2nd Jan – What Happened Today In History? | On This Day

Find out what happened on the 2nd of January in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occur 2nd of January

Sadashiv Amrapurkar is a popular actor who is well known for his performances in Marathi and Hindi films in the 1980s and 90s. He received the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role in 1991 for Sadak — the first time the award was instituted. In addition to negative roles, he has shone in supporting roles and, more recently, in comic roles.
Raman Lamba    (2 January 1960 in Uttar Pradesh – 23 February 1998 in Dhaka) was an Indian cricketer who played in four Tests and 32 One Day Internationals, mainly as a batsman died in the Post Graduate Hospital in Dhaka in Bangladesh after three days of vain efforts by a team of doctors.
Sathamangalam Ranga Iyengar Srinivasa Varadhan FRS (born 2 January 1940) is an Indian American mathematician who is known for his fundamental contributions to probability theory and in particular for creating a unified theory of large deviations. Varadhan received his undergraduate degree in 1959 from Presidency College.
Chandrashekhara Kambara  (born January 2, 1937) is a prominent poet, playwright, folklorist, film director in Kannada language and the founder-vice-chancellor of Kannada University in Hampi. He is known for his effective usage of North Karnataka dialect of Kannada language in his plays and poems and is often compared with D.R. Bendre.
Shakeel Ahmad (born 2 January 1956) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Madhubani constituency of Bihar and is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. Shakeel Ahmad was born to Shakoor Ahmad in Bishanpur, Muzaffarpur, Bihar. He is an M.B.B.S. Doctor from S.K. Medical College, Muzaffarpur, Bihar.

Death Anniversaries on 2nd of January

Safdar Hashmi (April 12, 1954 – January 2, 1989) was a Communist playwright, actor, director, lyricist, and theorist, chiefly associated with Street theatre in India, and is still considered an important voice in political theatre in India. He was a founding member of Jana Natya Manch (People’s Theatre Front; Janam for short) in 1973.
Harekrushna Mahatab (November 21, 1899 – January 2, 1987) was a leader of the Indian National Congress, a notable figure in the Indian independence movement and the Chief Minister of Orissa from 1946 to 1950 and again from 1956 to 1961. He was popularly known by the sobriquet Utkal Keshari. Harekrushna Mahtab was born at Agarpada village in Bhadrak district of Orissa.
Philomina (1926 – 2 January 2006) was a veteran Malayalam film actress. She had acted in more than 750 films in her career. She played mostly character and comedy roles, besides that of grandmother and mother. She started acting on the stage. This experience stood her in good stead when she was offered her first film role.
John Forbes Royle (1799 – 2 January 1858), British botanist and teacher of materia medica, was born in Kanpur (then Cawnpore) in 1799. Entering the service of the East India Company as assistant surgeon, he devoted himself to studying botany and geology, and made large collections among the Himalaya Mountains.

Notable Event In History 

2-January-1948 Nehru threatens Indian action to stop Pakistani raids into Kashmir.
2-January-1754 Robert Clive again attacked and annexed Calcutta from Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah.
2-January-1757 After the Battle of Plassey, Clive, Britisher, defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah, Mir Jafar, Nawab of Bengal and re-captured Calcutta, after it had been seized by the Nawab of Bengal who had used the “Black Hole” to imprison British captives.
2-January-1899 Monks started living in Belur Math.
 

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