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This is a list of selected April 2 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

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U.S. Mint seal
Stanley Kubrick
Horatio Nelson
Juan Ponce de León
William James' ships capture Suvarnadurg
Hatton Garden safe-deposit facility
John Gotti

Ineligible

Blurb	Reason
Holy Week begins (Western Christianity);	81 (!) citation needed tags
Palm Sunday	refimprove
1755 – A naval fleet led by Commodore William James of the East India Company captured the fortress Suvarnadurg from the Marathas.	refimprove section
1792 – By the Coinage Act, the United States Mint was founded and U.S. currency was decimalized.	unreferenced section
1800 – Russia and the Ottoman Empire signed the Treaty of Constantinople, establishing the Septinsular Republic, the first autonomous Greek state in more than 300 years.	single source
1801 – War of the Second Coalition: British forces led by Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson defeated the Dano-Norwegian fleet at the Battle of Copenhagen.	multiple issues
1885 – North-West Rebellion: Led by Wandering Spirit, young Cree warriors attacked the village of Frog Lake, North-West Territories (now in Alberta), where they killed nine settlers.	lots of CN tags (5)
1945 – Brazil established diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, but maintained a neutral relationship during the Cold War that was limited to commercial trade and cooperation agreements of minimal importance.	needs more footnotes
1956 – As the World Turns premiered on American television as the first half-hour soap opera.	refimprove section, original research
1962 – The first official panda crossing opened outside London Waterloo station.	refimprove
1973 – The LEXIS computer-assisted legal research service launched as a continuation of an experiment organized by the Ohio State Bar in 1967.	advertisement
1976 – Norodom Sihanouk (pictured) resigned as leader of Cambodia and was arrested by the Khmer Rouge.	resignation was only retroactively declared on this day
2006 – More than 60 tornadoes touched down in the central United States, killing 27 people and causing about $1.1 billion in damage.	resignation was only retroactively declared on this day
Giacomo Casanova \|d\|1798	refimprove section
Paškal Buconjić \|b\|1834\|	Birthday not cited
Max Ernst \|b\|1891	multiple issues
Ranjitsinhji \|d\|1933\|	"Too long" yellow banner

Eligible

1513 – Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León sighted land in North America, naming the area La Florida.
1865 – American Civil War: On the third attempt, Union forces captured Petersburg, Virginia, although Confederate officials and most of their remaining troops were able to escape.
1911 – The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducted the first national census of the country.
1968 – 2001: A Space Odyssey, an epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick (pictured), premiered at the Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C.
1992 – John Gotti (pictured), the head of the Gambino crime family of New York City, was convicted of racketeering, murder, conspiracy to commit murder, loansharking, obstruction of justice, illegal gambling, and tax evasion.
2002 – Second Intifada: Palestinian militants sought refuge from advancing Israeli forces in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, beginning a month-long siege.

2015 – Six elderly men burgled a safe-deposit facility in Hatton Garden, London, and stole items worth up to an estimated £14 million.
2015 – Gunmen attacked Garissa University College in Kenya, killing 148 people and wounding 79 others.
Born/died: | Charlemagne |b|747|Maria Sibylla Merian |b|1647| Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin |b|1755| Clément Ader |b|1841| Albert Pike |d|1891| Sue Townsend |b|1946| Juanito |d|1992| Arthur Kopit |d|2021

Notes

1920 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak appears on March 28 and Super Outbreak (1974) appears on April 3 and 1936 Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak appears on April 5, so 2006 outbreak should not appear in the same year
Florida Territory appears on March 30, so Ponce de León should not appear in the same year
Battle of Five Forks appears on April 1, so Third Battle of Petersburg should not appear in the same year

April 2: World Autism Awareness Day; feast day of Saint Francis of Paola (Catholicism); Malvinas Day in Argentina (1982)

Southern bread riots

1863 – About 5,000 people in Richmond, Virginia, mostly poor women, rioted in protest of the high price of bread (depicted).
1979 – Spores of anthrax were accidentally released from a military research facility near the city of Sverdlovsk, causing at least 68 deaths.
1982 – Argentine special forces invaded the Falkland Islands, sparking the Falklands War against the United Kingdom.
1992 – Bosnian War: At least 48 civilians were massacred in the town of Bijeljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
2012 – A gunman shot at people inside Oikos University, a Korean Christian college in Oakland, California, leaving seven people dead and three injured.

