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1383–1385 Portuguese interregnum

An interregnum and a war of succession began in the Kingdom of Portugal in 1383 when King Ferdinand I died leaving no sons and ended when King John I was crowned in 1385 after his victory during the Battle of Aljubarrota. The Portuguese interpret the era as their earliest national resistance movement to counter Castilian intervention, and Robert Durand considers it as the "great revealer of national consciousness".

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Portugal

Having spotted land on March 27, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León comes ashore on what is now the U.S. state of Florida, landing somewhere between the modern city of St. Augustine and the mouth of the St. Johns River

Juan Ponce de León (c. 1474 – July 1521) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador known for leading the first European expeditions to Puerto Rico in 1508 and Florida in 1513. He was born in Santervás de Campos, Valladolid, Spain, in 1474. Though little is known about his family, he was of noble birth and served in the Spanish military from a young age.

First French War of Religion (1562–1563)

The First French War of Religion (2 April 1562 – 19 March 1563) was the opening civil war of the French Wars of Religion. The war began when, in response to the massacre of Wassy by the duc de Guise (duke of Guise), the prince de Condé seized Orléans on 2 April.

French Wars of Religion

The French Wars of Religion (French: Guerres de Religion en France) were a series of civil wars between French Catholics and Protestants (called Huguenots) from 1562 to 1598. Between two and four million people died from violence, famine or disease directly caused by the conflict, and it severely damaged the power of the French monarchy.

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France

Battle of Bhupalgarh

The Battle of Bhupalgarh (also spelled Bhupalgad) was fought between the Mughal Empire and Maratha Kingdom in 1679, near present day Khanapur, in a leadup to the Deccan wars. The Maratha were led by Shivaji, the first Maratha king. The battle resulted in the razing of the fort of Bhupalgarh and a decisive victory for the Mughals under general Diler Khan.

J. S. Bach's cantata Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, BWV 6, is first performed in Leipzig on Easter Monday

Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden (Stay with us, for evening falls), BWV 6, is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach for use in a Lutheran service. He composed it in Leipzig in 1725 for Easter Monday and first performed it on 2 April 1725. The prescribed readings for the feast day were Peter's sermon from the Acts of the Apostles, and the Road to Emmaus narration from the Gospel of Luke.

1777 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

The 1777 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1777, in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Incumbent Independent governor Nicholas Cooke won re-election as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election are unknown.

United States

1781 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held in Massachusetts on April 2, 1781. John Hancock, the incumbent governor, defeated James Bowdoin, the former president of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention.

Massachusetts, United States

1783 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

The 1783 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1783, in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Incumbent Independent governor William Greene won re-election as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election are unknown.

United States

1787 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held in Massachusetts on April 2, 1787. John Hancock, who had served as the first governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1780 to 1785, defeated James Bowdoin, the incumbent governor. The election took place in the aftermath of Shays's Rebellion, for which Bowdoin was sharply censured.

Massachusetts, United States

1788 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

The 1788 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1788, in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Incumbent Independent governor John Collins won the election as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election are unknown.

United States

1792 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

The 1792 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1792, in order to elect the Governor of Massachusetts. Incumbent Governor John Hancock won re-election as he ran unopposed.

Massachusetts, United States

The Coinage Act is passed by Congress, establishing the United States Mint

The United States Mint is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury responsible for producing coinage for the United States to conduct its trade and commerce, as well as controlling the movement of bullion. The U.S. Mint is one of two U.S. agencies that manufactures physical money. The other is the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, which prints paper currency.

The Coinage Act of 1792 (also known as the Mint Act; officially: An act establishing a mint, and regulating the Coins of the United States), passed by the United States Congress on April 2, 1792, created the United States dollar

The Coinage Act of 1792 (also known as the Mint Act; officially: An act establishing a mint, and regulating the Coins of the United States), passed by the United States Congress on April 2, 1792, created the United States dollar. It established its base unit as the dollar, along with the subunits cent (1⁄100 of dollar), dime (disme) (1⁄10), and mill (1⁄1000).

1794 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

The 1794 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1794, in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Arthur Fenner won re-election as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election are unknown.

United States

1797 French legislative election

Legislative elections were held in France between 21 March and 2 April 1797 to elect one-third of the members of the Council of Five Hundred and the Council of Ancients, the lower and upper houses of the legislature, which were under the Directory.

France

1798 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

The 1798 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 2. Incumbent Governor Increase Sumner was elected to a second term in office over Attorney General James Sullivan against minimal opposition.

United States

1800 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

The 1800 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1800, in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Arthur Fenner won re-election as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election are unknown.

United States

Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna

Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer, conductor, and pianist. Regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music, he was mentored during the Classical period, and his musical style was a key driver of the transition to Romantic music, and the expansion of instrumental forms such as the symphony, the piano sonata and the string quartet.

Battle of Copenhagen (1801)

In the Battle of Copenhagen, also known as the First Battle of Copenhagen to distinguish it from the Second Battle of Copenhagen in 1807, a British naval fleet defeated a smaller force of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy anchored near Copenhagen on 2 April 1801. The battle came about over British fears that the powerful Danish fleet would ally with France, and a breakdown in diplomatic communications on both sides.

Denmark

1804 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

The 1804 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 2. Federalist Governor Caleb Strong was re-elected to a fifth consecutive one-year term in office, defeating Democratic-Republican James Sullivan.

United States

1805 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

The 1805 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 2. Federalist Governor Caleb Strong was re-elected to a sixth consecutive one-year term in office, defeating Republican James Sullivan for the second time, only narrowly achieving the majority necessary for election.

United States

1806 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

The 1806 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1806, in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Federalist nominee Richard Jackson Jr. won a plurality of the vote against incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Henry Smith and Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court Peleg Arnold.

United States

1810 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

The 1810 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1810. Incumbent Federalist Governor Christopher Gore was defeated by Democratic-Republican nominee Elbridge Gerry. Republicans cast Gore as an ostentatious British-loving Tory who wanted to restore the monarchy (his parents were Loyalists during the Revolution), and Gerry as a patriotic American, while Federalists described Gerry as a "French partizan" and Gore as an honest man devoted to ridding the government of foreign influence.

Massachusetts, United States

Battle of Lüneburg

In the Battle of Lüneburg on 2 April 1813, Allied Russians and Prussians were victorious over a French and Saxon division. The battle was the first major combat action after the retreat of the defeated French in Russia behind the Elbe. Its importance lay in the moral effect on the German public as the first success of the Allies in the wars of liberation that were now beginning.

Battle of Las Queseras del Medio

The Battle of Las Queseras del Medio was an important battle of the Venezuelan War of Independence. It took place on April 2, 1819. The forces of José Antonio Páez consisted of 153 lancers, who were llaneros. They were pitted against more than 1,000 Spanish cavalry. The battle is noted for a phrase of Páez’s that became famous: ¡Vuelvan Caras! (“About face!”) –although some sources state that he actually said ¡Vuelvan, Carajo! (“Return [to the battle], damn it!”).). It was April 1819 when Bolívar upon reaching the Arauca River, a tributary of the Orinoco south of the Apure plains, met cavalry division of General Páez encamped on the southern bank of the mighty river, some 300 miles south of Caracas.

Achaguas Municipality, Venezuela · Apure, Venezuela

1821 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

The 1821 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1821. Incumbent Federalist Governor John Brooks won re-election to a sixth term, defeating Democratic-Republican nominee William Eustis.

Massachusetts, United States

1838 Connecticut gubernatorial election

The 1838 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1838. Former congressman and Whig nominee William W. Ellsworth was elected, defeating former speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives and Democratic nominee Seth Preston Beers with 54.14% of the vote.

Connecticut, United States

1845 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

The 1845 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1845, in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. The Liberation nominee and former speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives Charles Jackson defeated the Law and Order incumbent governor James Fenner.

