348 Historic Events for April 2
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| 1910 |
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Irene Mayer Selznick, producer (Street Car Named Desire)
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| 1910 |
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Arnie Herber, NFL QB (Green Bay Packers, NY Giants)
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| 1910 |
Birth |
Joeri German, Russian writer
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| 1911 |
Birth |
Charles "Honi" Coles, tap dancer (Tap)
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| 1912 |
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Titanic undergoes sea trials under its own power
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| 1912 |
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Sun Yet Sen forms Guomindang-Party in China
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| 1914 |
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Alec Guinness, London England, British actor (Bridge on River Kwai)
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| 1915 |
Birth |
Antony Dornhorst, professor of medicine
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| 1915 |
Birth |
Arthur Ballard, artist
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| 1916 |
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German troops overtake Bois de Caillette
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| 1917 |
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Pres Wilson asks Congress to declare war against Germany
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| 1917 |
Birth |
Dabbs Greer, Fairview Mo, actor (Gunsmoke, Little House on Prairie)
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| 1917 |
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Jeannette Rankin becomes 1st women member of US House of Reps
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| 1917 |
Birth |
Lou Monte, NJ, singer (Peppino the Italian Mouse)
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| 1919 |
Birth |
Ian Hunter, impresario
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| 1919 |
Birth |
Antoon J Hubben, Dutch mayor (Maasbree)/trade union leader
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Jack Webb, Santa Monica Calif, actor (Joe Friday-Dragnet)
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Lambertus MJU van Straaten, geologist (Waddenzee, Rh“ne-delta)
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| 1921 |
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Prof Albert Einstein lectures in NYC on his new theory of relativity
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Nikolaj G Bassov, Russia, atomic physicist (laser, Nobel 1964)
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Jacob "Jaap" Firet, Dutch theologist (Agogisch Moment)
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Hugh Overton, British diplomat
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| 1924 |
Birth |
Denis Rooke, CEO (British Gas)
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| 1925 |
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George MacDonald Fraser, poet/author (Flashman at the Charge)
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| 1926 |
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Riots between Moslems and Hindus in Calcutta
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