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2 April 2031
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
United Nations
World Autism Awareness DaySelected anniversaries
Anniversary
2015 - Six elderly men burgled a safe-deposit facility in Hatton Garden, London, and stole items worth up to an estimated £14 million.2015 underground vault theft in London
Anniversary
2015 - Gunmen attacked Garissa University College in Kenya, killing 148 people and wounding 79 others.2015 Al-Shabaab shooting in Kenya
Anniversary
2012 - A gunman shot at people inside Oikos University, a Korean Christian college in Oakland, California, leaving seven people dead and three injured.Mass shooting in California, U.S.
Anniversary
2002 - Second Intifada: Palestinian militants sought refuge from advancing Israeli forces in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, beginning a month-long siege.2000–2005 Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation
Anniversary
1992 - Bosnian War: At least 48 civilians were massacred in the town of Bijeljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.1992–1995 armed conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Historical events
History
2025 - Liberation Day tariffs: U.S. President Donald Trump announces sweeping worldwide tariffs.2025 economic policy by Donald Trump
History
2024 - Viertola school shooting: A 12-year-old pupil is killed and two others injured by a shooter of the same age in Vantaa, Finland.School shooting in Vantaa, Finland
History
2021 - At least 49 people are killed in a train derailment in Taiwan after a truck accidentally rolls onto the track.Railway accident in Taiwan
History
2021 - A Capitol Police officer is killed and another injured when an attacker rams his car into a barricade outside the United States Capitol.Police agency protecting the U.S. Congress
History
2020 - COVID-19 pandemic: The total number of confirmed cases reach one million.Pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2
History
2015 - Gunmen attack Garissa University College in Kenya, killing at least 148 people and wounding 79 others.2015 Al-Shabaab shooting in Kenya
History
2015 - Four men steal items worth up to £200 million from an underground safe deposit facility in London's Hatton Garden area in what has been called the "largest burglary in English legal history."2015 underground vault theft in London
History
2014 - A spree shooting occurs at the Fort Hood army base in Texas, with four dead, including the gunman, and 16 others injured.Mass shooting in Texas, U.S.
History
2012 - A mass shooting at Oikos University in California leaves seven people dead and three injured.Mass shooting in California, U.S.
History
2012 - UTair Flight 120 crashes after takeoff from Roshchino International Airport in Tyumen, Russia, killing 33 and injuring 10.2012 aviation accident in Russia
Notable births
Born
2007 - Brenda Fruhvirtová, Czech tennis playerCzech tennis player (born 2007)
Born
2004 - Diana Shnaider, Russian tennis playerRussian tennis player (born 2004)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Khamtai Siphandone, Laotian politician, 4th President of Laos (born 1924)President of Laos (1924–2025; served 1998–2006)
Died
2024 - Jerry Abbott, American country music songwriter and record producer (born 1942)American songwriter and record producer (1942–2024)
Died
2024 - Maryse Condé, Guadeloupean novelist, critic, and playwright (born 1934)French Guadeloupean author (1934–2024)
Died
2024 - Christopher Durang, American playwright (born 1949)American playwright (1949–2024)
Died
2024 - Larry Lucchino, American attorney and baseball executive (born 1945)American lawyer and baseball executive (1945–2024)
Died
2024 - John Sinclair, American poet (born 1941)American poet and activist (1941–2024)
Died
2024 - Juan Vicente Pérez, Venezuelan supercentenarian (born 1909)Venezuelan supercentenarian (1909–2024)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
75.8% illuminated
Lunar age: 9.9 days
Sun zodiac
Aries
12.56 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Moon zodiac
Leo
9.79 degrees
Constellation: Cancer
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.