April 2: World Autism Awareness Day; feast day of Saint Francis of Paola (Catholicism); Malvinas Day in Argentina (1982) Southern bread riots1863 About 5,000 people in Richmond, Virginia, mostly poor women, rioted in protest of the high price of bread (depicted).1968 2001: A Space Odyssey, the epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, premiered at the Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C.1979 Spores of anthrax were accidentally released from a military research facility near the city of Sverdlovsk, causing at least 68 deaths.1982 Argentine special forces invaded the Falkland Islands, sparking the Falklands War against the United Kingdom.1992 Bosnian War: At least 48 civilians were massacred in the town of Bijeljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.Prince George of Denmark (b.1653)Wilhelmine Reichard (b.1788)Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet (d.1803)Elizabeth Catlett (d.2012)More anniversaries: April 1April 2April 3ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout