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April 2: Malvinas Day in Argentina 1792 – By the Coinage Act, the United States Mint was founded and the U.S. currency was decimalized. 1801 – War of the Second Coalition: British forces led by Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (pictured) defeated the Dano-Norwegian fleet at the Battle of Copenhagen off the coast of Copenhagen. 1982 – Argentine special forces invaded the Falkland Islands, sparking the Falklands War. 1984 – Aboard Soyuz T-11, Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian to be launched into space. 2002 – Operation Defensive Shield: Approximately 200 Palestinians fled advancing Israeli forces into the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, starting a month-long standoff. More events: April 1 – April 2 – April 3 Archive – By email – More anniversaries... It is now 02:10, June 14, 2008 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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[edit] April 2

Since the death of our Holy Father, John Paul II, was a large scale EVENT, I believe that his death deserves to be placed under the events. Please respect our Holy Father. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Smarticle07 (talk • contribs)

The death was not the result of an assassination. It was not unexpected. It did not change the world. It is a death and not an event. -- Mufka ^{(u) (t) (c)} 22:26, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Let us please have a two way conversation on this topic before adding the item back. -- Mufka ^{(u) (t) (c)} 22:30, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

I would have to agree with Mufka here - there's no reason to duplicate this one death in two sections. If we do that for one death, who is to decide which others should also be included? I don't disagree or dispute that the death of John Paul II was a major event, but, as Mufka points out, there was nothing particularly notable about it, other than the prominence of the person who died. That's enough to qualify it for listing in the "Deaths" section, for sure, but not reason enough to duplicate it in "Events". —Krellis (Talk) 22:50, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

John Paul II was probably the greatest Pontiff of the 20th century. His death was very important! it marked a turning point for the church. when i looked at the april 2 page i was appalled and called my uncle (priest). he was very upset too. its not hurting you so just leave it. please? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.120.24.155 (talk) 00:46, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

If you would like to discuss it, it would be wise to begin and engage in discussion before simply adding the item back in because without discussion it will very likely be removed. -- Mufka ^{(u) (t) (c)} 00:51, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

so are we gonna leave it on there? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.120.10.118 (talk • contribs)

No. Krellis summed it up pretty well. -- Mufka ^{(u) (t) (c)} 15:30, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

The Holy Father's death was a major world EVENT. there are over 1.1 billion catholics in the world and i'm sure everyone of us saw it as a major world EVENT. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.120.47.151 (talk) 23:30, 12 April 2008 (UTC)