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Historical events & facts — April 2
What happened on April 2?
On April 2, 1982, Argentine armed forces invaded the Falkland Islands, starting the Falklands War with the United Kingdom. The dictatorship of General Galtieri hoped for a quick victory to strengthen his regime. However, the British Task Force recovered the islands after 74 days of fighting. The defeat accelerated the collapse of the Argentine military junta and the return to democracy.
On April 2, 2005, Pope John Paul II died in the Vatican at age 84, after a pontificate of 26 years and 5 months — the third longest in history. The Polish pope Karol Wojtyla, who made a decisive contribution to the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe, was beatified in 2011 and canonised in 2014. His death was followed by millions of people worldwide.
On April 2, 1840, Impressionist painter Auguste Renoir was born in Limoges, France — known for his luminous depictions of everyday life, joy and feminine sensuality. His works — "Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette", "The Large Bathers", "Luncheon of the Boating Party" — are peaks of Impressionism and among the most popular paintings in the world. Renoir continued painting with brushes tied to his arthritic hands until the day he died.
Notable birthdays — April 2
Famous people born on April 2
Christopher Meloni
Christopher Peter Meloni is an American actor. He is known for portraying NYPD Detective Elliot Stabler on the NBC legal drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and its spin-off Organized Crime (2021–2025), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.
Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Menachem Mendel Schneerson, known to adherents of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement as the Lubavitcher Rebbe or simply the Rebbe, was an Orthodox rabbi and the Rebbe of the Lubavitch Hasidic dynasty. He is considered one of the most influential Jewish leaders of the 20th century.
Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris is an American singer, songwriter, musician, bandleader, and activist. She is considered one of the leading music artists behind the country rock genre in the 1970s and the Americana genre in the 1990s. Her music united both country and rock audiences in live performance settings.
Penelope Keith
Dame Penelope Anne Constance Keith was an English actress. Active in film, radio, stage and television, where she was also a presenter, Keith was primarily known for her roles in the British sitcoms The Good Life and To the Manor Born.
Linda Hunt
Linda Hunt is an American actress. She made her film debut playing Mrs. Oxheart in Popeye (1980). Her portrayal of the male character Billy Kwan in The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, making her the first person to win an Oscar for portraying a character of the opposite sex.
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