United States

Battle of Hatvan

The Battle of Hatvan was the first battle in the Spring Campaign of the Hungarian War of Independence from 1848–1849, fought on 2 April 1849 between the Habsburg Empire and the Hungarian Revolutionary Army. This battle was the start of the Hungarian offensive, which had the purpose to liberate the Central and Western parts, and the capital of Hungary, occupied by imperial forces. The Austrian force were led by General Franz Schlik, while the Hungarians were led by Colonel András Gáspár, and lieutenant-colonel Ernő Poeltenberg. In the Hungarian army fought also the Polish Legion under the lead of Colonel Józef Wysocki.

Hatvan, Hungary

1849 Connecticut gubernatorial election

The 1849 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1849. Former congressman and Whig nominee Joseph Trumbull defeated former congressman and Democratic nominee Thomas H. Seymour as well as former Senator and Free Soil nominee John M. Niles with 49.35% of the vote. Niles had previously been the Democratic nominee for this same office in 1840. Trumbull won a plurality of the vote, but fell short of a majority.

Connecticut, United States

1851 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

The 1851 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1851, in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Democratic nominee and former member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives Philip Allen defeated Whig nominee Josiah Chapin and Free Soil nominee Edward Harris.

United States

1855 Connecticut gubernatorial election

The 1855 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1855. Former state legislator and American Party nominee William T. Minor defeated former congressman and Democratic nominee Samuel Ingham and incumbent governor and Whig nominee Henry Dutton with 43.51% of the vote. The results reflected the national transition from the Second Party System to the Third Party System.

Connecticut, United States

1856 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

The 1856 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1856, to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Incumbent Republican governor William W. Hoppin won re-election over Democratic nominee Americus V. Potter in a rematch from the 1855 Rhode Island gubernatorial election.

United States

1860 Connecticut gubernatorial election

The 1860 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1860. Incumbent governor and Republican nominee William Alfred Buckingham defeated former governor and Democratic nominee Thomas H. Seymour with 50.30% of the vote.

Connecticut, United States

1861 United States Senate election in California

The 1861 United States Senate election in California was held on April 2, 1861, by the California State Legislature to elect a U.S. senator (Class 3) to represent the State of California in the United States Senate. The legislature had previously attempted to elect a senator from March 9–20, culminating with McDougall's apparent victory on the 22nd ballot; however, it was subsequently found that McDougall had not received the requisite majority, and his election was rescinded.

California, United States

1862 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held in Rhode Island on April 2, 1862. The incumbent Constitutional Union governor William Sprague IV was re-elected without opposition. Sprague won the 1860 election leading a coalition of Conservative Republicans, former Whigs, and Democrats that formed to oppose the Radical Republican gubernatorial candidate, Seth Padelford. Following the election, his supporters coalesced in the Constitutional Union Party.

United States

1863 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held in Rhode Island on April 2, 1863. The Republican former mayor of Providence James Y. Smith defeated the Democratic incumbent governor William C. Cozzens. William Sprague IV won the 1860 Rhode Island gubernatorial election leading a coalition of Conservative Republicans, former Whigs, and Democrats. Following the election, Sprague's supporters coalesced in the Constitutional Union Party.

United States

Steele's Greenville expedition

Steele's Greenville expedition took place from April 2 to 25, 1863, during the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. Union forces commanded by Major General Frederick Steele occupied Greenville, Mississippi, and operated in the surrounding area, to divert Confederate attention from a more important movement made in Louisiana by Major General John A. McClernand's corps. Minor skirmishing between the two sides occurred, particularly in the early stages of the expedition.

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United States

Skirmish at Terre Noire Creek

The Skirmish at Terre Noire Creek, also known as the Skirmish at Wolf Creek or Skirmish at Antoine, an engagement during the Camden Expedition of the American Civil War, was fought on April 2, 1864. The action occurred about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Terre Noire Creek along a defile near the towns of Hollywood, Arkansas (sometimes known as Spoonville or Witherspoonville) and Antoine, Arkansas.

United States

Battle of Selma

The Battle of Selma was a military engagement near the end of the American Civil War. It was fought in Selma, Alabama, on April 2, 1865, a town of about ten thousand inhabitants. Union Army forces under Major General James H. Wilson defeated a Confederate Army force under Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest. On March 22, 1865, Wilson led three divisions of Union cavalry, totaling 13,500 men, on a raid from Gravelly Springs, deep into largely untouched southern Alabama. He was opposed by Confederate General Forrest, whose soldiers numbered 2,000, and many of these were old men and boys.

Dallas County, Alabama, United States

Battle of Sutherland's Station

The Battle of Sutherland's Station was an American Civil War conflict fought on April 2, 1865, in Dinwiddie, Virginia during the Appomattox Campaign. Union columns converged on Petersburg on April 2, pushing through a large section of the Confederate defensive entrenchments. As Robert E. Lee desperately sought to buy time to allow his army to withdraw, Ulysses S. Grant launched several other attacks. Stubborn Confederate resistance at Fort Gregg delayed Grant's progress. Meanwhile, Maj. Gen. Nelson A. Miles's Union division battered Henry Heth's Confederates near Sutherland's Station and drove them off the field. The Confederate defenders were scattered and driven northwestward.

Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States

Third Battle of Petersburg

The Third Battle of Petersburg, also known as the Breakthrough at Petersburg or the Fall of Petersburg, was fought on April 2, 1865, south and southwest of Petersburg, Virginia, at the end of the 292-day Richmond–Petersburg Campaign (sometimes called the Siege of Petersburg) and in the beginning stage of the Appomattox Campaign near the conclusion of the American Civil War. The Union Army (Army of the Potomac, Army of the Shenandoah and Army of the James) under the overall command of General-in-chief, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, launched an assault on General Robert E.

Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States · Petersburg, Virginia, United States

1866 Connecticut gubernatorial election

The 1866 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1866. Civil War general and Republican nominee Joseph Roswell Hawley defeated Democratic nominee James E. English with 50.30% of the vote. As this was the first election held after the American Civil War, some aspects of the National Union Party were still present.

Connecticut, United States

Third Battle of Puebla

The Battle of 2 de Abril was fought on April 2, 1867, in and around the city of Puebla, Puebla. It was one of the major military actions in the Franco-Mexican War between elements of the Mexican Army of the Republic commanded by General Porfirio Díaz and troops at the service of the Mexican Empire composed by Mexican imperialist soldiers. The campaign of Puebla includes the siege of Puebla, the battle of April 2 and the capture of the forts of Loreto and Guadalupe. The battle, also known as the Third Battle of Puebla, was the end of a siege on the city of Puebla, which started on March 9 of the same year.

Puebla, Mexico · Puebla (city), Mexico

Battle of Courbevoie

The Battle of Courbevoie was the first battle of the 1871 Paris Commune.

France

1873 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

The 1873 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1873, in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Republican nominee Henry Howard defeated Democratic nominee Benjamin G. Chace.

United States

1879 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

The 1879 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1879. Incumbent Republican Charles C. Van Zandt defeated Democratic nominee Thomas W. Segar with 62.09% of the vote.

Rhode Island, United States

Battle of Gingindlovu

The Battle of Gingindlovu (uMgungundlovu) was fought on 2 April 1879 between a British relief column sent to break the Siege of Eshowe and a Zulu impi of King Cetshwayo.

Battles of Woyowoyanko

The Battles of Woyowoyanko were two military engagements fought near the Woyowoyanko river in April 1883, during the wars between France and the Wassulu Empire of Samori Ture in West Africa.

Mali

1884 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

The 1884 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1884. Incumbent Republican Augustus O. Bourn defeated Democratic nominee Thomas W. Segar with 62.39% of the vote.

