Historical Events - June 2
1756: Fort William, the English stronghold in Bengal, was surrendered to Siraj-ud-Daulah.
1908: Sri Aurobindo, a freedom fighter, was arrested in the Manik Tala Bomb explosion case.
1946: Italy overthrew King Umberto II and declared itself a republic.
1953: Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in England.
1975: India’s First Spunge Iron project inaugurated at Vijaywada.
1979: Pope John Paul II started his first official visit to his native Poland, became the first Pope to visit a Communists country.
2014: Telangana officially became the 29th state of India.
Famous Birthdays – June 2
1840: Thomas Hardy, an English novelist, and poet.
1943: Ilaiyaraaja, an Indian film composer, singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, orchestrator, conductor-arranger, and lyricist.
1955: Nandan Nilekani, an Indian entrepreneur.
1956: Mani Ratnam, an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer.
1965: Mark Waugh and Steve Waugh, Australian international cricketers.
1987: Sonakshi Sinha, an Indian film actress, and singer.
Death Anniversaries - June 2
1975: Debendra Mohan Bose, an Indian physicist.
1988: Raj Kapoor, an Indian film actor, producer, and director.
1990: Shriram Sharma, an Indian social reformer, a philosopher, and founder of “All World Gayatri Pariwar”.
2004: Dominic Moraes, an Indian writer, and poet.
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