Born on April 2
April 2 birthdays & history
If you were born on April 2, you share a birthday with Hans Christian Andersen, Émile Zola and Giacomo Casanova. April 2 babies are Aries, with diamond as their birthstone and the daisy as their birth flower. April 2 is the 93rd day of the year in leap years (92nd in other years).
Famous people born on April 2
- 1805Hans Christian Andersen, Danish novelist, short story writer, and poet
- 1840Émile Zola, French novelist, playwright, journalist
- 1725Giacomo Casanova, Italian explorer and author
- 1914Alec Guinness, English actor
- 1939Marvin Gaye, American singer-songwriter
- 1647Maria Sibylla Merian, German-Dutch botanist and illustrator
- 1977Michael Fassbender, German-Irish actor and producer
- 1891Max Ernst, German painter, sculptor, and poet
- 1928Serge Gainsbourg, French singer-songwriter, actor, and director
- 1975Pedro Pascal, Chilean and American actor
What happened on April 2
- 1513Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León sighted land in North America, naming the area La Florida.
- 1725J. S. Bach's cantata Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, BWV 6, is first performed in Leipzig on Easter Monday.
- 1792The Coinage Act is passed by Congress, establishing the United States Mint.
- 1800Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna.
- 1871Creatures of Impulse, by W. S. Gilbert, premiered at the Court Theatre in London.
- 1911The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducted the first national census of the country.
- 19682001: A Space Odyssey, the epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, premiered at the Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C.
- 1980United States President Jimmy Carter signs the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act.
- 1989Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Havana, Cuba, to meet with Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations.
- 2011India wins the Cricket World Cup for the second time in history under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.
- 2025Liberation Day tariffs: U.S. President Donald Trump announces sweeping worldwide tariffs.
Also observed on April 2
- International Children's Book Day (International)
- Thai Heritage Conservation Day (Thailand)
- Unity of Peoples of Russia and Belarus Day (Belarus)
- World Autism Awareness Day (International)
- Malvinas Day (Argentina)
Questions, answered
What star sign is April 2?
People born on April 2 are Aries. Their birthstone is diamond and their birth flower is the daisy.
Which famous people were born on April 2?
Hans Christian Andersen (1805), Émile Zola (1840), Giacomo Casanova (1725), Alec Guinness (1914), Marvin Gaye (1939), Maria Sibylla Merian (1647) were all born on April 2.
What happened on April 2 in history?
Among other things: in 1989, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Havana, Cuba, to meet with Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations; in 2011, India wins the Cricket World Cup for the second time in history under the captaincy of MS Dhoni; in 2025, Liberation Day tariffs: U.S. President Donald Trump announces sweeping worldwide tariffs.
Can I get a newspaper front page from April 2?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any April 2 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “April 2”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.