Rhode Island, United States

Battle of Chalchuapa

The Battle of Chalchuapa (Spanish: Batalla de Chalchuapa) was a battle between the military forces of El Salvador and Guatemala from 1–2 April 1885. Guatemalan President Justo Rufino Barrios was killed during the battle.

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El Salvador

Canadian Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, killing nine

Frog Lake is a Cree community of Frog Lake First Nation approximately 207 km (129 mi) east of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is located 11 km (6.8 mi) northeast of the hamlet of Heinsburg and 13 km (8.1 mi) southwest of the Fishing Lake Metis Settlement. Frog Lake has 2,454 band members as of August, 2007. Frog Lake has a reserve population of approximately 1,000 residing on-reserve.

Aston Villa wins its first FA Cup

On April 2, 1887, Aston Villa defeated West Bromwich Albion 2–0 in the FA Cup final at Kennington Oval in London. Dennis Hodgetts and captain Archie Hunter scored Villa’s goals, securing the club’s first FA Cup victory.

The final was played on April 2; the April 4 date in the retained article’s main infobox conflicts with its match details and the club’s official history.

United Kingdom

1889 Chicago mayoral election

In the Chicago mayoral election of 1889, Democrat DeWitt Clinton Cregier defeated incumbent Republican John A. Roche, winning a majority of the vote and a margin of victory in excess of ten percent. The election was held on April 2, 1889.

Chicago, United States

1889 San Diego mayoral election

The 1889 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 2, 1889, to elect the mayor for San Diego. Douglas Gunn was elected Mayor with a majority of the votes.

1890 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

The 1890 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1890. Democratic nominee John W. Davis defeated incumbent Republican Herbert W. Ladd with 48.76% of the vote.

Rhode Island, United States

1895 San Diego mayoral election

The 1895 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 2, 1895, to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent Mayor William H. Carlson was reelected Mayor with a plurality of the votes.

1895 Chicago mayoral election

In the Chicago mayoral election of 1895, was held on Tuesday April 2 Republican nominee George Bell Swift (former acting mayor) was elected, winning a majority of the vote and defeating Democratic nominee Frank Wenter (president of the Chicago Sanitary District board) by more than a fifteen-point margin (55.09% to 39.48%). The Populist Party (a briefly-lived major national third party) nominated physician Bayard Holmes, who received 4.93% of the vote.

Battle of Camalig

The Battle of Camalig in Albay province, Philippines, was fought on April 2, 1898 between the forces of colonial Spanish government in Bicol Region and Bicolanos under Bicolano revolutionaries General Vito Belarmino (the Zone Commander of Katipunero Forces in the Bicol Region), Simeón Ola, and Glicerio Delgado during the Philippine Revolutionary War. The latter were victorious in this battle, and General Vito Belarmino, designated him the rank of a Captain after the battle.

Philippines

1901 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

The 1901 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on Tuesday, April 2, 1901, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. Incumbent justice Joshua Eric Dodge was re-elected without opposition.

Wisconsin, United States

1901 San Diego mayoral election

The 1901 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 2, 1901, to elect the mayor for San Diego. Frank P. Frary was elected Mayor with a majority of the votes.

1901 Chicago mayoral election

In the Chicago mayoral election of 1901, Democrat Carter Harrison IV was reelected to a third term, defeating Republican nominee Elbridge Hanecy by a 9.5% margin of victory. The election took place on April 2. Until 2019, no subsequent election had more candidates running on its ballot. Ahead of the election, there were competitive races to receive the two major party's nominations at their municipal nominating conventions.

1907 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

The 1907 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on Tuesday, April 2, 1907, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. Incumbent justice Roujet D. Marshall was re-elected over challenger Henry Townsend Scudder.

Wisconsin, United States

1907 San Diego mayoral election

The 1907 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 2, 1907, to elect the mayor for San Diego. John F. Forward Sr. was elected mayor with a plurality of the votes.

1907 Chicago mayoral election

In the Chicago mayoral election of 1907, Republican Fred A. Busse defeated Democratic incumbent Edward F. Dunne. This was the first mayoral election to a four-year term in Chicago's history, as terms had been extended from two to four years. The election took place on April 2. In order to select their nominee, the Democratic Party held a primary election open to members at its municipal party convention.

1910 South Australian state election

State elections were held in South Australia on 2 April 1910. All 42 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal and Democratic Union (LDU) government led by Premier of South Australia Archibald Peake was defeated by the United Labor Party (ULP) led by John Verran. Each of the 13 districts elected multiple members, with voters casting multiple votes.

1912 Milwaukee mayoral election

An election for Mayor of Milwaukee was held on April 2, 1912. Incumbent mayor Emil Seidel was defeated for re-election by Democratic-Republican Fusion candidate Gerhard Adolph Bading, who won 58% of the vote. Bading was sworn in on April 17, 1912. Candidates included Milwaukee mayor Emil Seidel, former Milwaukee health commissioner Gerhard Adolph Bading, and Prohibitionist Ivan D. Mishoff.

Second Battle of Torreón

The Second Battle of Torreón, which lasted from March 21 to April 2, 1914, was one of the major battles of the Mexican Revolution, where revolutionaries led by Pancho Villa occupied a city protected by Huertist federal forces.

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Mexico

1916 Argentine general election

General elections were held in Argentina on 2 April 1916. Voters elected the President, legislators, and local officials. The first secret-ballot presidential elections in the nation's history, they were mandatory and had a turnout of 63%. The turnout for the Chamber of Deputies election was 65%. The election has been characterized as the first free and fair elections in Argentina.

Argentina

American entry into World War I: President Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany

The United States entered World War I on April 6, 1917, more than two and a half years after the war began in Austria-Hungary. Apart from an Anglophile element urging early support for the British and an anti-tsarist element sympathizing with Germany's war against Russia, American public opinion had generally reflected a desire to stay out of the war.

1918 United States Senate special election in Wisconsin

The 1918 United States Senate special election in Wisconsin was held on April 2, 1918. Incumbent Democrat Senator Paul O. Husting was killed in a hunting accident the previous year. Republican U.S. Representative Irvine Lenroot defeated Democratic Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joseph E. Davies and Socialist former Congressman Victor L. Berger. Primary elections were held on March 19.

Wisconsin, United States

1918 Wisconsin Supreme Court special election

The 1918 Wisconsin Supreme Court special election was a special election held on Tuesday, April 2, 1918, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Incumbent justice Marvin B. Rosenberry (who had been appointed to in 1916 to fill a vacancy) won re-election over Charles H. Crownhart (the former chairman of the Wisconsin Industrial Commission). The election coincided with a special U.S.

Wisconsin, United States

First Battle of the Jordan

The First Transjordan attack on Amman (known to the British as the First Attack on Amman) and to their enemy as the First Battle of the Jordan took place between 21 March and 2 April 1918, as a consequence of the successful Battle of Tell 'Asur which occurred after the Capture of Jericho in February and the Occupation of the Jordan Valley began, during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I.

Amman, Jordan

March Days

The March Days or March Events (Azerbaijani: Mart hadisələri) was a period of inter-ethnic strife and clashes which took place between 30 March – 2 April 1918 in the city of Baku and adjacent areas of the Baku Governorate of the Transcaucasian Commissariat.

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Battle of Bolshie Ozerki

The Battle of Bolshie Ozerki was a major engagement fought during the Allied North Russia Intervention in the Russian Civil War. Beginning on March 31, 1919, a force of British, American, Polish, and White Russian troops engaged several Red Army partisan regiments at the village of Bolshie Ozerki. Although the initial Allied attacks were repelled, the outnumbered Allies managed to repel the Soviet flanking attempts that followed and the Red Army was later ordered to withdraw.

