What happened on April 2

41 documented historical events happened on April 2, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León sighted land in North America, naming the area La Florida. On the same day, in another year: The first modern Italian Parliament is opened in Turin, following the annexation of Central Italy into the Kingdom of Sardinia. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on April 2, including Bobby Ávila, George MacDonald Fraser, Hans Rosenthal. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

97 people with a Wikipedia article died on April 2, including Hasan ibn Ali, Bardas Skleros, Baldwin I of Jerusalem. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

20 observances are celebrated on April 2 around the world: 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. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.