WHAT HAPPENED ON 2. APRIL
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The Ottoman Sultan Mehmet II begins the siege of Constantinople. (2. April 1453)

Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León first sights land in what is now Florida. (2. April 1513)

Commodore William James captures the pirate fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India. (2. April 1755)

The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint. (2. April 1792)

Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna. (2. April 1800)

Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen – The British capture the Danish fleet. (2. April 1801)

Rama IV is crowned King of Thailand. (2. April 1851)

Richmond Bread Riot: Food shortages incite hundreds of angry women to riot in Richmond, Virginia and demand that the Confederate government release emergency supplies. (2. April 1863)

American Civil War: The Siege of Petersburg is broken – Union troops capture the trenches around Petersburg, Virginia, forcing Confederate General Robert E. Lee to retreat. (2. April 1865)

American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his Cabinet flee the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia. (2. April 1865)

Cree warriors attacked the village of Frog Lake, North-West Territories, Canada, killing 9. (2. April 1885)

The United States Congress passes the Foraker Act, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule. (2. April 1900)

Dmitry Sipyagin, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire, is assassinated in the Marie Palace, St Petersburg. (2. April 1902)

"Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles, California. (2. April 1902)

The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts the country's first national census. (2. April 1911)

The ill-fated RMS Titanic begins sea trials. (2. April 1912)

World War I: United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany. (2. April 1917)

The Autonomous Government of Khorasan, a military government encompassing the modern state of Iran, is established. (2. April 1921)

After the mysterious death of Empress Zewditu, Haile Selassie is proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia. (2. April 1930)

Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Brazil are established. (2. April 1945)