^B{^#!16!2 April^N! Feast day of St Francis of Paola, St Mary of Egypt, St John Payne, St Zosimus, St Nicetius of Lyons, and Saints Apphian and Theodosia.
^B{1792^B} The first mint was established in the US. ^B{1801^B} The British and Danish fleets met in the Battle of Copenhagen, during which Nelson put his telescope to his blind eye and ignored Admiral Parker's signal to stop fighting; the British fleet won. ^B{1849^B} Britain annexed the Punjab. ^B{1860^B} The first parliament of the united Italy met at Turin. ^B{1946^B} The Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, Berkshire, UK, was founded. ^B{1979^B} Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin became the first Israeli leader to visit Cairo when he met Egyptian President Sadat. ^B{1982^B} Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands.
^B{^I{^#!14!Born ^N}Charlemagne, king of the Franks, ^B{742^B}; Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author, ^B{1805^B}; Emile Zola, French novelist, ^B{1840^B}; Alec Guinness, English actor, ^B{1914^B}; Jack Brabham, Australian racing driver, ^B{1926^B}; Penelope Keith, English actress, ^B{1939^B}.
^B{^I{^#!14!Died ^N}HonorΘ Mirabeau, French politician and writer, ^B{1791^B}; Richard Cobden, British politician, ^B{1865^B}; Samuel Morse, US inventor, ^B{1872^B}; C S Forester, English novelist, ^B{1966^B}; Georges Pompidou, president of France, ^B{1974^B}.
