On this day: April 2
Born on this day
Cornelis de HoutmanApril 2, 1565 – September 1, 1599 · Exploration
Francesco Maria GrimaldiApril 2, 1618 – December 1663 · Science
Maria Sibylla MerianApril 2, 1647 – January 13, 1717 · Art
Catharine MacaulayApril 2, 1731 – June 22, 1791 · Culture
Thomas JeffersonApril 2, 1743 – July 4, 1826 · Politics
August Heinrich Hoffmann von FallerslebenApril 2, 1798 – January 19, 1874 · Music
Franz LachnerApril 2, 1803 – January 20, 1890 · Music
William Holman HuntApril 2, 1827 – September 7, 1910 · Art
Clément AderApril 2, 1841 – May 3, 1925 · Technology
George TurnerApril 2, 1841 – March 29, 1910 · Art
Nicholas Murray ButlerApril 2, 1862 – December 7, 1947 · Politics- Frank Elmore RossApril 2, 1874 – September 21, 1960 · Science
Edward KasnerApril 2, 1878 – January 7, 1955 · Science
Max ErnstApril 2, 1891 – April 1, 1976 · Art
Alec GuinnessApril 2, 1914 – August 5, 2000 · Film
Serge GainsbourgApril 2, 1928 – March 2, 1991 · Art- Paul CohenApril 2, 1934 – March 23, 2007 · Science
Marvin GayeApril 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984 · Music
Larry CoryellApril 2, 1943 – February 19, 2017 · Music
Lajos KoltaiApril 2, 1946 – present · Film
Krzysztof KrauzeApril 2, 1953 – December 24, 2014 · Film
Donald PetrieApril 2, 1954 – present · Film
Sirindhorn, Princess RoyalApril 2, 1955 – present · Music
Marc CaroApril 2, 1956 – present · Film
David FrankelApril 2, 1959 – present · Film
Mai AlmasriApril 2, 1959 – present · Film
Clark GreggApril 2, 1962 – present · Film
Håkan HellströmApril 2, 1974 – present · Music
Daisuke NamikawaApril 2, 1976 – present · Film
Jaime Ray NewmanApril 2, 1978 – present · Film
Bethany Joy LenzApril 2, 1981 – present · Film
Alessio FigalliApril 2, 1984 – present · Science
R3habApril 2, 1986 – present · Music
QuavoApril 2, 1991 – present · Music
AtvaraApril 2, 1993 – present · Music
Release of 2001: A Space OdysseyApril 2, 1968 · Film
Founding of CouchSurfingApril 2, 2003 · Companies
Launch of Shōsetsuka ni NarōApril 2, 2004 · Internet