Historical  Events -  July 2

1698: Thomas Savery patented the first steam engine.

1757: The last Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-daula, was mercilessly murdered by a man in his shelter, Mohammad Baig.

1916: The Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women’s University, the first Women’s University in India, started.

1940: Revolutionary leader Subhash Chandra Bose was arrested by the British and sent to Calcutta (now Kolkata).

1972: Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and President of Pakistan Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto signed the Simla Agreement.

1983: Inauguration of Atomic Power Plant at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, India.

2001: The first film of the Fast and Furious series was released.

 

Famous Birthdays   – July 2

1904: Rene Lacoste, a French tennis player, and businessman.

1923: Jawaharlalji Darda, a former Indian minister, and freedom fighter, Founder, editor of Lokmat newspaper.

1930: O. V. Vijayan, an Indian author, and cartoonist.

1954: Mohammad Aziz, an Indian playback singer.

1968: Gautami Tadimalla, an Indian film actress.

1990: Margot Robbie, an Australian actress, and producer.

 

Death Anniversaries -  July 2

1566: Nostradamus, a French astrologer, physician, and reputed seer.

1778: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a Genevan philosopher, writer and composer.

1883: Samuel Hahnemann, a German physician.

1950: Yusuf Meher Ali, an Indian freedom fighter and socialist leader.

1999: Mario Puzo, an American author, screenwriter, and journalist.

2007: Dilip Sardesai, an Indian international cricketer. 

2009: Tyeb Mehta, an Indian painter, sculptor and film maker.

2011: Chaturanan Mishra, an Indian politician and trade unionist.

2013: Douglas Engelbart, an American engineer, and inventor.