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Russia

1922 Argentine general election

General elections were held in Argentina on 2 April 1922. Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear of the Radical Civic Union (UCR) was elected president, while Elpidio González, also of the UCR, was elected vice-president. The UCR also maintained its majority in the Chamber of Deputies, winning 49 of the 85 seats available, leaving it holding 95 of the 158 seats in the Chamber.

Argentina

Finnish parliamentary election, 1924

Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 1 and 2 April 1924. Although the Social Democratic Party remained the largest in Parliament with 60 of the 200 seats, Lauri Ingman of the National Coalition Party formed a centre-right majority government in May 1924. It remained intact until the Agrarians left in November 1924. Voter turnout was 57.4%.

Finland

1929 Transjordanian general election

General elections were held in Transjordan on 2 April 1929, the first in the country's history.

1929 Chicago aldermanic election

The 1929 Chicago aldermanic election was held on February 26, 1929, with a runoff on April 2, to elect the 50 members of the Chicago City Council. The elections were non-partisan. Held in the middle of mayor William Hale Thompson's term, it would be the penultimate midterm election; four-year terms for aldermen were adopted in 1935, coinciding with the mayoral election that year.

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1938 Queensland state election

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 2 April 1938 to elect the 62 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Labor government of Premier William Forgan Smith was seeking a third term in office. During the previous term, the Country and United Australia parties had emerged from the united Country and Progressive National Party, which had represented conservative forces for over a decade.

Battle of Suursaari

The Battle of Suursaari was fought over the frozen Gulf of Finland on and around the islands of Gogland (Finnish: Suursaari, Swedish: Hogland)) and Bolshoy Tyuters (Finnish: Suur-Tytärsaari, (Swedish: Tyterskär)) during the Second World War. After sharp fighting the numerically superior Finnish forces seized the Gogland and Bolshoy Tyuters against the Red Army, and later provided support for Nazi German forces defending Bolshoy Tyuters against Soviet counterattacks.

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Battle of Prome (1942)

The Battle of Prome took place during the Japanese conquest of Burma. China's Generalissimo, Chiang Kai-shek, believed "As long as the British hold Prome, we hold Toungoo."

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Myanmar

Operation Roast

Operation Roast was a military operation undertaken by British Commandos, at Comacchio lagoon in north-east Italy, during the Spring 1945 offensive in Italy, part of the Italian Campaign, during the final stages of Second World War.

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1946 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

The 1946 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on Tuesday, April 2, 1946, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. Incumbent justice Edward T. Fairchild narrowly defeated challenger Henry P. Hughes.

Wisconsin, United States

Myanmar conflict

Myanmar has been in armed conflict since 1948, when the country, then known as Burma, gained independence from the United Kingdom. The conflict has largely been ethnic-based, with ethnic armed organisations fighting Myanmar's armed forces, the Tatmadaw, for self-determination. Despite numerous ceasefires and the creation of autonomous self-administered zones in 2008, armed groups continue to call for independence, increased autonomy, democracy, or the federalisation of Myanmar.

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Myanmar

Battle of Weixian

Battle of Weixian (also known as the Battle of the Central Section of the Jiaoji Railway) was a military campaign during the Chinese Civil War in which the People's Liberation Army (PLA) East China Field Army Shandong Corps, under the command of Xu Shiyou, launched an offensive to capture the city of Weixian in Shandong Province, held by the National Revolutionary Army (NRA).

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April 1949 Singapore Municipal Commission election

The April 1949 Singapore Municipal Commission election took place on 2 April 1949 to elect 18 of the 27 seats in the Singapore Municipal Commission.

Singapore

Establishment of Central Academy of Drama

The Central Academy of Drama (Chinese: 中央戏剧学院; pinyin: Zhōngyāng Xìjù Xuéyuàn) is a national public drama school in Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education. The academy is part of the Double First-Class Construction.

Singaporean general election, 1955

General elections were held in Singapore on 2 April 1955 to elect the 25 elected seats in the Legislative Assembly. Nomination day was on 28 February 1955.

Singapore

1957 United States Senate special election in Texas

The 1957 United States Senate special election in Texas was held on April 2, 1957, to complete the unexpired term of Senator Price Daniel, who resigned to become Governor of Texas. Interim Senator William Blakley did not run in the special election. Ralph Yarborough won the race with a plurality of the vote; no majority was required.

Texas, United States

1957 Los Angeles mayoral election

The 1957 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on April 2, 1957. Incumbent Norris Poulson was re-elected with minimal opposition. Poulson initially stated that he would retire from the office before changing his mind and filing for re-election; Kenneth Hahn, John S. Gibson Jr., and Don Belding all withdrew after Poulson made his announcement. Four candidates still ran to defeat Poulson, but Poulson won outright in the primary election.

1957 United States Senate elections

Democrat William Proxmire won a special election to fill the vacancy created by the death of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy (R-WI). Also, Price Daniel (D-TX) left the Senate to become governor of Texas, and Democrat Ralph Yarborough won a special election for that Senate seat. The Democrats thus made a net gain of one seat.

United States

1962 Syrian coup attempt

The 1962 Syrian coup d'état attempt, also called the March 28 Action, was a coup d'état resulting in a short-lived military junta based in Damascus which ruled over the Syria which also paid lip service to the slogans of union and socialism. It was carried out by Lt. Col. Abd al-Karim al-Nahlawi on 28 March 1962.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Syria

1963 Dallas mayoral election

The 1963 Dallas mayoral election was held on Tuesday April 2, 1963, with incumbent Earle Cabell being re-elected with 66.6 percent of the vote. During this term of Cabell's mayoralty, President John F. Kennedy would be assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963. Cabell resigned as mayor on February 3, 1964, in order to run for Congress. He would go on to win the election and unseat Republican incumbent Bruce Alger.

Dallas, United States

1963 Chicago mayoral election

The Chicago mayoral election of 1963 was held on April 2, 1963. The election saw Richard J. Daley elected to a third term as mayor, defeating Republican Ben Adamowski by a double-digit margin. The party was preceded by primary elections held on February 26, 1963 to determine the nominees of both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.

Chicago, United States

1963 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

The 1963 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on Tuesday, April 2, 1963 to elect a justice to a full ten-year seat the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Bruce F. Beilfuss won an open race to succeed retiring justice Timothy Brown.

Wisconsin, United States

Operation Popeye (Brazil)

Operation Popeye was the advance of the Tiradentes and Caicó detachments of the Brazilian Army and the Military Police of Minas Gerais (PMMG), from Minas Gerais, to Rio de Janeiro and Brasília during the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état. Their rearguard was protected within Minas Gerais by operations Cage and Silence. Ordered by general Olímpio Mourão Filho, from the 4th Military Region/Infantry Division, it was the coup's first military offensive.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Brazil

Kooyong by-election, 1966

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Kooyong on 2 April 1966, following the resignation of Liberal Party MP and former Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies on 16 February 1966. The by-election was won by Liberal candidate Andrew Peacock, although with a reduced majority.

Australia

1968 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

The 1968 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on Tuesday, April 2, 1968 to elect a justice to a full ten-year seat the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Incumbent justice Leo B. Hanley (appointed to fill a vacancy) was relected to a ten-year term, unopposed.

Wisconsin, United States

LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165 (1969)

LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165 was an Antonov An-24 aircraft, registration SP-LTF, operating a scheduled passenger flight from Warsaw to Krakow Balice airport. It crashed into a mountain on 2 April 1969 at 16:08 local time (UTC+1) during a snowstorm. All 53 people on board were killed.

Poland

1974 Nova Scotia general election

The 1974 Nova Scotia general election was held on 2 April 1974 to elect members of the 51st House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal Party. Most of its MLAs were elected in single-member district using first past the post voting but some, such as in Colchester and Yarmouth, were elected in two-seat districts using plurality block voting.

