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.