Prince George of Denmark (b. 1653)
Wilhelmine Reichard (b. 1788)
Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet (d. 1803)
Elizabeth Catlett (d. 2012)

More anniversaries:

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+File:Kubrick on the set of Barry Lyndon (1975 publicity photo) crop.jpg|Stanley Kubrick
-File:John Gotti 2.jpg|John Gotti
 File:HoratioNelson1.jpg|Horatio Nelson
-File:Rakesh sharma.jpg|Rakesh Sharma
 File:Juan Ponce de León.jpg|Juan Ponce de León
 File:Francis Holman, Commodore James in the Protector, with the Revenge and the grab Bombay in the bay off the Suvarnadrug fort at Gheriah, India, April 1755 (18th century).jpg|William James' ships capture Suvarnadurg
+File:88-90 Hatton Garden, front door TQ3181 U23.jpg|Hatton Garden safe-deposit facility
+File:John Gotti 2.jpg|John Gotti
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-| '''[[Malvinas Day]]''' in Argentina
+|'''[[Holy Week]]''' begins (Western Christianity);
+|81 (!) citation needed tags
-| tagged for lack of lead, and a bit stubby
+|-
+|'''[[Palm Sunday]]'''
+|refimprove
 |-
 | [[1755]] – A naval fleet led by Commodore [[Sir William James, 1st Baronet|William James]] of the [[East India Company]] captured the fortress '''[[Suvarnadurg]]''' from the [[Maratha]]s.
 | refimprove section
 |-
-|[[1792]] – By the '''[[Coinage Act of 1792|Coinage Act]]''', the [[United States Mint]] was founded and [[United States dollar|U.S. currency]] was [[Decimalisation|decimalized]].
+| [[1792]] – By the '''[[Coinage Act of 1792|Coinage Act]]''', the [[United States Mint]] was founded and [[United States dollar|U.S. currency]] was [[Decimalisation|decimalized]].
 |unreferenced section
+|-
+| [[1800]] – Russia and the Ottoman Empire signed the '''[[Treaty of Constantinople (1800)|Treaty of Constantinople]]''', establishing the [[Septinsular Republic]]<!--not bold, some date confusion (see article talk)-->, the first autonomous Greek state in more than 300 years.
+| single source
 |-
 | [[1801]] – [[War of the Second Coalition]]: [[Royal Navy|British forces]] led by [[Vice Admiral]] [[Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson|Horatio Nelson]] defeated the [[Denmark–Norway|Dano-Norwegian]] fleet at the '''[[Battle of Copenhagen (1801)|Battle of Copenhagen]]'''.
 | multiple issues
-|-
-| [[1863]] – About 5,000 people in [[Richmond, Virginia]], mostly poor women, '''[[Southern bread riots|rioted]]''' in protest of the exorbitant price of bread.
-| number dubious - Britannica talks about "hundreds"; "exorbitant" is possibly POV language; link between bread riots and Richmond is not made in the article
 |-
 | [[1885]] – [[North-West Rebellion]]: Led by [[Wandering Spirit (Cree leader)|Wandering Spirit]], young [[Cree]] warriors '''[[Frog Lake Massacre|attacked]]''' the village of [[Frog Lake, Alberta|Frog Lake, North-West Territories]] (now in [[Alberta]]), where they killed nine settlers.
-| lots of CN tags (6)
+| lots of CN tags (5)
 |-
-|[[1945]] – Brazil '''[[Brazil–Russia relations|established]]''' diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, but maintained a neutral relationship during the [[Cold War]] that was limited to commercial trade and cooperation agreements of minimal importance.
+|[[1945]] – Brazil '''[[Brazil–Russia relations|established diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union]]''', but maintained a neutral relationship during the [[Cold War]] that was limited to commercial trade and cooperation agreements of minimal importance.
 |needs more footnotes
 |-
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-| [[1982]] – Argentine [[special forces]] '''[[1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands|invaded]]''' the [[Falkland Islands]], sparking the [[Falklands War]].
+| [[1976]] – '''[[Norodom Sihanouk]]''' ''(pictured)'' resigned as [[List of heads of state of Cambodia|leader of Cambodia]] and was arrested by the [[Khmer Rouge]].
+| resignation was only retroactively declared on this day
-| multiple issues
+|-
+| [[2006]] – '''[[Tornado outbreak of April 2, 2006|More than 60 tornadoes]]''' touched down in the central United States, killing 27 people and causing about $1.1&nbsp;billion in damage.
+| resignation was only retroactively declared on this day
 |-
 | '''[[Giacomo Casanova]]'''<!--Italian adventurer--> |d|1798
 | refimprove section
+|-
