Historical Events for 2nd April 2026

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1767 - King Charles III of Spain gives orders to expel the Jesuits from the Spanish Empire
1866 - US President Andrew Johnson ends civil war in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia
1912 - Sun Yet Sen forms Guomindang Party in China
1930 - Ras Tafari Makonnen is proclaimed Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
1939 - 6th US Masters Tournament: Ralph Guldahl wins his only Masters title with a tournament record 279 (−9), 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Sam Snead
1983 - New York Islanders right wing Mike Bossy scores in a 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins to become the first player in NHL history to score 60 goals in 3 consecutive seasons
2012 - 74th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky defeats Kansas, 67-59; Wildcats guard Doron Lamb, 22 points
2019 - 70 villages evacuated in Khuzesta province, Iran, after at least 45 killed in flooding after unprecedented rainfall

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