Replaying Monday, April 2, 2012

The April 2, 2012 was a Monday under the star sign of . It was the 92 day of the year. President of the United States was Barack Obama.

If you were born on this day, you are 14 years old. Your last birthday was on the Thursday, April 2, 2026, 76 days ago. Your next birthday is on Friday, April 2, 2027, in 288 days. You have lived for 5,189 days, or about 124,555 hours, or about 7,473,344 minutes, or about 448,400,640 seconds.

Some people who share this birthday:

  • Gautama Buddha (bhikṣu, philosopher, religion founder, religious leader, writer, born April 8, 563)
  • Pedro Pascal (actor, film actor, stage actor, television actor, born April 2, 1975)
  • Jesse Plemons (actor, film actor, guitarist, singer, television actor, born April 2, 1988)
  • Michael Fassbender (actor, film actor, film producer, racing driver, stage actor, television actor, born April 2, 1977)
  • Marvin Gaye (composer, musician, pianist, record producer, singer, singer-songwriter, songwriter, born April 2, 1939)
  • Hans Christian Andersen (author, autobiographer, children's writer, cut-paper artist, journalist, novelist, playwright, poet, traveler, writer, born April 2, 1805)
  • Serge Gainsbourg (actor, composer, film actor, film director, film score composer, jazz musician, musician, painter, pianist, poet, screenwriter, singer, singer-songwriter, songwriter, writer, born April 2, 1928)
  • Émile Zola (art critic, essayist, journalist, literary critic, novelist, photographer, playwright, poet, political journalist, short story writer, theatre critic, writer, born April 2, 1840)
  • Christopher Meloni (actor, film actor, television actor, voice actor, born April 2, 1961)
  • Daisuke Namikawa (actor, film director, seiyū, singer, born April 2, 1976)
  • Rodney King (activist, author, taxi driver, born April 2, 1969)
  • Ajay Devgn (businessperson, film actor, film director, film producer, born April 2, 1969)
  • Miralem Pjanić (association football player, born April 2, 1990)
  • Alec Guinness (autobiographer, character actor, film actor, screenwriter, stage actor, television actor, born April 2, 1914)
  • Linda Hunt (actor, film actor, stage actor, television actor, voice actor, born April 2, 1945)
  • Giacomo Casanova (adventurer, author, autobiographer, banker, diplomat, librarian, novelist, poet, translator, writer, born April 2, 1725)
  • Alberto Fernández (lawyer, politician, university teacher, born April 2, 1959)
  • Clark Gregg (actor, director, film actor, film director, screenwriter, television actor, writer, born April 2, 1962)
  • Chuang Chih-yuan (table tennis player, born April 2, 1981)
  • Roselyn Sánchez (actor, film actor, model, singer, songwriter, born April 2, 1973)
  • Quavo (lyricist, rapper, recording artist, born April 2, 1991)
  • Bethany Joy Lenz (actor, composer, film actor, musician, recording artist, singer, television actor, born April 2, 1981)
  • Kim Jae-wook (actor, film actor, model, television actor, born April 2, 1983)
  • Asami Seto (seiyū, born April 2, 1993)
  • Shawn Rhoden (bodybuilder, born April 2, 1975)
  • Emmylou Harris (country singer, guitarist, recording artist, singer-songwriter, born April 2, 1947)
  • Catherine of Siena (diplomat, memoirist, philosopher, politician, religious sister, writer, born March 25, 1347)
  • André Onana (association football player, born April 2, 1996)
  • Susumu Hirasawa (composer, guitarist, keyboardist, music arranger, record producer, singer, singer-songwriter, born April 2, 1954)
  • Buddy Ebsen (actor, coin collecting, dancer, film actor, film producer, military officer, singer, stage actor, television actor, born April 2, 1908)
  • Renée Estévez (actor, film actor, screenwriter, stage actor, television actor, writer, born April 2, 1967)
  • Remo D'Souza (actor, choreographer, dancer, film director, born April 2, 1974)
  • Zack Steffen (association football player, born April 2, 1995)
  • Abdelhak Nouri (association football player, born April 2, 1997)
  • Zhang Yimou (actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, born April 2, 1950)
  • Ibrahim Afellay (association football player, born April 2, 1986)
  • Adam Rodríguez (actor, film actor, screenwriter, television actor, born April 2, 1975)
  • Teddy Sheringham (association football manager, association football player, born April 2, 1966)
  • Max Ernst (collagist, designer, draftsperson, engraver, graphic artist, illustrator, jewelry designer, lithographer, painter, poet, printmaker, psychiatrist, sculptor, born April 2, 1891)
  • Yū Hayashi (child actor, seiyū, singer, born April 2, 1983)
  • Charanjit Singh Channi (politician, born April 2, 1972)
  • Princess Sirindhorn, Princess Royal of Thailand (children's writer, comics artist, composer, dancer, diplomat, environmentalist, historian, illustrator, instrumentalist, linguist, military officer, philanthropist, photographer, poet, singer, social worker, translator, university teacher, writer, born April 2, 1955)
  • Adam Frederick Goldberg (film producer, screenwriter, showrunner, television producer, born April 2, 1976)
  • Elton (television presenter, voice actor, born April 2, 1971)
  • Leon Russell (guitarist, mandolinist, musician, pianist, singer, singer-songwriter, born April 2, 1942)
  • Sergey Kovalev (boxer, born April 2, 1983)
  • Pattie Mallette (autobiographer, film producer, writer, born April 2, 1976)
  • Kiyoshiro Imawano (actor, record producer, recording artist, singer, singer-songwriter, born April 2, 1951)
  • Aya Ōmasa (actor, fashion model, model, born April 2, 1991)
  • Thom Evans (rugby union player, born April 2, 1985)

