| 4/2/2023 | 28-year-old Greek skier Alexandros Ioannis Ginnis wins the silver medal in the men’s World Cup slalom in Chamonix, France, becoming the first Greek athlete to win a medal in the history of the popular event |
| 4/2/2000 | Nine years after his death, Symeon Mavroskoufis becomes the first Greek to enter the Basketball Hall of Fame. He was one of the 8 representatives who signed FIBA's founding declaration in May 1932 |
| 4/2/1997 | American football star O.J.Simpson is found guilty by Santa Monica court for the brutal murder of his ex wife Nicole and her companion Ronald Goldman |
| 4/2/1993 | Boston Celtics withdraw 38-year-old Larry Bird's No 33. Bird, who retired a year ago due to back problems, is considered as one of the greatest players of all time |
| 4/2/1991 | 50-year-old Pete Rose, nicknamed Charlie Hastle, is banned by the Baseball Hall of Fame as he admits accusations that he gambled on baseball while playing for and managing Cincinnati Reds. A similar decision was taken for Shoeless Joe Jackson |
| 4/2/1971 | A special baseball Hall of Fame wing opens for black players |
| 4/2/1971 | British automobile industry Rolls Royce declares bankruptcy. The company, which was founded in December 1904 by Charles Rolls and Fredrick Henry Royce and its emblem was the “Spirit of Ecstasy”, work of Charles Sykes, will be bought by the state. In 1987 it will become private and in 2003 it will end up to BMW |
| 4/2/1932 | The 3d Winter Olympics open in Lake Placid. 274 men and 32 women take part from 17 countries. New York governor (afterwards president of USA) Franklin Roosevelt hails the opening of the Games. Admiral Richard Byrd, South Pole explorer, recites the athletic oath |
| 4/2/1899 | The football team of Werder Bremen is established under the name of “Fussball Verein Werder Bremen con 1899” |