+| '''[[Paškal Buconjić]]'''<!--Bosnian bishop--> |b|1834|
+| Birthday not cited
 |-
 | '''[[Max Ernst]]'''<!--German painter--> |b|1891
 | multiple issues
+|-
+| '''[[Ranjitsinhji]]'''<!--Indian prince/cricketer/diplomat--> |d|1933|
+| "Too long" yellow banner
 |}
 ==Eligible==
-* [[1513]] – Spanish [[conquistador]] '''[[Juan Ponce de León]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''--> sighted land in North America, naming the area ''[[Spanish Florida|La Florida]]''<!--not bold; tagged with {{no footnotes}}-->, according to a popular legend while searching for the [[Fountain of Youth]].
+* [[1513]] – Spanish [[conquistador]] '''[[Juan Ponce de León]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''--> sighted land in North America, naming the area [[Spanish Florida|La Florida]]<!--not bold; tagged with {{no footnotes}}-->.
+* [[1865]] – [[American Civil War]]: On the third attempt, [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] forces '''[[Third Battle of Petersburg|captured]]''' [[Petersburg, Virginia]], although [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] officials and most of their remaining troops were able to escape.
-* [[1973]] – The '''[[Liberal Movement (Australia)|Liberal Movement]]''', a [[South Australia]]n political party, was established following a split from the [[Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division)|Liberal and Country League]].
+* [[1911]] – The [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]] '''[[1911 Australian census|conducted the first]]''' national [[Census in Australia|census of the country]].
-* [[1979]] – [[Spore]]s of [[anthrax]] were '''[[Sverdlovsk anthrax leak|accidentally released]]''' from a military research facility near the city of [[Yekaterinburg|Sverdlovsk]], causing around 100 deaths.
+* [[1968]] – '''''[[2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey]]''''', an epic [[science fiction film]] produced and directed by [[Stanley Kubrick]] ''(pictured)'', premiered at the [[Uptown Theater (Washington, D.C.)|Uptown Theater]] in Washington, D.C.
-* [[1984]] – Aboard [[Soyuz T-11|Soyuz {{nowrap|T-11}}]], '''[[Rakesh Sharma]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''--> became the first Indian to be launched into space.
-* [[1992]] – '''[[John Gotti]]''', the head of the [[Gambino crime family]], was convicted of [[Organized crime|racketeering]], [[murder]], [[Conspiracy (criminal)|conspiracy]] to commit murder, [[Loan shark|loansharking]], [[obstruction of justice]], illegal [[gambling]] and [[tax evasion]].
+* [[1992]] – '''[[John Gotti]]''' ''(pictured)'', the head of the [[Gambino crime family]] of New York City, was convicted of [[Organized crime|racketeering]], [[murder]], [[Conspiracy (criminal)|conspiracy]] to commit murder, [[Loan shark|loansharking]], [[obstruction of justice]], illegal [[gambling]], and [[tax evasion]].
-* [[2002]] – [[Operation Defensive Shield]]: [[Palestinian fedayeen|Palestinian militants]] sought refuge from advancing Israeli forces in the [[Church of the Nativity]] in [[Bethlehem]], beginning '''[[Siege of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem|a month-long standoff]]'''.
+* [[2002]] – [[Second Intifada]]: [[Palestinian fedayeen|Palestinian militants]] sought refuge from advancing Israeli forces in the [[Church of the Nativity]] in [[Bethlehem]], beginning '''[[Siege of the Church of the Nativity|a month-long siege]]'''.
-* [[2006]] – '''[[Tornado outbreak of April 2, 2006|Over 60 tornadoes]]''' touched down in the central United States, killing 27 people and causing about {{Nowrap|$1.1 billion}} in damage.
+* [[2015]] – Six elderly men '''[[Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary|burgled]]''' a [[Safe deposit box|safe-deposit]] facility<!-- ''(pictured)''--> in [[Hatton Garden]], London, and stole items worth up to an estimated £14&nbsp;million.
-* [[2012]] – A gunman '''[[Oikos University shooting|shot at]]''' people inside [[Oikos University]], a [[Christianity in Korea|Korean Christian]] college in [[Oakland, California]], U.S., leaving seven people dead and three injured.
-* [[2015]] – Gunmen '''[[Garissa University College attack|attacked]]''' [[Garissa University College]] in Kenya, killing at least 148 people and wounding 79 others.
+* [[2015]] – '''[[Garissa University College attack|Gunmen attacked]]''' [[Garissa University College]] in Kenya, killing 148 people and wounding 79 others.
