Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/April 2
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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Juan Ponce de León
Ineligible
| Blurb | Reason |
|---|---|
| Malvinas Day in Argentina | stub |
| 1792 – By the Coinage Act, the United States Mint was founded and U.S. currency was decimalized. | unreferenced section |
| 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 researech |
| 1962 – The first official panda crossing opened outside Waterloo station in London. | no footnotes |
| 1984 – Aboard Soyuz T-11, Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian to be launched into space. | refimprove |
| 1992 – John Gotti, the crime boss of the Gambino crime family, was convicted of racketeering, murder, conspiracy to commit murder, loansharking, obstruction of justice, illegal gambling and tax evasion. | expand |
| 2002 – Operation Defensive Shield: Approximately 200 Palestinian militants fled the advancing Israel Defense Forces into the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, starting a month-long standoff. | neutrality disputed |
Eligible
- 1755 – A naval fleet led by Commodore William James of the East India Company captured the fortress Suvarnadurg from the Marathas.
- 1911 – The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducted the country's first national census.
- 1973 – The Liberal Movement broke away from the Liberal and Country League in South Australia.
- 2006 – Over 60 tornadoes touched down in the central United States, killing 27 people and causing about US$1.1 billion in damages.
April 2: World Autism Awareness Day
- 1513 – Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León reached Florida, becoming the first European known to do so, purportedly while searching for the Fountain of Youth in the New World.
- 1801 – War of the Second Coalition: British forces led by Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (pictured) defeated the Dano-Norwegian fleet at the Battle of Copenhagen.
- 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.
- 1973 – The LEXIS computer-assisted legal research service launched as a continuation of an experiment organized by the Ohio State Bar in 1967.
- 1982 – Argentine special forces invaded the Falkland Islands, sparking the Falklands War.