Historical Events
- Dark Shadows, American Gothic supernatural soap opera, concludes an almost 5 year run on ABC
- Libya concludes 5 weeks of negotiations with Western oil companies in Tripoli
Famous Birthdays
- Todd Woodbridge, Australian tennis player (16 x Grand Slam doubles titles; 6 x GS mixed doubles titles; Olympic gold 1996) and broadcaster (7 Network, 9 Network), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- ZEEBRA [Hideyuki Yokoi], Japanese hip hop artist, born in Tokyo, Japan
Famous Deaths
- Willy Lages, German chief of Sicherheitsdienst in Amsterdam (deported 70,000 Dutch Jews to death camps), dies at 70
Died in 1971 1971 Highlights
About April 2, 1971
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 53 years, 1 month and 4 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Aries
Music Charts
#1 Song: Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) - The Temptations
#1 Song: Hot Love - T Rex
