348 Historic Events for April 2
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Michael Rizzello, sculpter/coin designer
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Elena Verdugo, Hollywood Calif, actress (Consuelo-Marcus Welby MD)
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Billy Pierce, pitcher (Chicago White Sox) seven time all star
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Joseph "Cardinal" Bernardin, of Chicago
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Rita Gam, Pittsburgh, actress (Distortions, Hannibal, Sierra Baron)
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Serge Gainsbourg, [Ginsburg], Russian/French singer (Ford Mustang)
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| 1928 |
Death |
Theodore Richards, US chemist (atomic weight, Nobel 1914), dies
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Frans H J J Andriessen, Dutch MP (KVP/CDA)
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Catherine Gaskin, romantic novelist (Fiona, Coporation Wife)
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| 1930 |
Birth |
Girolamo Arriego, composer
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| 1930 |
Birth |
W Hambleden Smith, English newspaper magnate
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| 1930 |
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1st NY-Bermuda airplane flight lands in Bermuda
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| 1931 |
Birth |
Imre Olsvai, composer
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| 1931 |
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Teenage girl strikes out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game in Chattanooga, Tennessee
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| 1932 |
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Charles Lindbergh turns over $50,000 as ransom for kidnapped son
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| 1932 |
Birth |
Mahmood Hussain, Pakistani cricket swing bowler (68 wkts in 27 Tests)
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| 1932 |
Death |
Hugo Kaun, composer, dies at 69
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| 1933 |
Death |
K S Ranjitsinhji, cricketer (989 Test runs, 1st-class avg 56), dies
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Peter Middleton, British permanent secretary (Treasury)
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Diane Cilento, Rabaul
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Christopher France, British permanent secretary (Dept of Health)
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Brian Glover, actor (McGuffin)
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| 1935 |
Birth |
Sharon Acker, Toronto Canada, actress (Della Street-Perry Mason 1973)
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| 1935 |
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Mary Hirsch, becomes 1st woman licensed as a horse trainer
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| 1935 |
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Sir Watson-Watt patents RADAR
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