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This Day in History on 2 July
The historical events hold a lot of value for aspirants who are sitting for UPSC competitive exams including the IAS Exam.
On this page, we will list all historical events that occurred on 2 July. The students can refer to them while preparing for all competitive exams and banking exams.
Important Days
World Sports Journalists Day (विश्व खेल पत्रकार दिवस)
The day aims to acknowledge and encourage sports journalists to do better work. The day was established in 1994 to mark the anniversary of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS).
World UFO Day (विश्व यूएफओ दिवस): World UFO Day is an awareness day for people to gather together and watch the skies for Unidentified Flying Objects. In 2001, it was first observed and the objective is to acknowledge the existence of UFOs.
Important Events
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.
Birth/Birth Anniversary
1904: Rene Lacoste, a French tennis player, and businessman.
1918: Indumati Bhattacharya, Indian politician
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.
1958: Pavan Malhotra, Indian actor
1968: Gautami Tadimalla, an Indian film actress.
1990: Margot Robbie, an Australian actress, and producer.
Death/ Death Anniversary
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.
2016: Caroline Aherne, English actress and comedian (b. 1963)
2016: Michael Cimino, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1939)
2016: Patrick Manning, 4th & 6th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (b. 1946)
2016: Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor, activist, and author (b. 1928)