Year 1756
Fort William, the English stronghold in Bengal, was surrendered to Siraj-ud-Daulah.
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2 June: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 2 June.
Observances & Special Days
Telangana Formation Day: This day commemorates the official formation of Telangana as the 29th state of India, separated from Andhra Pradesh in 2014.
Year 1908
Sri Aurobindo, a freedom fighter, was arrested in the Manik Tala Bomb explosion case.
Year 1946
Italy overthrew King Umberto II and declared itself a republic.
Year 1953
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in England.
Year 1975
India’s First Spunge Iron project inaugurated at Vijaywada.
Year 1979
Pope John Paul II started his first official visit to his native Poland, became the first Pope to visit a Communists country.
Year 2014
Telangana officially became the 29th state of India.
Born 1840
Thomas Hardy, an English novelist, and poet.
Born 1943
Ilaiyaraaja, an Indian film composer, singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, orchestrator, conductor-arranger, and lyricist.
Born 1955
Nandan Nilekani, an Indian entrepreneur.
Born 1955
Mani Ratnam, Indian director, producer, andscreenwriter
Born 1956
Mani Ratnam, an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer.
Born 1963
Anand Abhyankar, Indian actor (d. 2012)
Born 1965
Mark Waugh and Steve Waugh, Australian international cricketers.
Born 1987
Sonakshi Sinha, an Indian film actress, and singer.
Died 1900
Sri Ram Sharma Acharya, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, passed away.
Died 1975
Debendra Mohan Bose, an Indian physicist.
Died 1987
Anthony de Mello, Indian-American priest and psychotherapist (b. 1931)
Died 1988
Raj Kapoor, an Indian film actor, producer, and director.
Died 1990
Shriram Sharma, an Indian social reformer, a philosopher, and founder of “All World Gayatri Pariwar”.
Died 2004
Dominic Moraes, an Indian writer, and poet.