2nd of April 2012 News

News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on April 2, 2012

Philadelphia Group Buys Inquirer and Daily News

Date: 03 April 2012

By AMY CHOZICK

Amy CHOZICK

Consortium of the Philadelphia area's most powerful business and political leaders buys the Philadelphia Media Network, publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Daily News and Philly.com for $55 million, plus as much as $10 million in working capital; price is less than half the $139 million paid for the company in 2010. Photos (M)l

Full Article

To Lower Murder Rate, New Orleans Focuses on Police Force

Date: 02 April 2012

By ALBERT R. HUNT | BLOOMBERG NEWS

Albert HUNT

Full Article

Fashion News We're Reading

Date: 02 April 2012

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

Here's what we're reading, from the Guess and Gucci standoff to new dress codes for prom.

Full Article

State Public Workers Rushed to Join Pensions Before Cutbacks

Date: 03 April 2012

By THOMAS KAPLAN and KATE TAYLOR

Thomas KAPLAN

Thousands of New York State public employees have rushed to sign up for pensions, seeking to lock in generous retirement benefits before cuts approved by the State Legislature took effect on April 1.

Full Article

2 Channels, and Anchor Who Set Liberal Tone

Date: 02 April 2012

By BRIAN STELTER

Brian STELTER

News analysis; Keith Olbermann established himself as Current TV's star anchor, as he did at MSNBC, opening the door to a more overt liberal political ideology in its news programs; Current, which may face a lawsuit from Olbermann after his March 30 firing, faces a long slog with low ratings, while MSNBC has become better known for having progressive-oriented shows.

Full Article

Major Indexes Rise on Manufacturing Data

Date: 03 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Stocks rise on stronger-than-forecast growth in manufacturing.

