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All the most discussed events of August 2 have happened in history

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.