Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/April 2
- 1792 - By the Coinage Act, the U.S. Mint was founded and the U.S. currency was decimalized.
- 1801 - British forces led by Horatio Nelson defeated the Danish fleet in the Battle of Copenhagen.
- 1805 - Hans Christian Andersen was born.
- 1930 - Haile Selassie was proclaimed Emperor of Ethiopia, succeeding his cousin Empress Zauditu.
- 1982 - Falklands War: Argentine special forces began the invasion of the Falkland Islands.
- 1992 - Mafia boss John Gotti was convicted of murder and racketeering.