April 2: World Autism Awareness Day; Passion Sunday (Anglicanism, 2017); Onbashira begins in Nagano, Japan
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William James' ships capture Suvarnadurg
- 1755 – A naval fleet (pictured) led by Commodore William James of the East India Company captured the fortress Suvarnadurg from the Marathas.
- 1885 – North-West Rebellion: Led by Wandering Spirit, young Cree warriors attacked the village of Frog Lake, North-West Territories (now in Alberta), where they killed nine settlers.
- 1911 – The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducted the country's first national census.
- 1992 – Bosnian War (Yugoslav Wars): At least 42 civilians were killed in the town of Bijeljina.
- 2015 – Gunmen attacked Garissa University College in Kenya, killing at least 148 people and wounding 79 others.
Prince George of Denmark (b. 1653) · Hans Christian Andersen (b. 1805) · Elizabeth Catlett (d. 2012)
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