North Sea Armed Forces LodgeApril 2 is celebrated in Masonic circles as the birthdate of several iconic figures:
In 1725 Bro. Giovanni Giacomo Giralamo Casanova - initiated in Lyons 1750.
In 1843 Bro. Frédéric August Bartholdi, sculptor of the statue of liberty - initiated in Alsace-Lorraine 1875.
In 1875 Bro. Walter Chrysler - initiated into Apollo Lodge in Ellis, KS.