Today: April 2, 2025

Today is Wednesday. It is the 92nd day of 2025. 25% of the year has passed. 273 days (75%) remain until the end of 2025.

Facts

Basic facts about this date:

Week Number: We are currently in Week 14 of 2025.
Leap Year: 2025 is not a leap year.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 2, 2025, will have the star sign Aries.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2025 is the year of the Snake (Yin Earth).
The Life Path Number for this date is 6.
Native American Zodiac: April 2, 2025 falls under the Falcon.
Birthstone: A person during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.
Birth flower (April): The Daisy and the Sweet Pea.

On this day: April 2

Events that happened on April 2.

April 2, 1956:
• The first episode of the American soap opera "As the World Turns" is aired on CBS.
• The first episode of the mystery crime drama series "The Edge of Night" is broadcast on CBS.
April 2, 1973: Alphabet murders: 11-year-old Wanda Walkowicz goes missing in Rochester, New York.
April 2, 1974: French president Georges Pompidou dies of cancer.
April 2, 1978: The soap opera Dallas makes its debut on CBS.
April 2, 1982:
• Businessman Ken Bates purchases Chelsea for £1.
• The Falklands War begins.
April 2, 1984: Soccer: Keith Burkinshaw announces that he will be resigning as manager of Tottenham Hotspur.
April 2, 1986:
• Alabama Governor and former segregationist George Wallace announces that he will be retiring.
• 4 people, including a baby, are killed after a bomb explodes on TWA Flight 840 over Greece.
April 2, 1989: WrestleMania V: Hulk Hogan defeats "Macho Man" Randy Savage at the Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
April 2, 1992:
• Bosnian War: At least 48 civilians are murdered by Serb paramilitary groups in Bijeljina.
• Mobster John Gotti is sentenced to life in prison for five murders, racketeering and conspiracy to commit murder.
April 2, 1995: WrestleMania XI: Lawrence Taylor defeats Bam Bam Bigelow at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut.
April 2, 2000: WrestleMania 2000: Triple H retains his title after winning in a four-way elimination match against The Rock, The Big Show and Mick Foley.
April 2, 2001:
• The rock channel "Kerrang! TV" is launched.
• American actress Jennifer Syme dies in a car accident at the age of 28.
April 2, 2002: Ireland: Bishop Brendan Comiskey resigns amid criticism of his handling of sexual abuse cases in Ferns.
April 2, 2004: Hellboy (2004) is released.
April 2, 2005:
• Newcastle teammates Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer are both sent off for fighting with each other.
• Pope John Paul II passes away.
April 2, 2006: WrestleMania 22: John Cena defeats Triple H at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois.
April 2, 2008: Irish politics: Bertie Ahern announces his intention to resign.
April 2, 2009: The TV show "ER" comes to an end after nearly fifteen years.
April 2, 2010:
• Clash of the Titans (2010) is released in cinemas.
• Wrestler Chris Kanyon commits suicide.
April 2, 2015: A mass shooting at the Garissa University College in Kenya results in 148 deaths.
April 2, 2017:
• WrestleMania 33: Roman Reigns defeats The Undertaker in a "No Holds Barred" match.
• The Hardy Boyz make a surprise return to the WWE.
April 2, 2018: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan announce that they are separating.
April 2, 2019: Social networking website Google+ is shut down.
April 2, 2021: Rapper DMX suffers an overdose at his home in New York.
April 2, 2022: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin defeats Kevin Owens on the first night of WrestleMania 38.
April 2, 2023:
• Soccer: Brendan Rodgers is sacked by Leicester City.
• Soccer: Graham Potter is sacked by Chelsea.
• Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky is killed by a bomb in Saint Petersburg.
• Celebrities and news organizations state that they will not pay for Twitter's new blue tick.
• Elon Musk attacks the New York Times after it says that it will not pay for Twitter's new verified subscription service.
• WrestleMania 39: Roman Reigns defeats Cody Rhodes to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship.

Is it that long ago already?

Nine months have passed since July 2, 2024:

At least 116 people are killed in a stampede at a religious event in Hathras district, India.
Billie Eilish releases the song "Birds of a Feather".

Personality traits

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What has happened lately?

Notable events that happened close to April 2, 2025.

March 3, 2025:
• 31 people are killed after a truck rams into a bus in southern Bolivia.
• Two people are killed after a car drives into a crowd in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
• It is reported that Pope Francis has been diagnosed with "acute respiratory distress".
March 4, 2025:
• The US pauses all military aid to Ukraine following the Trump-Zelenskyy row.
• A brawl breaks out at the Serbian National Assembly after opposition lawmakers deploy flares and smoke bombs.
March 20, 2025: The video game "Assassin's Creed Shadows" is released.
March 21, 2025: Boxing legend George Foreman dies aged 76.
April 1, 2025: Actor Val Kilmer dies aged 65.
This date: April 2, 2025
April 4, 2025: The movie "Minecraft" is released.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 2.

Hans Christian Andersen

Author Deceased
Born on April 2, 1805
He was born exactly 220 years ago today.

Marvin Gaye

RnB Singer Deceased
Born on April 2, 1939
He would have turned 86 years old today.

Linford Christie

Athlete
Born on April 2, 1960
He is 65 today.

Rodney King

Historical figure Deceased
Born on April 2, 1965
He would have turned 60 years old today.

Pedro Pascal

Actor
Born on April 2, 1975
He is 50 today.

Jesse Plemons

Actor
Born on April 2, 1988
He is 37 today.

Sammi Kane Kraft

Baseball player & actress Deceased
Born on April 2, 1992
She would have turned 33 years old today.

Emma Myers

Actress
Born on April 2, 2002
She is 23 today.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

If your baby is due on April 2, 2025, then the date of conception was probably around July 10, 2024.
A baby that is conceived on April 2, 2025, will be due around December 24, 2025.

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