Hue–Da Nang Campaign

The Hue–Da Nang Campaign was a series of military actions conducted by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) against the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) during the Vietnam War, also known in Vietnam as the American War. The campaign was centred on the cities of Huế (Thừa Thiên-Huế Province) and Da Nang (Quảng Nam Province), with secondary fronts in the provinces of Quảng Trị and Quảng Ngãi.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Vietnam

Prince Norodom Sihanouk resigns as leader of Cambodia and is placed under house arrest

Norodom Sihanouk (; 31 October 1922 – 15 October 2012) was King, Chief of State and Prime Minister of Cambodia. He is known as Samdech Euv (meaning "King Father") or by his nickname The Pink Prince. During his lifetime, Cambodia was under various regimes, from French colonial rule (until 1953), a Japanese puppet state (1945), an independent kingdom (1953–1970), a military republic (1970–1975), the Khmer Rouge regime (1975–1979), a Vietnamese-backed communist regime (1979–1989), a transitional communist regime (1989–1993) to eventually another kingdom (since 1993).

March 1977 Fijian general election

General elections were held in Fiji between 19 March and 2 April 1977. As a result of a split in the ethnic Fijian vote, the ruling Alliance Party of Prime Minister Kamisese Mara suffered a narrow defeat. Although the Alliance Party received the most votes, it won only 24 seats, two fewer than the Indo-Fijian-dominated National Federation Party (NFP).

Fiji

1978 Japanese Super Cup

1978 Japanese Super Cup was the Japanese Super Cup competition. The match was played at Osaka Nagai Stadium in Osaka on April 2, 1978. Fujita Industries won the championship.

Japan

Falklands War

The Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas), also known as the Falklands Conflict, Falklands Crisis, and the Guerra del Atlántico Sur (Spanish for "South Atlantic War"), was a ten-week war between Argentina and the United Kingdom over two British overseas territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. It began on Friday, 2 April 1982, when Argentina invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands (and, the following day, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands) in an attempt to establish the sovereignty it had claimed over them.

Falkland Islands

1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands

Argentine forces invaded the Falkland Islands on 2 April 1982 in a military operation code-named Operation Rosario (Operación Rosario). The invasion served as a catalyst for the subsequent Falklands War. The Argentines mounted amphibious landings and the invasion ended with the surrender of Falkland Government House, due to the location of the fighting the invasion is occasionally known as the Battle of Government House.

1983 German Supercup

The 1983 German Supercup was an unofficial edition of the German Supercup, a football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal competitions. The match was played at the Olympiastadion in Munich, and contested by cup winners Bayern Munich and league champions Hamburger SV. Bayern won the match 4–2 on penalties, following a 1–1 draw (with no extra time played), to claim the unofficial title.

1985 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

The 1985 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on April 2, 1985, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. Incumbent justice Nathan Heffernan (who had held the seat since 1964) was re-elected.

Wisconsin, United States

1985 St. Louis mayoral election

The 1985 St. Louis mayoral election was held on April 2, 1985 to elect the mayor of St. Louis, Missouri. It saw the re-election of Vincent C. Schoemehl to a second term. The election was preceded by party primaries on March 5.

1985 Newfoundland general election

The 1985 Newfoundland general election was held on 2 April 1985 to elect members of the 40th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party under Premier Brian Peckford.

WrestleMania V

WrestleMania V was a 1989 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It was the fifth annual WrestleMania and took place on April 2, 1989, at the Atlantic City Convention Hall (promoted as Trump Plaza) in Atlantic City, New Jersey for a second consecutive year. WrestleMania V went head-to-head against Clash of the Champions VI, a television special by rival company World Championship Wrestling.

New Jersey, United States

1989 Haitian coup attempt

The 1989 Haitian coup d'état attempt was a bloodless military coup attempt that took place in Haiti on 1–2 April 1989, when a group of rebel army officers attempted to overthrow the military government of Lt. Gen. Prosper Avril. The coup attempt, which included gunfire near the National Palace, was reportedly staged by Col. Himmler Rebu, commander of the elite Leopards battalion (stationed in Pétion-Ville, close to the capital Port-au-Prince).

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Haiti

1991 Chicago mayoral election

The Chicago mayoral election of 1991 resulted in the re-election of incumbent Democrat Richard M. Daley to his first full four-year term. Daley had previously been elected to serve the remainder of Harold Washington's unexpired term in a special election held following Washington's death in office. Daley won by a landslide 44 point margin. His most significant opponent in general election was Harold Washington Party nominee R.

Bijeljina massacre

The Bijeljina massacre involved the killing of civilians by Serb paramilitary groups in Bijeljina on 1–2 April 1992 in the run-up to the Bosnian War. The majority of those killed were Bosnian Muslims. Members of other ethnicities were also killed, as well as Serbs deemed disloyal by the local authorities.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

WrestleMania XI

WrestleMania XI was the eleventh annual WrestleMania pay-per-view event held by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut on April 2, 1995. The main event was a match between NFL linebacker Lawrence Taylor, who faced Bam Bam Bigelow as the result of an argument that took place between the two at the 1995 Royal Rumble. Taylor won the match, which led to Bigelow being kicked out of Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Corporation. Shawn Michaels faced WWF World Heavyweight Champion Diesel in a title match but was unable to win the championship.

Connecticut, United States

Weekly Pro Wrestling Tokyo Dome Show

The Weekly Pro Wrestling Tokyo Dome Show, often referred to as Bridge of Dreams (Japanese: 夢の架け橋～憧夢春爛漫～, Hepburn: Yume no Kakehashi: Dōmu Haruranman), was a multi-promotional professional wrestling and mixed martial arts television special event hosted by Japanese wrestling magazine, Weekly Pro Wrestling. The event took place on April 2, 1995 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

Tokyo, Japan

1995 Football League Cup final

The 1995 Football League Cup final was a football match played between Bolton Wanderers and Liverpool on 2 April 1995 at Wembley Stadium, London. It was the final match of the 1994–95 Football League Cup, the 35th staging of the Football League Cup, a football competition for the 92 teams in the Premier League and The Football League. This was Bolton's first-ever final appearance.

London, United Kingdom

1996 Dublin West by-election

A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Dublin West in Ireland on Tuesday, 2 April 1996, to fill a vacancy in the 27th Dáil. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Brian Lenihan Snr on 1 November 1995. The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 12 March 1996.

Ireland

1996 Donegal North-East by-election

A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Donegal North-East in Ireland on Tuesday, 2 April 1996, to fill a vacancy in the 27th Dáil. It followed the death of Independent Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Neil Blaney on 8 November 1995. The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 12 March 1996.

Ireland

Hong Kong Election Committee Subsector elections, 1998

The 1998 Election Committee Subsector Elections were held on 2 April 1998 to form the Election Committee responsible for electing the Chief Executive of Hong Kong as well as 10 seats of the Election Committee constituency in the first Legislative Council election in May 1998. The 800-member Election Committee was formed, consisting of 77 ex-officio members; 40 members nominated by the Religious Subsector; 95 returned uncontested from four subsectors; and 588 returned from 31 subsectors after the subsector elections.

Hong Kong

Torneo Gran Alternativa (April 1999)

The Torneo Gran Alternativa (April 1999) (Spanish for "Great Alternative Tournament") was a professional wrestling tournament held by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; Spanish for "World Wrestling Council"). The tournament was held on April 2, 1999, in Mexico City, Mexico at CMLL's main venue, Arena México. The Gran Alternativa tournament features tag teams composed of a rookie, or novato, and a veteran wrestler for an elimination tournament.

Mexico City, Mexico

WrestleMania 2000

WrestleMania 2000 (sequentially known as WrestleMania 16) was the sixteenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on April 2, 2000, at the Arrowhead Pond of Amaheim in Anaheim, California. The main event was a four-way elimination match for the WWF Championship involving reigning champion Triple H, The Rock, Mick Foley, and The Big Show, which Triple H won after last eliminating The Rock. Main matches on the undercard included a triangle ladder match for the WWF Tag Team Championship involving Edge and Christian, The Hardy Boyz, and The Dudley Boyz, and a two-fall triple threat match for the WWF Intercontinental and European Championships involving Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, and Chris Benoit.

