On this day: 2 April

Selected events and births on 2 April, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1871 – Creatures of Impulse, by W. S. Gilbert, premiered at the Court Theatre in London. Read more: Creatures of Impulse W. S. Gilbert Royal Court Theatre
• 1911 – The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducted the first national census of the country. Read more: Australian Bureau of Statistics 1911 Australian census Census in Australia
• 1968 – 2001: A Space Odyssey, the epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, premiered at the Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C. Read more: 2001: A Space Odyssey Science fiction film Stanley Kubrick
• 2015 – Six elderly men burgled a safe-deposit facility in Hatton Garden, London, and stole items worth up to an estimated £14 million. Read more: Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary Safe deposit box Hatton Garden

Born on this day

• 1939 – Anthony Lake, American academic and diplomat, 18th United States National Security Advisor Read more: Anthony Lake United States National Security Advisor
• 1939 – Lise Thibault, Canadian journalist and politician, 27th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec Read more: Lise Thibault Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
• 1977 – Hanno Pevkur, Estonian lawyer and politician, Estonian Minister of Justice Read more: Hanno Pevkur Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs (Estonia)
• 1987 – Shane Lowry, Irish Professional Golfer, winner of the 2019 Open Championship and European Team Member for the 2021 and 2023 Ryder Cups Read more: Shane Lowry 2019 Open Championship 2021 Ryder Cup
• 1997 – Dillon Bassett, American race car driver Read more: Dillon Bassett
• 1997 – Abdelhak Nouri, Dutch footballer Read more: Abdelhak Nouri
• 2000 – Rodrigo Riquelme, Spanish footballer Read more: Rodrigo Riquelme (footballer, born 2000)
• 2000 – Josip Stanišić, Croatian footballer Read more: Josip Stanišić
• 2002 – Emma Myers, American actress Read more: Emma Myers
• 2004 – Diana Shnaider, Russian tennis player Read more: Diana Shnaider
• 2005 – Adrián Liso, Spanish footballer Read more: Adrián Liso
• 2007 – Brenda Fruhvirtová, Czech tennis player Read more: Brenda Fruhvirtová

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