Thursday, April 2, 2020, was 4 years ago. It was the 93rd day and 4th month of the year in the Georgian calendar. It’s the 33rd day of Spring and there are 60 days left until Summer. April 2, 2020 zodiac sign is Aries. On this day, Donald J. Trump (Republican) was the president of the United States and the world population was approximately 7.79 billion, according to census.gov.
Below is everything you need to know about April 2, 2020, including popular events in history, top news headlines, US stock market results, social trends, and what was popular in entertainment. We’ll also look at April 2 zodiac details, day facts, and more ⤵
| Day index | 93rd day of the year |
| Day of week | 1st Thursday of 2020 |
| Week index | 14th week of 2020 |
| Season | 33rd day of Spring |
| Generation | Generation Alpha |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries ♈ |
| Chinese Zodiac | Rat |
| Ruling Planet | Mars |
| Numerology | 1 |
| April Birthstone | Diamond |
| April Birth flower | Sweet Pea/Daisy |
We are using US standard week number calculations.
Fun fact: Here is how to write April 2, 2020, in Roman numerals: IVIIMMXX (month-day, year)
April 2nd zodiac sign
The zodiac sign for April 2 is Aries ♈. Aries' strengths are: courageous, determined, confident, enthusiastic, optimistic, and honest. While the weaknesses are being impatient, moody, impulsive, and aggressive. Mars is the ruling planet of Aries.
Top news headlines from April 2, 2020
Here is what happened on this day.
- Coronavirus Doctors Threatened to Be Fired if They Talk About PPE
- Trump rejects Obamacare special enrollment period amid pandemic
- Christopher Meloni’s Elliot Stabler returns for Law and Order: SVU spinoff
- Pennsylvania placed under stay-at-home order by Gov. Wolf
- Chris Cuomo diagnosed with coronavirus; he will continue working from home
Popular topics that trended on the web and social media on April 2nd:
Andrew Jack Zantac #CensusDay2020 Chris Cuomo Idaho earthquake Dame Jean Macnamara
April 2nd events in history
Below are a couple of important historical events that happened on April 2.
Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (İstanbul), which falls May 29.Explorer Juan Ponce de León claims Florida for Spain as the first known European to reach Florida.
The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint and authorizing the $10 Eagle, $5 half-Eagle & 2.50 quarter-Eagle gold coins & silver dollar, ½ dollar, quarter, dime & half-dime.
Stock markets on April 2, 2020
the US stock market closed higher for the day, with Dow ending the day 594 points, or 2.81% higher at 21413.44. Nasdaq Composite finished up 2.29%. The S&P 500 ended up 2.74%.Did you know: At the age of 56, Jeff Bezos was the richest person in the world in 2020 with $113 billion fortune, followed by Bill Gates with $98 billion, according to Forbes.
April 2, 2020 US Holidays
Holidays on this day: No major holidays found for this date.
Popular Tweets on Apr 2, 2020
Here are popular and most liked tweets on this day in United States:
Finally the day has arrived pic.twitter.com/MK6PSze6He
— Jordy (@inurend0) April 1, 2020
Sandra the orangutang started washing her hands because she saw all the zookeepers doing it repeatedly during the COVID-19 crisis.
Wash your hands.
Be more like Sandra.🌎❤️🧼🌎 https://t.co/t8TTizDGeD— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) April 1, 2020
I’m gonna give away $5,000 to 3 random people who retweets this and follows me! ❤️ Quarantine is lasting way longer than expected and I wanna keep helping out. Love you guys ⭐️
— Jeffree Star (@JeffreeStar) April 1, 2020
April 2, 2020 in Music
The number one song on The Billboard Hot 100 was "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd.
April 2 calendar
| April 2, 2024 | Tuesday |
| April 2, 2025 | Wednesday |
| April 2, 2026 | Thursday |
| April 2, 2027 | Friday |
| April 2, 2028 | Sunday |
What is Numerology and life path number?
April 2, 2020 life path number is 1. Numerologists believe that we have all had previous lifetimes. Each number from 1-9 holds a vibration and each vibration produces a predictable characteristic or outcome around it. Life Path 1 is a spiritual and primal force. A natural-born leader. It is the root that all numbers stem from. Ones are also very individualistic, which can lead to loneliness.
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