April 2: World Autism Awareness Day
Juan Ponce de León
- 1513 – Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León (pictured) reached Florida, becoming the first European known to do so, purportedly while searching for the Fountain of Youth in the New World.
- 1863 – In Richmond, Virginia, U.S., about 5,000 people, mostly poor women, rioted in protest of the exorbitant price of bread.
- 1973 – The Liberal Movement broke away from the Liberal and Country League in South Australia.
- 1992 – Bosnian War (Yugoslav Wars): At least 48 civilians were killed in the town of Bijeljina.
- 2002 – Operation 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.
Maria Sibylla Merian (b. 1647) · Clément Ader (b. 1841) · Ranjitsinhji (d. 1933)
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