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This is a list of selected April 2 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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Blurb Reason
Malvinas Day in Argentina stub
; Onbashira begins in Nagano, Japan refimprove
1792 – By the Coinage Act, the United States Mint was founded and U.S. currency was decimalized. unreferenced section
1801War of the Second Coalition: British forces led by Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson defeated the Dano-Norwegian fleet at the Battle of Copenhagen. contradictory
1945 – Brazil established diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, but maintained a neutral relationship during the Cold War that was limited to commercial trade and cooperation agreements of minimal importance. needs more footnotes
1956As the World Turns premiered on American television as the first half-hour soap opera. refimprove section, original researech
1962 – The first official panda crossing opened outside London Waterloo station. refimprove
1992John Gotti, the crime boss of the Gambino crime family, was convicted of racketeering, murder, conspiracy to commit murder, loansharking, obstruction of justice, illegal gambling and tax evasion. expand
2002Operation Defensive Shield: Approximately 200 Palestinian militants fled the advancing Israel Defense Forces into the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, starting a month-long standoff. neutrality disputed

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Notes

April 2: World Autism Awareness Day; Easter Saturday (Western Christianity, 2016)

Juan Ponce de León
Juan Ponce de León
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