general, killed in action at 39
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| 1866 |
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Pres Johnson ends war in Ala, Ark, Fla, Ga, Miss, La, NC, SC, Tn and Va
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| 1868 |
Birth |
Eduard Jacobs, singer/pianist (Dutch cabaret)
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| 1870 |
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Victoria Woodhull is 1st woman to be nominated for US pres
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| 1872 |
Death |
Samuel F B Morse developer of electric telegraph, dies at 80
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| 1872 |
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George B Brayton patents gasoline powered engine
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| 1875 |
Birth |
Walter Chrysler, founded car company (Chrysler)
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| 1876 |
Death |
Paul van Vlissingen, Dutch ship owner, dies at 78
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| 1876 |
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Philadelphia A's and Boston Red Caps play 1st NL game, in Phila
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| 1877 |
Birth |
Arnold Schering, German musicologist (Humor, Heldentum, Tragik)
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| 1877 |
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1st Easter egg roll held on White House lawn
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