April 2nd (2014) was a Wednesday. It's the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 274 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 2nd April, 2014
» A 2014 Fort Hood shooting named spree shooting occurs at the Fort Hood Army Base near the town of Killeen, Texas, with four people dead, including the gunman, and 16 others sustaining injuries.
April 2nd Famous Deaths for 2014
» Al Bolton, American soldier and meteorologist (b. 1925)
» Harris Goldsmith, American pianist, educator, and critic (b. 1937)
» Lyndsie Holland, English actress and singer (b. 1939)
» Lucy Hood, American businesswoman, founded Fox Mobile Entertainment (b. 1957)
» Glyn Jones (South African writer) e.g Glyn Jones, South African actor and screenwriter (b. 1931)
» Miloš Mikeln, Slovene director and playwright (b. 1930)
» Carl Epting Mundy, Jr., American general (b. 1935)
» Unnikrishnan Puthur, Indian author (b. 1933)
» David Werdyger, Polish-American singer (b. 1919)
» Urs Widmer, Swiss author and playwright (b. 1938)
April 2nd Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Abundius named Abundius of Como
» Aphian named Amphianus of Lycia
» Æbbe the Younger
» Brónach or Bronach of Glen-Seichis (Martyrology of Tallaght named Irish martyrology)
» Francis of Paola
» Henry Budd (Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Canada) e.g Anglican Church of Canada)
» Nicetius of Lyon
» Pedro Calungsod
» Urban of Langres
» April 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Malvinas Day (Argentina)
» Public holidays in Thailand known as Thai Heritage Conservation Day (Thailand)
» Public holidays in Belarus named Unity of Peoples of Russia and Belarus Day (Belarus)