2nd April anniversaries

• Birth
  • 1834
  • France
  • "Birth of Frédéric Bartholdi, French sculptor of the Statue of Liberty"
  • 1934
  • Great Britain
  • "Birth of Brian Glover, British actor and professional wrestler"
• event
  • 1958
  • United States
  • The National Advisory Council on Aeronautics was renamed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
  • 1982
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina invades Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
  • 1998
  • France
  • Former French cabinet minister Maurice Papon was found guilty of war crimes for his involvement in deporting Jews from France during WWII.
• Death
  • 2005
  • Poland
  • Death of Pope John Paul II