Today in History
2 April
238 births · 98 deaths recorded
Notable Births
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Zach Bryan
b. 1996
American country singer-songwriter (born 1996)
David Ferrer
b. 1982
Spanish tennis player (born 1982)
Michael Fassbender
b. 1977
German-Irish actor (born 1977)
Pedro Pascal
b. 1975
Chilean and American actor (born 1975)
Rodney King
b. 1965
Black American victim of police brutality (1965–2012)
Emmylou Harris
b. 1947
American singer, songwriter, and musician (born 1947)
Marvin Gaye
b. 1939
American singer and songwriter (1939–1984)
Alec Guinness
b. 1914
English actor (1914–2000)
Notable Deaths
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Khamtai Siphandone
d. 2025
President of Laos (1924–2025; served 1998–2006)
John Barth
d. 2024
American writer (1930–2024)
Maryse Condé
d. 2024
French Guadeloupean author (1934–2024)
Larry Lucchino
d. 2024
American lawyer and baseball executive (1945–2024)
John Sinclair (poet)
d. 2024
American poet and activist (1941–2024)
Juan Vicente Pérez
d. 2024
Venezuelan supercentenarian (1909–2024)
Estelle Harris
d. 2022
American actress (1928–2022)
Pope John Paul II
d. 2005
Head of the Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005