Year 1573
Akbar won a decisive battle near Ahmedabad and captured Gujarat.
SEPTEMBER 2
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2 September: 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 September.
Year 1859
A solar super storm affects electrical telegraph service.
Year 1946
The Interim Government of India was formed. This temporary government was formed from the Constituent Assembly of India.
Year 1946
Jawaharlal Nehru forms government in India.
Year 1958
National Defense Education Act was signed.
Year 1970
The Vivekanand Rock Memorial at Kanyakumari was inaugurated by President V.V Giri.
Year 1998
Pilotless training aircraft Nishant was successfully flown.
Year 2009
The Andhra Pradesh, India helicopter crash occurred near Rudrakonda Hill, 40 nautical miles (74 km) from Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India. Fatalities included Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Born 1838
Bhaktivinoda Thakur was a Hindu philosopher, guru and spiritual reformer of Gaudiya Vaishnavism who effected its resurgence in India in the late 19th and 20th centuries.
Born 1885
T. K. Madhavan was an Indian social reformer, journalist and revolutionary who was involved with the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana.
Born 1924
Swaroopanand Saraswati, Indian religious leader and freedom fighter.
Born 1929
Gour Govinda Swami was a Vaishnava religious leader.
Born 1941
Sadhana Shivdasani was an Indian film actress who appeared in many successful films of the 1960s and 70s.
Born 1950
Shovana Narayan, famous and recognized Indian Kathak dancer.
Born 1953
B. Ravi Pillai, an Indian billionaire businessman.
Born 1956
Raj Khurana was an Indian politician and socialist from Punjab who was a Chief Parliamentary Secretary, of Punjab.
Born 1956
Nandamuri Harikrishna was an Indian film actor, producer and politician who was the Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh.
Born 1965
Surekha Yadav, female loco pilot of the Indian Railways in India.
Born 1965
Partho Sen-Gupta, Indian director and screenwriter
Born 1971
Pawan Kalyan, Indian film actor, producer, director, screenwriter, stunt coordinator, playback singer, choreographer, and politician.
Born 1971
Tochi Raina, Indian singer, composer and philosopher best known as a playback singer in Hindi films.
Born 1973
Sudeep, Indian actor, filmmaker and television presenter
Born 1973
Sudeep, Indian film actor, director, producer, screenwriter, television presenter and singer, who primarily works in Kannada language films.
Born 1981
Divyaa Unni, an Indian classical dancer who teaches various forms of dance such as Bharathanatyam, Kuchipudi and Mohiniyattom.
Born 1984
Revanta Sarabhai, Indian film and theatre actor, dancer, and choreographer from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Born 1984
Gaurav Tiwari was a paranormal investigator, UFO field investigator and ParaNexus representative in India
Born 1988
Ishant Sharma, Indian cricketer who has represented India in Tests, ODIs and T20Is.
Born 1988
Ishant Sharma, Indian cricketer
Died 2002
Ishaq Bux was an Indian actor.
Died 2002
Ahmad Rahi was a Punjabi poet and writer from Pakistan.
Died 2009
Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy was the 14th chief minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Died 2011
Shrinivas Khale was an Indian composer/music director from Maharashtra, India.
Died 2011
Nanduri Ramamohanarao was a Telugu writer and journalist.
Died 2014
Goolam Essaji Vahanvati, Indian lawyer and politician, 13th Attorney General of India (b. 1949)