Anaheim, California, United States

2000 Puerto Rico Democratic presidential caucuses

The 2000 Puerto Rico Democratic presidential caucuses were held on April 2, 2000, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. 58 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were allocated to presidential candidates. Although Puerto Rico would not participate in the 2000 presidential general election because it is a U.S. territory and not a state, it equally participated in the U.S. presidential caucuses and primaries.

Puerto Rico

Second Intifada: Palestinian militants sought refuge from advancing Israeli forces in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, beginning a month-long siege

From 2 April to 10 May 2002, the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem in the West Bank was besieged by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), targeting suspected Palestinian militants who had taken shelter in the church. As part of Operation Defensive Shield, the IDF occupied Bethlehem and attempted to capture suspected Palestinian militants. Dozens of them fled into the Church of the Nativity and sought refuge.

Battle of Nasiriyah

The Battle of Nasiriyah was fought between the US 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Iraqi forces from 23 March to 2 April 2003 during the US-led invasion of Iraq. On the night of 24–25 March, the bulk of the Marines of Regimental Combat Team 1 passed through the city over the bridges and attacked north towards Baghdad.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Iraq

Battle of Hillah (2003)

The Battle of Al Hillah was an armed military confrontation between military elements of the United States and Iraq during the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. Prior to the Iraq War, the ancient city of Al Hillah was home to numerous bases for the Iraqi Medina division of the Iraqi Republican Guard.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Iraq

Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2004

Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 2 April 2004. The ruling United National Party of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was defeated, winning only eighty two seats in the 225-member Sri Lankan parliament. The opposition United People's Freedom Alliance won 105 seats. While this was eight seats short of an absolute majority, the Alliance was able to form a government.

Sri Lanka

UFC 47

UFC 47: It's On! was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 2, 2004, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view, and later released on DVD.

Battle of Abu Ghraib

The Battle of Abu Ghraib was an April 2, 2005 attack on United States forces at Abu Ghraib prison, which consisted of heavy mortar and rocket fire, under which armed insurgents attacked with grenades, small arms, and two vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED). The U.S. Military's munitions ran so low that orders to fix bayonets were given in preparation for hand-to-hand fighting.

Iraq

WWE Hall of Fame (2005)

WWE Hall of Fame (2005) was the event which featured introduction of the 6th class to the WWE Hall of Fame. The event was produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on April 2, 2005, from the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, California. The event took place the same weekend as WrestleMania 21. The event was hosted by Gene Okerlund.

United States

Tornado outbreak of April 2, 2006

During the late afternoon and evening of April 2, 2006, a series of tornadoes broke out in the central United States. It was the second major outbreak of 2006, in the same area that suffered considerable destruction in a previous outbreak on March 11 and 12, as well as an outbreak on November 15, 2005.

United States

WrestleMania 22

WrestleMania 22 was a 2006 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was the 22nd annual WrestleMania and took place on April 2, 2006, at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois, held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown! brand divisions. There were two main events, which were the main matches for each brand.

Illinois, United States · Chicago, United States

2006 Football League Trophy final

The 2006 Football League Trophy Final was an association football match played on 2 April 2006 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. The match was the 23rd final of the Football League Trophy, the domestic cup competition for teams from Football Leagues One and Two. The final was contested between Swansea City of League One and Carlisle United of League Two.

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Lauzon

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Lauzon (also known as UFC Fight Night 13) was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on April 2, 2008 at the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield, Colorado.

Colorado, United States

2009 Liberal National Party of Queensland leadership election

The 2009 Liberal National Party of Queensland leadership election was held on 2 April 2009 to elect a new leader of the Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) and, ex officio, Leader of the Opposition. Following the LNP's loss at the state election on 21 March 2009, Lawrence Springborg resigned as leader.

Good Friday Battle

The Good Friday Engagement took place on April 2, 2010 as part of the Bundeswehr's operation in Afghanistan between a paratrooper unit and members of the Taliban. These were supported by the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. Three paratroopers were killed in the engagement. In the engagement, German soldiers were involved in prolonged combat operations with their own losses for the first time since the Second World War.

Afghanistan

CMLL Super Viernes (April 2010)

In April 2010 Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) held a total of five CMLL Super Viernes shows, all of which took place Arena México on Friday nights. CMLL did not hold any special events on Fridays that would force a cancellation such as a pay-per-view (PPV).

Mexico

WWE Hall of Fame (2011)

WWE Hall of Fame (2011) was the event which featured the introduction of the 12th class to the WWE Hall of Fame. The event was produced by WWE on April 2, 2011, from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The event took place the same weekend as WrestleMania XXVII. The event was hosted by Jerry Lawler.

India wins the Cricket World Cup for the second time in history under the captaincy of MS Dhoni

The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, the latter hosting World Cup matches for the first time. India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the final at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, thus becoming the first country to win the Cricket World Cup final on home soil.

2012 Oikos University shooting

On April 2, 2012, 43-year-old One L. Goh killed seven people and injured three others at Oikos University, a Korean Christian college in Oakland, California, United States. It is the deadliest mass killing in the city's history.

California, United States

UTair Flight 120

UTair Flight 120 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Tyumen to Surgut, Russia. On 2 April 2012, the ATR-72 turboprop aircraft operating the flight crashed shortly after take-off from Roschino International Airport, killing 33 of the 43 people on board. Investigation carried out by the Russian Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) revealed that the aircraft had not been de-iced prior to its take-off, even though it had been parked for hours in snowy condition.

Russia

End of the tenure of Pál Schmitt

Pál Schmitt (born 13 May 1942) is a Hungarian Olympic fencer and politician who served as president of Hungary from 2010 until his resignation in 2012, following his academic misconduct controversy. Schmitt was a successful fencer in his youth, winning two gold medals at two Summer Olympic Games. Later, he served as an ambassador during the 1990s and was a Vice-President of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2010.

2013 Kansas City, Kansas, mayoral election

The 2013 Kansas City, Kansas mayoral election took place on April 2, 2013, to elect the Mayor/CEO of the United Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas. The election is officially nonpartisan. Incumbent Joe Reardon did not run for a third term. Mark Holland and Ann Murguia were on the ballot in the general election. Holland defeated Murguia by over 1,500 votes.

Kansas, United States

2013 Wisconsin elections

The 2013 Wisconsin Spring Election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on April 2, 2013. There were contested elections for justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and Superintendent of Public Instruction, as well as several other nonpartisan local and judicial elections. In addition, the ballot contained a special election to fill a vacancy in the 98th Assembly district.

Wisconsin, United States

2013 St. Louis mayoral election

The 2013 St. Louis mayoral election was held on April 2, 2013 to elect the mayor of St. Louis, Missouri. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Francis Slay to a fourth term. The election was preceded by party primaries on March 5.

2013 North Las Vegas mayoral election

The 2013 North Las Vegas mayoral election was held on April 2, 2013, to elect the mayor of North Las Vegas, Nevada. It saw the election of John Jay Lee, who defeated incumbent mayor Shari Buck.

2014 Fort Hood shootings

On April 2, 2014, a spree shooting occurred at several locations on the Fort Hood military base near Killeen, Texas. Four people, including the gunman, were killed while 14 additional people were injured; 12 by gunshot wounds. The shooter, 34-year-old Army Specialist Ivan Lopez-Lopez, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Texas, United States

Garissa University College attack

On 2 April 2015, gunmen stormed the Garissa University College in Garissa, Kenya, killing 148 people, and injuring 79 or more. The militant group and Al-Qaeda offshoot, Al-Shabaab, which the gunmen claimed to be from, took responsibility for the attack. The gunmen took over 700 students hostage, freeing Muslims and killing those who identified as Christians. The siege ended the same day, when all four of the attackers were killed. Five men were later arrested in connection with the attack, and a bounty was placed for the arrest of a suspected organizer.