Full Article

New Obama Ad Links Romney to Oil Industry

Date: 03 April 2012

By JEREMY W. PETERS

Jeremy PETERS

Obama campaign releases a commercial that tries to link Mitt Romney to the oil industry, painting them both as hostile to the administration's efforts to raise automobile mileage standards and produce more renewable energy. (M)2

Full Article

New Zealand Casts Itself as Destination for International Students

Date: 02 April 2012

By LIZ GOOCH

Liz GOOCH

Full Article

New Estimate Raises Civil War Death Toll

Date: 03 April 2012

By GUY GUGLIOTTA

Guy GUGLIOTTA

Landmark study by historian J David Hacker in journal Civil War History revises long-held estimate of deaths in the Civil War upward by 20 percent, from 618,222 to 750,000; Hacker, a demographic historian, combed through newly digitized census data from the 19th century; his revised figure is already winning acceptance from scholars, and the publishing journal calls his work among the most consequential pieces ever to appear in its pages.

Full Article

Long Shot in New Orleans

Date: 02 April 2012

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Long-shot racehorse Hero of Order wins Louisiana Derby at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans.

Full Article

Philadelphia Group Buys Inquirer and Daily News

Date: 03 April 2012

By AMY CHOZICK

Amy CHOZICK

Consortium of the Philadelphia area's most powerful business and political leaders buys the Philadelphia Media Network, publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Daily News and Philly.com for $55 million, plus as much as $10 million in working capital; price is less than half the $139 million paid for the company in 2010. Photos (M)l

Full Article

To Lower Murder Rate, New Orleans Focuses on Police Force

Date: 02 April 2012

By ALBERT R. HUNT | BLOOMBERG NEWS

Albert HUNT

Full Article

Fashion News We're Reading

Date: 02 April 2012

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

Here's what we're reading, from the Guess and Gucci standoff to new dress codes for prom.

Full Article

State Public Workers Rushed to Join Pensions Before Cutbacks

Date: 03 April 2012

By THOMAS KAPLAN and KATE TAYLOR

Thomas KAPLAN

Thousands of New York State public employees have rushed to sign up for pensions, seeking to lock in generous retirement benefits before cuts approved by the State Legislature took effect on April 1.

Full Article

2 Channels, and Anchor Who Set Liberal Tone

Date: 02 April 2012

By BRIAN STELTER

Brian STELTER

News analysis; Keith Olbermann established himself as Current TV's star anchor, as he did at MSNBC, opening the door to a more overt liberal political ideology in its news programs; Current, which may face a lawsuit from Olbermann after his March 30 firing, faces a long slog with low ratings, while MSNBC has become better known for having progressive-oriented shows.

Full Article

Major Indexes Rise on Manufacturing Data

Date: 03 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Stocks rise on stronger-than-forecast growth in manufacturing.

Full Article

New Obama Ad Links Romney to Oil Industry

Date: 03 April 2012

By JEREMY W. PETERS

Jeremy PETERS

Obama campaign releases a commercial that tries to link Mitt Romney to the oil industry, painting them both as hostile to the administration's efforts to raise automobile mileage standards and produce more renewable energy. (M)2

Full Article

New Zealand Casts Itself as Destination for International Students

Date: 02 April 2012

By LIZ GOOCH

Liz GOOCH

Full Article

New Estimate Raises Civil War Death Toll

Date: 03 April 2012

By GUY GUGLIOTTA

Guy GUGLIOTTA

Landmark study by historian J David Hacker in journal Civil War History revises long-held estimate of deaths in the Civil War upward by 20 percent, from 618,222 to 750,000; Hacker, a demographic historian, combed through newly digitized census data from the 19th century; his revised figure is already winning acceptance from scholars, and the publishing journal calls his work among the most consequential pieces ever to appear in its pages.

Full Article

Long Shot in New Orleans

Date: 02 April 2012

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Long-shot racehorse Hero of Order wins Louisiana Derby at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans.

Full Article

Philadelphia Group Buys Inquirer and Daily News

Date: 03 April 2012

By AMY CHOZICK

Amy CHOZICK

Consortium of the Philadelphia area's most powerful business and political leaders buys the Philadelphia Media Network, publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Daily News and Philly.com for $55 million, plus as much as $10 million in working capital; price is less than half the $139 million paid for the company in 2010. Photos (M)l

Full Article

To Lower Murder Rate, New Orleans Focuses on Police Force

Date: 02 April 2012

By ALBERT R. HUNT | BLOOMBERG NEWS

Albert HUNT

Full Article

Fashion News We're Reading

Date: 02 April 2012

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

Here's what we're reading, from the Guess and Gucci standoff to new dress codes for prom.