-* Born/died: | '''[[Charlemagne]]'''<!--French king--> |d|814| '''[[Prince George of Denmark]]''' |b|1653| '''[[Wilhelmine Reichard]]'''<!--German balloonist--> |b|1788| '''[[Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet]]'''<!--Scottish jurist--> |d|1803| '''[[Clément Ader]]'''<!--French inventor--> |b|1841| '''[[Paškal Buconjić]]'''<!--Bosnian bishop--> |d|1910| '''[[Ranjitsinhji]]'''<!--Indian prince/cricketer/diplomat--> |d|1933| '''[[Juanito (footballer, born 1954)|Juanito]]'''<!--Spanish--> |d|1992| '''[[Elizabeth Catlett]]'''<!--American/Mexican sculptor--> |d|2012
+* Born/died: | '''[[Charlemagne]]'''<!--French king--> |b|747|'''[[Maria Sibylla Merian]]'''<!--German naturalist--> |b|1647|  '''[[Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin]]'''<!--French food writer--> |b|1755|  '''[[Clément Ader]]'''<!--French inventor--> |b|1841| '''[[Albert Pike]]'''<!--American jurist--> |d|1891|  '''[[Sue Townsend]]'''<!--English writer--> |b|1946| '''[[Juanito (footballer, born 1954)|Juanito]]'''<!--Spanish--> |d|1992|  '''[[Arthur Kopit]]'''<!--American playwright--> |d|2021
 ==Notes==
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-'''[[April 2]]''': '''[[World Autism Awareness Day]]'''; [[Calendar of saints|Feast day]] of '''[[Francis of Paola|Saint Francis of Paola]]''' ([[Catholic Church|Catholicism]])<!--; '''[[Onbashira]]''' begins in [[Nagano, Nagano|Nagano]], Japan; takes places every 6 years; next time will be in 2022-->
+'''[[April 2]]''': '''[[World Autism Awareness Day]]'''; [[Calendar of saints|feast day]] of '''[[Francis of Paola|Saint Francis of Paola]]''' ([[Catholic Church|Catholicism]]); '''[[Malvinas Day]]''' in Argentina ([[1982]])
-{{main page image/OTD|File:Norodom Sihanouk (1983).jpg|Norodom Sihanouk}}
+{{main page image/OTD|File:Apr2 richmond riot.jpg|Southern bread riots}}
+* [[1863]] – About 5,000 people in [[Richmond, Virginia]], mostly poor women, '''[[Southern bread riots|rioted in protest of the high price of bread]]''' ''(depicted)''.
-* [[1865]] – [[American Civil War]]: On the third attempt, [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] forces '''[[Third Battle of Petersburg|captured]]''' [[Petersburg, Virginia]], although [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] officials and most of their remaining troops were able to escape.
+* [[1979]] – [[Spore]]s of [[anthrax]] were '''[[Sverdlovsk anthrax leak|accidentally released]]''' from a military research facility near the city of [[Yekaterinburg|Sverdlovsk]], causing at least 68 deaths.
-* [[1911]] – The [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]] '''[[1911 Australian census|conducted the first]]''' national [[Census in Australia|census of the country]]'''.
+* [[1982]] – Argentine special forces '''[[1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands|invaded the Falkland Islands]]''', sparking the [[Falklands War]] against the United Kingdom.
-* [[1976]] – '''[[Norodom Sihanouk]]''' ''(pictured)'' resigned as [[List of heads of state of Cambodia|leader of Cambodia]] and was arrested by the [[Khmer Rouge]].
 * [[1992]] – [[Bosnian War]]: At least 48 civilians '''[[Bijeljina massacre|were massacred]]''' in the town of [[Bijeljina]] in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
+* [[2012]] – A gunman '''[[2012 Oikos University shooting|shot at]]''' people inside [[Oikos University]], a [[Christianity in Korea|Korean Christian]] college in [[Oakland, California]], leaving seven people dead and three injured.
-* [[2015]] – Six elderly men '''[[Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary|burgled]]''' a [[Safe deposit box|safe-deposit]] facility in [[Hatton Garden]], London, and stole items worth up to an estimated £14&nbsp;million.
-{{Born and died list| '''[[Maria Sibylla Merian]]'''<!--German naturalist--> |b|1647| '''[[Albert Pike]]'''<!--American jurist--> |d|1891| '''[[Sue Townsend]]'''<!--English writer--> |b|1946}}
+{{Born and died list|'''[[Prince George of Denmark]]''' |b|1653|'''[[Wilhelmine Reichard]]'''<!--German balloonist--> |b|1788|'''[[Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet]]'''<!--Scottish jurist--> |d|1803|'''[[Elizabeth Catlett]]'''<!--American/Mexican sculptor--> |d|2012|}}
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