Kenya

World Series of Fighting 30: Branch vs. Starks

World Series of Fighting 30: Branch vs. Starks was a mixed martial arts event held on April 2, 2016 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Las Vegas, United States

2016 Czech Pirate Party leadership election

The Czech Pirate Party leadership election of 2016 was held on 2 April 2016. Ivan Bartoš was elected the new leader. Members of the party were allowed to vote through internet.

Czechia

WWE Hall of Fame (2016)

WWE Hall of Fame (2016) was the event which featured the introduction of the 17th class to the WWE Hall of Fame. The event was produced by WWE on April 2, 2016, from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The event took place the same weekend as WrestleMania 32. The event aired live on the WWE Network, and was hosted by Jerry Lawler.

United States

2017 National Liberation Party presidential primary

Costa Rica's National Liberation Party presidential primary (or Convención Nacional “National Convention”) was a primary election programmed for April 2, 2017 in order to choose the party's presidential nominee for the 2018 Costa Rican general election. PLN was then the main opposition party to Luis Guillermo Solís' government.

Costa Rica

2017 Serbian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Serbia on 2 April 2017. Incumbent president Tomislav Nikolić was eligible to run for a second five-year term, but opted not to do so. Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić was elected president in the first round. The election was marred by accusations of voter intimidation and a near total domination of the Serbian media by Vučić and his party.

Serbia

2017 EFL Trophy final

The 2017 EFL Trophy final was an association football match that was played on 2 April 2017 at Wembley Stadium, London. It was played between League One teams Coventry City and Oxford United. The match decided the winners of the 2016–17 EFL Trophy, a 64-team knockout tournament comprising clubs from League One and League Two of the English Football League (EFL), as well as 16 Category One academy sides representing Premier League and Championship clubs.

London, United Kingdom

WrestleMania 33

WrestleMania 33 was a 2017 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE, held for wrestlers from the promotion's main roster brands, Raw and SmackDown. It was the 33rd annual WrestleMania and took place on April 2, 2017, at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. Then-active WWE wrestlers The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods) served as the hosts of the event.

Florida, United States

2017 Ecuadorian general election

General elections were held in Ecuador on 19 February 2017 alongside a referendum on tax havens. Voters elected a new President and National Assembly. Incumbent President Rafael Correa of the PAIS Alliance was not eligible for re-election, having served three terms. In the first round of the presidential elections, PAIS Alliance candidate Lenín Moreno received 39% of the vote.

This entry records the second round, as dated in the source infobox.

Ecuador

Ethiopian civil conflict (2018–present)

The ongoing Ethiopian civil conflict began with the 2018 dissolution of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), an ethnic federalist, dominant party political coalition. After the 20-year border conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea, a decade of internal tensions, two years of protests, and a state of emergency, Hailemariam Desalegn resigned on 15 February 2018 as prime minister and EPRDF chairman, and there were hopes of peace under his successor Abiy Ahmed.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

Ethiopia · Sudan · Eritrea

2019 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

The 2019 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. The incumbent justice, Shirley Abrahamson, retired after 43 years on the court, the longest in the history of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Although the Wisconsin Supreme Court justices are considered nonpartisan, Abrahamson identified as a liberal and voted with the liberal 3–4 minority on the court.

Wisconsin, United States

2019 Chicago aldermanic election

The 2019 Chicago aldermanic election took place in two rounds on February 26 and April 2, 2019, to elect 50 aldermen to the Chicago City Council. Each alderman represents one of Chicago's 50 wards. The elections are non-partisan and use a two-round system where the top two finishers compete in a second-round run-off if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the first round.

Chicago, United States

2019 Wisconsin elections

The 2019 Wisconsin spring election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on April 2, 2019. There was one seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court on the ballot, as well as several other nonpartisan local and judicial elections. There were also a number of local referendums for school funding. The 2019 Wisconsin spring primary was held on February 19, 2019.

Wisconsin, United States

2019 Maltese presidential election

The 2019 Maltese presidential election took place on 2 April 2019. Members of the Parliament of Malta voted in an indirect election to approve the appointment of former cabinet minister George Vella, the only nominee, as President of Malta. Vella's nomination was supported by both the governing Labour Party and opposition Nationalist Party.

Malta

2019 Las Vegas mayoral election

The 2019 Las Vegas mayoral election took place on April 2, 2019, to elect the Mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections, and was officially nonpartisan. Goodman's main opponent was Republican Phil Collins. Incumbent Mayor Carolyn Goodman, an Independent in office since 2011, was reelected to a third term in office.

Las Vegas, United States

2019 Brown County, Wisconsin Executive election

The 2019 Brown County, Wisconsin Executive election took place on April 2, 2019. Incumbent County Executive Troy Streckenbach ran for re-election to a third term. Though outgoing Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt took out papers to challenge Streckenbach, he ultimately declined to run. Instead, Streckenbach faced former County Supervisor Mark Berndt, a financial advisor. He defeated Berndt in a landslide, winning 75 percent of the vote.

Wisconsin, United States

2019 Columbia, Missouri, mayoral election

The American city of Columbia, Missouri held an election for mayor on April 2, 2019. Incumbent mayor Brian Treece won re-election against former Missouri House member Chris Kelly. Kelly's run for Columbia mayor was the only unsuccessful electoral campaign of his career.

2019 Colorado Springs mayoral election

The 2019 Colorado Springs mayoral election was held on April 2, 2019, to elect the mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The election was officially nonpartisan. A runoff had been scheduled for May 21, 2019, but John Suthers received enough votes in the general election. Incumbent mayor Suthers won reelection to a second term.

2019 Chicago mayoral election

The 2019 Chicago mayoral election was held on February 26, 2019, to determine the next Mayor of the City of Chicago, Illinois. Since no candidate received a majority of votes, a runoff election was held on April 2, 2019, between the two candidates with the most votes, Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle. Lightfoot defeated Preckwinkle in the runoff election to become mayor, and was sworn in as mayor on May 20, 2019.

This entry records the runoff, as dated in the source infobox.

2019 Chicago elections

The 2019 Chicago elections took place in two rounds on February 26, 2019, and April 2, 2019. Elections were held for Mayor of Chicago, City Clerk of Chicago, City Treasurer of Chicago, and all 50 members of the Chicago City Council. The candidates who won in these elections were inaugurated on May 20, 2019. Four ballot referendums were also voted on in certain precincts.

This entry records the listed event date, as dated in the source infobox.

2021 Hualien train derailment

On 2 April 2021, at 09:28 NST (01:28 UTC), a Taroko Express train operated by the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) derailed at the north entrance of Qingshui Tunnel in Heren Section, Xiulin Township, Hualien County, Taiwan, killing 49 people and injuring at least two others, making it the deadliest railway accident in Taiwan in terms of confirmed deaths.

Taiwan

Awdheegle and Bariire attacks

On 2 April 2021, Al-Shabaab militants simultaneously attacked Somali National Army bases in Awdheegle and Bariire, Lower Shabelle, killing forty-eight soldiers and dozens of al-Shabaab fighters. Somali forces were able to repulse both attacks.

Somalia

2021 United States Capitol car attack

On April 2, 2021, Noah Green, a 25-year-old black nationalist, killed Capitol Police officer William Evans and wounded a second officer after he deliberately rammed his car into a barricade outside the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. As a result of the attack, the Capitol complex was locked down. Green was shot and later died at a hospital from the gunshot wounds.