Full Article

State Public Workers Rushed to Join Pensions Before Cutbacks

Date: 03 April 2012

By THOMAS KAPLAN and KATE TAYLOR

Thomas KAPLAN

Thousands of New York State public employees have rushed to sign up for pensions, seeking to lock in generous retirement benefits before cuts approved by the State Legislature took effect on April 1.

Full Article

2 Channels, and Anchor Who Set Liberal Tone

Date: 02 April 2012

By BRIAN STELTER

Brian STELTER

News analysis; Keith Olbermann established himself as Current TV's star anchor, as he did at MSNBC, opening the door to a more overt liberal political ideology in its news programs; Current, which may face a lawsuit from Olbermann after his March 30 firing, faces a long slog with low ratings, while MSNBC has become better known for having progressive-oriented shows.

Full Article

Major Indexes Rise on Manufacturing Data

Date: 03 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Stocks rise on stronger-than-forecast growth in manufacturing.

Full Article

New Obama Ad Links Romney to Oil Industry

Date: 03 April 2012

By JEREMY W. PETERS

Jeremy PETERS

Obama campaign releases a commercial that tries to link Mitt Romney to the oil industry, painting them both as hostile to the administration's efforts to raise automobile mileage standards and produce more renewable energy. (M)2

Full Article

New Zealand Casts Itself as Destination for International Students

Date: 02 April 2012

By LIZ GOOCH

Liz GOOCH

Full Article

New Estimate Raises Civil War Death Toll

Date: 03 April 2012

By GUY GUGLIOTTA

Guy GUGLIOTTA

Landmark study by historian J David Hacker in journal Civil War History revises long-held estimate of deaths in the Civil War upward by 20 percent, from 618,222 to 750,000; Hacker, a demographic historian, combed through newly digitized census data from the 19th century; his revised figure is already winning acceptance from scholars, and the publishing journal calls his work among the most consequential pieces ever to appear in its pages.

Full Article

Long Shot in New Orleans

Date: 02 April 2012

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Long-shot racehorse Hero of Order wins Louisiana Derby at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans.

Full Article

Philadelphia Group Buys Inquirer and Daily News

Date: 03 April 2012

By AMY CHOZICK

Amy CHOZICK

Consortium of the Philadelphia area's most powerful business and political leaders buys the Philadelphia Media Network, publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Daily News and Philly.com for $55 million, plus as much as $10 million in working capital; price is less than half the $139 million paid for the company in 2010. Photos (M)l

Full Article

To Lower Murder Rate, New Orleans Focuses on Police Force

Date: 02 April 2012

By ALBERT R. HUNT | BLOOMBERG NEWS

Albert HUNT

Full Article

Fashion News We're Reading

Date: 02 April 2012

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

Here's what we're reading, from the Guess and Gucci standoff to new dress codes for prom.

Full Article

State Public Workers Rushed to Join Pensions Before Cutbacks

Date: 03 April 2012

By THOMAS KAPLAN and KATE TAYLOR

Thomas KAPLAN

Thousands of New York State public employees have rushed to sign up for pensions, seeking to lock in generous retirement benefits before cuts approved by the State Legislature took effect on April 1.

Full Article

2 Channels, and Anchor Who Set Liberal Tone

Date: 02 April 2012

By BRIAN STELTER

Brian STELTER

News analysis; Keith Olbermann established himself as Current TV's star anchor, as he did at MSNBC, opening the door to a more overt liberal political ideology in its news programs; Current, which may face a lawsuit from Olbermann after his March 30 firing, faces a long slog with low ratings, while MSNBC has become better known for having progressive-oriented shows.

Full Article

Major Indexes Rise on Manufacturing Data

Date: 03 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Stocks rise on stronger-than-forecast growth in manufacturing.

