What happened on 2 April 2006?

Discover what happened on 2 April 2006 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!

Births

  • James Freeland (YouTuber)
  • Daniel Gjerde Sætren (Norwegian association football player)
  • Armita Geravand (2023 death in Tehran, Iran)
  • Avery Appiah
  • Eva Schachner
  • Leon Watanabe (Japanese basketball player)
  • Aboubacar Ali Abdallah (footballer)
  • Isac da Silva (Brazilian footballer)
  • Christian Anderson (American basketball player (born 2006))
  • İsa Toygar Ekinci (association football player)
  • Avery Appiah
  • Eva Schachner
  • Leon Watanabe (Japanese basketball player)
  • Aboubacar Ali Abdallah (footballer)
  • Isac da Silva (Brazilian footballer)
  • Christian Anderson (American basketball player (born 2006))
  • İsa Toygar Ekinci (association football player)

Deaths

  • Carlos Fabião (Portuguese soldier (1930-2006))
  • Horst Gibtner (German politician (1940-2006))
  • Werner Klinnert (German chemist and politician (1938-2006))
  • Peter Biehl (German theologian (1931-2006))
  • Jacques Beaugé (French writer (1922–2006))
  • Jalloul Chaoua (Tunisian association football player (1943-2006))
  • René-Pierre Bille (Swiss filmmaker and photographer (1915-2006))
  • Roque Vallejos (Paraguayan poet (1943-2006))
  • Akhmet Bokov (Russian playwright)
  • Vladimir Ilin (Soviet and Russian cinematographer (1938-2006))
  • Bernard Seigal (American musician)
  • Damien Knabben (Belgian futsal coach (1941-2006))
  • Hermann Eggers (German officer and Knight’s Cross recipient (1914-2006))
  • Hurshul Clothier (American musician (1921–2006))
  • Ali Akbar Sanati (Iranian artist and sculptor (1916-2006))
  • John Mannion Jnr (Irish politician)
  • Lloyd Searwar (Guyanese writer)
  • Michael J. Novosel (United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1922-2006))
  • Victor Quiñones (Puerto Rican professional wrestling promoter)
  • Bill Carr (American football coach (1917-2006))
  • Vauban Bezerra (Brazilian politician)
  • Manuel Crespo Alfaya (Spanish politician (1918-2006))
  • Anthony Beaumont-Dark (British politician (1932-2006))
  • Aleksey Zakharov
  • Ivy Lilian McClelland (British Hispanist (1908-2006))
  • Harold Lehman (American painter and muralist)
  • Boris Kazakov (Soviet writer)
  • Lucien-Marie Dorne
  • Mike Cuozzo (American jazz saxophonist)
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  • Milan Roth
  • Josef Babka
  • Claude Petitpierre
  • Ester Meneghello
  • Aurelio Tedone (Italian fencer)
  • Domenico Valori (Italian politician)
  • Hana Žurková
  • Milan Chromeček
  • Ivan Jakubek
  • Piet van Wyk (South African biologist)
  • Antonín Šťastný
  • Mária Hojerová (Slovak actress)