Deaths on April 2

Johann Jacob Dillenius, German-English botanist and mycologist (b. 1684)

Johann Jacob Dillen Dillenius (1684 – 2 April 1747) was a German botanist.

31 Jan

London Lock Hospital
The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital.
14 May

First Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral George Anson defeats the French at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre.
25 Oct

Second Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
British fleet under Admiral Sir Edward Hawke defeats the French at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre.