On this day in music history - French Operetta Arias: C'est ça la vie, c'est ça l'amour, by Susan Graham.. (2002):

The album French Operetta Arias: C'est ça la vie, c'est ça l'amour,

by Susan Graham, Yves Abel, and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra,

was released on April 2, 2002.

On this day in music history: Digital Wildlife, by Fred Frith / Maybe Monday & Joan Jeanrenaud (2002):

The album Digital Wildlife,

by Fred Frith / Maybe Monday & Joan Jeanrenaud,

was released on April 2, 2002.

Artists:

Fred Frith: electric guitar.
Miya Masaoka: koto, electronics.
Larry Ochs: tenor saxophone, sopranino saxophone.
Joan Jeanrenaud: cello.

On this day in movie history - 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968):

2001: A Space Odyssey,

directed by Stanley Kubrick,

written by Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke,

based on the short story The Sentinel by Arthur C. Clarke,

was released in the United States on April 2, 1968.
Music by Aram Khachaturyan, György Ligeti, Johann Strauss and Richard Strauss.

Cast:
Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Daniel Richter, Leonard Rossiter, Margaret Tyzack, Robert Beatty, Sean Sullivan, Douglas Rain, Frank Miller, Edwina Carroll, Penny Brahms, Heather Downham, Alan Gifford, Ann Gillis, Chela Matthison, Vivian Kubrick, Kenneth Kendall.

On this day in television history - The Asphalt Jungle (1961):

The Asphalt Jungle,

directed by Herman Hoffman, Gerald Mayer and Joseph M. Newman,

was released in the United States on April 2, 1961 and ran for one season until June 25, 1961.
Inspired by The Asphalt Jungle (1950), directed by John Huston, based on the novel by W. R. Burnett.
Music by Calvin Jackson.

Cast:
Jack Warden, Arch Johnson, William Smith, Dallas Mitchell, George Kennedy, Bernard Kates, Terry Becker, Milton Selzer, Adam Williams, Barnaby Hale, Frank Maxwell, Ted Knight, Norma Crane, Douglas Odney, Robert Vaughn, John Ireland, Skip Homeier, Fritz Weaver, Philip Carey, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Paul Stewart, Leo Penn, Edward Binns, Robert Douglas, Ellen Madison, Eric Berry, Vera Miles, Beverly Garland, Joyce Meadows, Virginia Christine, Linda Watkins, Ross Elliott, Paul Carr, Malcolm Atterbury, Robert F. Simon, Alexander Scourby, Leora Dana, Sydney Pollack, Lurene Tuttle, Ken Lynch, Eileen Ryan, Val Avery, Steve Brodie, Erin O'Brien, Paul Genge, Suzi Carnell, Carl Don, Gavin MacLeod, Morgan Woodward, Dabbs Greer, Robert H. Harris, Arthur Batanides, Jena Engstrom, Robert Sampson, Emile Meyer, Guy Raymond, Barry Russo, John Astin, Elizabeth MacRae, Josip Elic, Maxine Stuart, Nora Marlowe, Lew Gallo, James Bonnet, Robert Bailey, Jerry Wayne, Zolya Talma, Yvette Vickers, John Harmon, Than Wyenn, Jan Arvan, Hugh Sanders, Jack Reitzen, Mary Lawrence, Charles Cantor, Kay Doubleday, Pat Meikle, Michael Constantine, Ellen Corby, Robert Brubaker, Joan Tompkins, Will J. White, Jay Adler, Frank Behrens, Iphigenie Castiglioni, Ken Tilles, Frank Overton, Henry Beckman, James Seay, Warren J. Kemmerling, Gene Roth, Ollie O'Toole, Lou Krugman, Felix Deebank, Joan Staley, Everett Sloane, Frank Ferguson, Abraham Sofaer, Adrienne Marden, John Zaremba, Brad Morrow, Miriam Goldina, Marianne Stewart, Joseph Mell, Arny Freeman, Clegg Hoyt, David White, Joseph Ruskin, Natalie Trundy, William Keene, Dori Simmons, Michael Parks, Warren Parker, Joe Turkel, James Westerfield, Gene Coogan, Ken Berry, John Davis Chandler, Ian Wolfe, Robert Bice, Richard George.

Born on this day – Sharon Acker:

Sharon Acker

Actress

April 2, 1935 – March 16, 2023

Credits:

The Young and the Restless (1992); Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop (1988–1989); Street Legal (1989); Days of Our Lives (1987–1988); Adderly (1987); You Again? (1986); Murder, She Wrote (1986); Knight Rider (1985); Crazy Like a Fox (1985); Simon & Simon (1981–1985); Whiz Kids (1984); Trapper John, M.D. (1983); Matt Houston (1983); The Powers of Matthew Star (1983); Texas (1982); Off Your Rocker (1982); Shannon (1981); Flamingo Road (1981); Quincy M.E. (1978–1981); Threshold (1981); Happy Birthday to Me (1981); The Incredible Hulk (1980); Battles: The Murder That Wouldn't Die (1980); The Alan Hamel Show (1977); Matt and Jenny (1979–1980); The Great Detective (1980); Galactica 1980 (1980); Stone (1980); Police Story (1979); The Rockford Files (1978–1979); The Love Boat (1978); The Hostage Heart (1977); The Streets of San Francisco (1975–1977); Executive Suite (1976–1977); Our Man Flint: Dead on Target (1976); Barnaby Jones (1973–1975); Cannon (1971–1975); Harry O (1974); The Hanged Man (1974); The New Perry Mason (1973–1974); The Delphi Bureau (1973); The Stranger (1973); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1971–1973); Hec Ramsey (1972–1973); McMillan & Wife (1972); Mod Squad (1972); Mission: Impossible (1970–1972); Love, American Style (1971); The F.B.I. (1971); Cade's County (1971); Gunsmoke (1971); Alias Smith and Jones (1971); The Bold Ones: The Senator (1970–1971); Act of the Heart (1970); A Clear and Present Danger (1970); Power Trip (1969); Lancer (1969); Waiting for Caroline (1969); The First Time (1969); Don't Let the Angels Fall (1969); It Takes a Thief (1968–1969); Get Smart (1969); Star Trek (1969); Festival (1961–1968); The Wild Wild West (1968); Point Blank (1967); Wojeck (1966); CBC Show of the Week (1965); Time of Your Life (1964); The Serial (1964); Quest (1962–1963); Shoestring Theatre (1962); Playdate (1961–1962); One Plus One / Homecoming (1961); Heritage (1961); Encounter (1955–1961); Macbeth (1961); The Unforeseen (1959); Anne of Green Gables (1958); Lucky Jim (1957); ITV Television Playhouse (1956); Anne of Green Gables (1956); Folio (1955); Ruth (1955); On Camera (1955).

Born on this day – Diane Cilento:

Diane Cilento

Actress

April 2, 1932 – October 6, 2011

Born on this day – Rita Gam:

Rita Gam

Actress

Director

April 2, 1927 – March 22, 2016