2 AUG HISTORY TODAY

Today in Indian History
Events for August 2

2-August-1763	British troops once again defeated Mir Kasim in 'Giriya' battle.
2-August-1781	Sakharambapu Bokeel, great politician in Maratha kingdom, died.
2-August-1858	British parliament passed the act to handover the administration of India to British Government from East India Company. After the occasion, the Supreme British ruler in India was called as 'Viceroy'.
2-August-1861	Parafulla Chandra Ray, chemical expert and great patriot, was born in the village of Raruli-Katipara IN Jessore district.
2-August-1877	Pandit Ravishankar Shukla, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, lawyer, politician and social worker, was born in Sagar, M.P.
2-August-1880	Bellary Raghava, famous actor, lawyer, social worker and dramatist, was born.
2-August-1885	Poet Siyaram Saran Gupt, brother of national poet Maithilysharan Gupt, was born.
2-August-1891	Padmashree V. P. Karmarkar (Nanasaheb), famous sculptor, was born.
2-August-1919	Bharat Bhushan Agrawal, famous poet and winner of Sahitya Academy Award, was born.
2-August-1922	Gangaprasad Birla, great industrialist, was born.
2-August-1922	Krishnapal Singh, politician and lawyer, was born at Birahuli in Madhya Pradesh.
2-August-1935	The British pass Govt. of India Act, separating Burma, Aden from India.
2-August-1942	Gandhi says that the Japanese might be welcomed in India should they invade due to current Indian discontent.
2-August-1953	Baldev Ramji Mirdha ""Kisan Kesari"", great social worker, leader and politician, died in harness while going to address a Kisan Conference. He also played a vital role in formation of Rajast
2-August-1958	Arshad Ayub, cricketer (Indian off-spinner in 13 Tests between 1987-89), was born in Hydrabad.
2-August-1959	Little Theatre was established.
2-August-1970	Smt. Chonira Beliappa Muthamma, India's first woman ambassador, was deputed at Hungary.
2-August-1977	Jaswinder ""Jas"" Jutla, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Glasgow, Scotl
2-August-1980	Ramshankar Baij, great sculptor, died.
2-August-1984	32 people died in a bomb explosion at Meenambakkam Airport.
2-August-1987	Geet Sethi retains the World Amateur Billiards title.
2-August-1987	Vishwanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win the World Junior Chess championship.
2-August-1988	The Supreme Court confirmed death sentence on Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh in Indira Gandhi murder case.
2-August-1993	CEC Seshan postpones all elections including by-elections to December in protest against the government's attempt to subjugate the Commission.
2-August-1993	Seven JD (A) rebel MPs admitted to Congress (I).
2-August-1994	Opposition quits Parliament panels, boycotts sessions.
2-August-2000	The Lok Sabha performs a ''hat-trick'' by setting off the process for the creation of three new states by passing the Jharkhand Bill.