What happened on 2 April 1816?

Discover what happened on 2 April 1816 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

  • Ferenc Hoványi (Hungarian Catholic priest and Catholic theologian (1816-1871))
  • John F. Kinney (American politician (1816-1902))
  • Joseph Fayard (French politician (1816–1908))
  • Marc Montagut (French politician (1816–1895))
  • William Henry Ridley (British priest (1816–1882))
  • Julius Richter (German classical philologist and teacher (1816-1877))
  • Bruno Boucquillon
  • Thomas Brooke ((1816-1880))
  • Franz Hoványi
  • Bedřich František Hanačík
  • Francis Thorndike (American politician – Minnesota -Territorial House 1856 (District 11))
  • Georg Lindinger
  • James George Robertson (architect and antiquarian based in Kilkenny, member of the original Kilkenny Archaeological Society)
  • Henriette Gageot
  • Franz Isidor Proschko (Austrian writer (1816–1891))

Deaths

  • Nicolas Jacquemin (constitutional bishop)
  • Judocus De Wolf