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1698, 2nd July: Thomas Savery patented the first steam engine.
1757, 2nd July: The last Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-daula, was mercilessly murdered by a man in his shelter, Mohammad Baig.
1916, 2nd July: The Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women’s University, the first Women’s University in India, started.
1940, 2nd July: Revolutionary leader Subhash Chandra Bose was arrested by the British and sent to Calcutta (now Kolkata).
1972, 2nd July: Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and President of Pakistan Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto signed the Simla Agreement.
1983, 2nd July: Inauguration of Atomic Power Plant at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, India.
2001, 2nd July: The first film of the Fast and Furious series was released.
On this Day Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on 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.
On this Day Death Anniversaries of famous people on 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.
What happened in India on 02 July
2-July-1757
Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula was captured and assassinated. He was stabbed with a knife by Muhammad Beg at the instance of Miran, son of Mir Zafar.
2-July-1905
Shantiswaroop Dhavan, former Governor of West Bengal, was born.
2-July-1926
Ram Sewak Yadav, social reformer, politician and leader, was born in Tala Village, Uttar Pradesh.
2-July-1928
Nandkishor Bal, great Odia poet, passed away.
2-July-1929
Amritlal Basu, famous Bengali playwright, died.
2-July-1938
Chandra K. N. Patel was born at Baramati near Pune. In 1974, he was the youngest scientist to be elected to the US National Academy of Sciences. Besides, he is the recipient of the Ballantine Medal, The Worykin Award and The lamme Medal. Chandra K. N. Patel is the Executive Director of one of the divisions of the AT&T Bell Laboratories, USA.
2-July-1941
Muhammad Baqa Jilani, one Test for India, 0-55, died at the age of 29.
2-July-1950
Yusuf Meharali, socialist leader, died.
2-July-1961
Prof M S Thacker, DG-CSIR, laid the foundation stone for the wind tunnel complex.
2-July-1970
Pandit Kunjilal Dubey, freedom fighter, educationalist and politician, passed away.
2-July-1972
Shimla Treaty’ was singed between Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Pakistani counterpart Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
2-July-1991
Nanankal Krishna Pillai, famous Malyalam poet, died.
2-July-1992
Six new ministers inducted into the Union Cabinet.
2-July-1993
Delhi High Court stays the Lok Sabha Speaker’s order disqualifying four Janata Dal MPs under the anti-defection law.
2-July-1993
ONGC converted into corporation by ordinance.
2-July-1997
Screening for Hepatitis C made mandatory all over India.
2-July-1998
India and Sri Lanka sign an agreement on promoting agricultural research in New Delhi.
2-July-1999
In Jammu and Kashmir, nine people are killed by unidentified militants.
2-July-1999
Medha Patkar of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) planned a ‘fast’ to protest against the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP).
2-July-1999
Sahara India, sponsor of the Sahara Cup annual cricket series between India and Pakistan in Canada, withdrew sponsorship in view of the Kargil conflict.
2-July-1999
The Indian Army launches a three pronged attack on Kargil. India is firm on Pakistan pullout from the area.
2-July-2000
At least 30 people had died after a boat collapsed in Kumla river near Pratapur in Madhubani district of Bihar.