Washington, D.C., United States

Bellator 255

Bellator 255: Pitbull vs. Sanchez 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on April 2, 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The event was Bellator's first of the year following a four-month break after Bellator 254.

Connecticut, United States

2021 Aguelhok attack

On April 2, 2021, insurgents from the al-Qaeda-linked group Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) attacked a contingent of Chadian troops serving in MINUSMA, the UN's peacekeeping branch throughout the Mali War. The Chadian troops effectively repelled the JNIM attack, inflicting heavy casualties.

NXT Stand & Deliver (2022)

The 2022 NXT Stand & Deliver was a professional wrestling livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was the second annual Stand & Deliver held for the promotion's developmental brand NXT. The event took place on April 2, 2022, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The event was held as a part of WrestleMania Weekend, being held the same day as WrestleMania 38 Night 1 with a special start time of 1 p.m.

Dallas, United States · Texas, United States

Battle of Kyiv (2022)

The Battle of Kyiv was part of the Kyiv offensive in the Russian invasion of Ukraine for control of Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine, and surrounding districts including Hostomel Airport. The combatants were elements of the Russian Armed Forces and Ukrainian Armed Forces. The battle lasted from 24 February 2022 to 2 April 2022 and ended with the withdrawal of Russian forces.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Ukraine

2023 Finnish parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 2 April 2023 to elect members of the Parliament of Finland. Following the 2019 election, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) formed a governing coalition with the Centre Party, Greens, Left Alliance, and the Swedish People's Party, with Antti Rinne serving as the prime minister of Finland.

Finland

WrestleMania 39

WrestleMania 39, also promoted as WrestleMania Goes Hollywood, was a 2023 two-part professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE, held for wrestlers from the promotion's main roster brands, Raw and SmackDown. It was the 39th annual WrestleMania and took place as a two-night event on Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2, 2023, at SoFi Stadium in the Greater Los Angeles city of Inglewood, California.

California, United States

2023 EFL Trophy final

The 2023 EFL Trophy, known as the Papa Johns Trophy for sponsorship reasons, the 40th season in the history of the competition, is a knock-out tournament for clubs in EFL League One and League Two, the third and fourth tiers of the English football league system, as well as the "Academy teams" of 16 Premier League clubs with Category One status.

2023 Montenegrin presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Montenegro on 19 March 2023. Long-ruling incumbent president Milo Đukanović was eligible for re-election. Since no candidate received a majority of the vote, a second round vote was held on 2 April. In the first round, Đukanović, leader of the populist DPS, received 35%, coming first. Jakov Milatović, candidate of the newly formed centrist Europe Now!

This entry records the second round, as dated in the source infobox.

Montenegro

2023 Liechtenstein local elections

The 2023 Liechtenstein local elections were held on 5 March and 2 April to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities of Liechtenstein.

This entry records the second round, as dated in the source infobox.

Liechtenstein

2023 Geneva cantonal election

Cantonal elections were held in Geneva on 2 April 2023, with a second round on 30 April, to elect all 100 members of the legislative Grand Council and 7 members of the executive Council of State of the canton.

This entry records the first round, as dated in the source infobox.

2024 Connecticut Republican presidential primary

The 2024 Connecticut Republican presidential primary was held on April 2, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 28 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention were allocated on a winner-take-most basis. The contest was held alongside primaries in New York, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin.

Connecticut, United States

2024 Wisconsin Republican presidential primary

The 2024 Wisconsin Republican presidential primary was held on April 2, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 41 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention were allocated on a winner-take-all basis.

Wisconsin, United States

2024 Rhode Island Democratic presidential primary

The 2024 Rhode Island Democratic presidential primary was held on April 2, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election, alongside three other contests on the day. 26 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were allocated, with 9 additional unpledged delegates.

Rhode Island, United States

2024 Rhode Island Republican presidential primary

The 2024 Rhode Island Republican presidential primary was held on April 2, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 19 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention were allocated on a winner-take-most basis. The contest was held alongside primaries in Delaware, New York, and Wisconsin. Even though Trump cruised to victory, he showed a poorer result as compared to his performance in 2020 (albeit as a non-incumbent), getting almost 3% fewer votes.

Rhode Island, United States

2024 Pakistani Senate election

Elections for the Senate of Pakistan were held on 2 April 2024. Senate elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were postponed by the ECP to 21 July 2025. 52 out of 100 incumbent Senators including 4 FATA senators retired after completing their 6-year terms. After the merger of FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the remaining 4 out of 8 seats were also abolished. 48 seats from four Provinces and the Federal Capital were up for election, including the seats for which the election was postponed.

Pakistan

2024 Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary

The 2024 Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary was held on April 2, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election, alongside three other contests on the day. 82 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were allocated, with 13 additional unpledged delegates. President Joe Biden won almost 90% of the vote and was virtually unopposed, with Dean Phillips and the campaign for uninstructed delegates being his only challengers.

Wisconsin, United States

2024 Milwaukee County Executive election

The 2024 Milwaukee County Executive election took place on April 2, 2024. Incumbent County Executive David Crowley ran for re-election to a second term. His only opponent was activist and perennial candidate Ieshuh Griffin. Because only two candidates filed for the election, no primary election was held. Crowley defeated Griffin in a landslide, winning re-election with 85 percent of the vote.

Wisconsin, United States

2024 Viertola school shooting

On 2 April 2024, a shooting occurred at the Viertola school, Jokiranta site in Vantaa, Finland. The gunman, a 12-year-old fired a revolver at three students, all aged 12. One victim was killed while two were seriously injured.

Finland

2024 New York Republican presidential primary

The 2024 New York Republican presidential primary was held on April 2, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 91 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention were allocated on a winner-take-most basis. The contest was held alongside the primaries in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin.

2024 New York Democratic presidential primary

The 2024 New York Democratic presidential primary was held on April 2, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election, alongside contests in three other states. 268 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were allocated, with 39 additional unpledged delegates.

2024 Anchorage mayoral election

The 2024 Anchorage mayoral election was held on April 2, 2024, with a runoff election on May 14 because no candidate received more than 45% of the vote in the first round. It elected the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. Incumbent Republican mayor Dave Bronson ran for re-election to a second term in office. Bronson and former Anchorage Assembly chair Suzanne LaFrance advanced to the runoff, with LaFrance narrowly placing ahead of Bronson.

2024 Milwaukee mayoral election

The 2024 Milwaukee mayoral election was held on April 2, 2024, concurrent with other elections during Wisconsin's spring elections, to elect the mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Incumbent Mayor Cavalier Johnson sought re-election. Johnson won in the largest landslide victory since the 2008 Milwaukee mayoral election. Municipal elections in Wisconsin are nonpartisan. However, all of the candidates in the election were individually affiliated with the Democratic Party.

2024 Wisconsin spring election

On April 2, 2024, Wisconsin held its spring election. The ballot included the Democratic and Republican presidential nominating contests, two uncontested Wisconsin Court of Appeals seats and various nonpartisan local and judicial offices, including county executive and mayoral races in Milwaukee.

This records the spring election, separate from the November general election.

United States

2024 Polish Super Cup

The 2024 Polish Super Cup was the 33rd Polish Super Cup, an annual Polish football match played between the reigning winners of the Ekstraklasa and Polish Cup. The Ekstraklasa champions Jagiellonia Białystok faced Polish Cup winners Wisła Kraków. Initially, the Polish Football Association (PZPN) scheduled the match for Sunday, 7 July 2024.

Poland

Liberation Day tariffs: U.S. President Donald Trump announces sweeping worldwide tariffs

United States president Donald Trump announced a broad package of import duties on April 2, 2025—a date he called "Liberation Day". In a White House Rose Garden ceremony, Trump signed Executive Order 14257, Regulating Imports With a Reciprocal Tariff to Rectify Trade Practices That Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade Deficits.