Births on April 2

Johnny Golden, American golfer (d. 1936)

Johnny Golden (April 2, 1896 – January 27, 1936) was an American professional golfer.

28 Jan

Speed limit
Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, becomes the first person to be convicted of speeding. He was fined one shilling, plus costs, for speeding at 8 mph (13 km/h), thereby exceeding the contemporary speed limit of 2 mph (3.2 km/h).
6 Apr

1896 Summer Olympics
In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I.
26 May

Dow Jones Industrial Average
Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
16 Aug

Klondike Gold Rush
Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
21 Sep

Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
Mahdist War: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener takes Dongola in the Sudan.