The significant events of daily life become history in time. Those events take place there, which are good, which are first, which are the curse-blessing of mankind. History shows us the way to new horizons.
Today is 2 August 2024, Friday. This day is also important and memorable in history in terms of many significant events. Let’s take a look at the important events that happened on this day in history, the birth and death dates of prominent people and some other important things.
Chronology
1718 – Britain, France, Austria and Holland – the four powers form an alliance in London against Spain.
1790 – The first census begins in the United States.
1858 – The British monarchy took over the rule of India from the East India Company and the Supreme Ruler of India was given the title of ‘Viceroy’.
1914 – Soviet army occupies East Prussia.
1922 – Typhoon in China kills 60,000 people.
1934 – Adolf Hitler becomes dictator of Germany.
1935 – Government of India Act promulgated.
1953 – Government of India was issued in India.
1955 – The Soviet Union conducts its first nuclear test.
1972 – Bolivia recognized Bangladesh as an independent country.
1990 – Iraqi tanks and infantry occupy Kuwait.
2010 – Police attacked the students who were protesting against the salary increase of Chittagong University.
2018 – Launch of Saotali Wikipedia.
Born
1696 – Mahmud I, Ottoman Caliph.
1841 – Vijayakrishna Goswami, Brahmo Acharya and social reformer.
1861 – Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy, Bengali chemist, science teacher, philosopher and poet.
1868 – Hiralal Sen, the progenitor of Bengali cinema.
1876 – Pingali Venkaiah, freedom fighter and designer of the Indian national flag.
1887 – Tommy Ward, South African cricketer.
1892 – Jack L. Warner, Canadian-American film executive.
1899 – Mahendranath Dutta, renowned personality in the printing industry and publishing world.
1900 – Helen Morgan, American actress.
1923 – Shimon Peres, Polish-born Israeli Prime Minister and President.
1925 – Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentine general, politician and 43rd President.
1931 – William Schrief, Czech footballer.
1976 – Sam Worthington, English-Australian actor and producer.
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Died
855 – Ahmad bin Hanbal, Arab theologian and jurist.
1844 – Ramkamal Sen, first Indian Secretary of the Asiatic Society, lexicographer and Life Dean of the Bank of Bengal.
1849 – Muhammad Ali Pasha, Albanian commander of the Ottoman army.
1922 – Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish scientist and inventor.
1923 – Warren G. Harding, 29th President of the United States.
1934 – Paul von Hindenburg, then President of Germany and Field Marshal of the German Army in World War I.
1976 – Frederick Anton Christian Lang, Austrian-American film director, filmmaker.
1980 – Ramkinkar Baize, famous Indian Bengali sculptor.
1993 – Kamal Mitra, Indian Bengali film actor.
2016 – Ahmed Hassan, Egyptian-American scientist, Nobel Prize laureate.