Deaths on April 2

Thomas Dadford, Jr.

Died on April 2, 1801

Thomas Dadford, Jr., English engineer (b. 1761)

Thomas Dadford Jr. (ca. 1761 to 1801) was an English canal engineer, who came from a family of canal engineers. He first worked with his father in the north of Britain on the Stour and the Trent, but later independently, contributing to a number of canal schemes, mainly in Monmouthshire and Glamorganshire but also in Montgomeryshire and Ellesmere, before dying at the age of 40.

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1 Jan

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The legislative union of Kingdom of Great Britain and Kingdom of Ireland is completed to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
17 Feb

Thomas Jefferson
An electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved when Jefferson is elected President of the United States and Burr, Vice President by the United States House of Representatives.
23 Mar

Paul I of Russia
Tsar Paul I of Russia is struck with a sword, then strangled, and finally trampled to death inside his bedroom at St. Michael's Castle.
2 Apr

Battle of Copenhagen (1801)
French Revolutionary Wars: The British capture the Danish fleet.
10 May

Barbary pirates
First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America.

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Thomas Dadford, Jr.

Died on April 2, 1801

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