Full Article

New Obama Ad Links Romney to Oil Industry

Date: 03 April 2012

By JEREMY W. PETERS

Jeremy PETERS

Obama campaign releases a commercial that tries to link Mitt Romney to the oil industry, painting them both as hostile to the administration's efforts to raise automobile mileage standards and produce more renewable energy. (M)2

Full Article

New Zealand Casts Itself as Destination for International Students

Date: 02 April 2012

By LIZ GOOCH

Liz GOOCH

Full Article

New Estimate Raises Civil War Death Toll

Date: 03 April 2012

By GUY GUGLIOTTA

Guy GUGLIOTTA

Landmark study by historian J David Hacker in journal Civil War History revises long-held estimate of deaths in the Civil War upward by 20 percent, from 618,222 to 750,000; Hacker, a demographic historian, combed through newly digitized census data from the 19th century; his revised figure is already winning acceptance from scholars, and the publishing journal calls his work among the most consequential pieces ever to appear in its pages.

Full Article

Long Shot in New Orleans

Date: 02 April 2012

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Long-shot racehorse Hero of Order wins Louisiana Derby at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans.

Full Article

Philadelphia Group Buys Inquirer and Daily News

Date: 03 April 2012

By AMY CHOZICK

Amy CHOZICK

Consortium of the Philadelphia area's most powerful business and political leaders buys the Philadelphia Media Network, publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Daily News and Philly.com for $55 million, plus as much as $10 million in working capital; price is less than half the $139 million paid for the company in 2010. Photos (M)l

Full Article

To Lower Murder Rate, New Orleans Focuses on Police Force

Date: 02 April 2012

By ALBERT R. HUNT | BLOOMBERG NEWS

Albert HUNT

Full Article

Fashion News We're Reading

Date: 02 April 2012

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

Here's what we're reading, from the Guess and Gucci standoff to new dress codes for prom.

Full Article

State Public Workers Rushed to Join Pensions Before Cutbacks

Date: 03 April 2012

By THOMAS KAPLAN and KATE TAYLOR

Thomas KAPLAN

Thousands of New York State public employees have rushed to sign up for pensions, seeking to lock in generous retirement benefits before cuts approved by the State Legislature took effect on April 1.

Full Article

2 Channels, and Anchor Who Set Liberal Tone

Date: 02 April 2012

By BRIAN STELTER

Brian STELTER

News analysis; Keith Olbermann established himself as Current TV's star anchor, as he did at MSNBC, opening the door to a more overt liberal political ideology in its news programs; Current, which may face a lawsuit from Olbermann after his March 30 firing, faces a long slog with low ratings, while MSNBC has become better known for having progressive-oriented shows.

Full Article

Major Indexes Rise on Manufacturing Data

Date: 03 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Stocks rise on stronger-than-forecast growth in manufacturing.

Full Article

New Obama Ad Links Romney to Oil Industry

Date: 03 April 2012

By JEREMY W. PETERS

Jeremy PETERS

Obama campaign releases a commercial that tries to link Mitt Romney to the oil industry, painting them both as hostile to the administration's efforts to raise automobile mileage standards and produce more renewable energy. (M)2

Full Article

New Zealand Casts Itself as Destination for International Students

Date: 02 April 2012

By LIZ GOOCH

Liz GOOCH

Full Article

New Estimate Raises Civil War Death Toll

Date: 03 April 2012

By GUY GUGLIOTTA

Guy GUGLIOTTA

Landmark study by historian J David Hacker in journal Civil War History revises long-held estimate of deaths in the Civil War upward by 20 percent, from 618,222 to 750,000; Hacker, a demographic historian, combed through newly digitized census data from the 19th century; his revised figure is already winning acceptance from scholars, and the publishing journal calls his work among the most consequential pieces ever to appear in its pages.

Full Article

Long Shot in New Orleans

Date: 02 April 2012

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Long-shot racehorse Hero of Order wins Louisiana Derby at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans.

Full Article