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

Today In History?

Find out what happened on the 2nd of June 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  June

Sonakshi Sinha (born 2 June 1987) is an Indian Bollywood actress and model. She marked her debut in the Hindi film industry with 2010 Blockbuster film Dabangg opposite Salman Khan. Sinha next appeared in Rowdy Rathore (2012) alongside Akshay Kumar. The film got very positive response from the critics and even opened to strong box office collections.
Nandan Nilekani (born June 2, 1955) is an Indian entrepreneur. He currently serves as the Chairman of the new Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), after a successful career at Infosys Technologies Ltd. He is also now heading Government of India’s technology committee, TAGUP. Nandan Manohar Nilekani was born in Sirsi town in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka,
Dola Banerjee born 2 June 1980 is an Indian sportswoman who competes in archery. Dola Banerjee is daughter of Ashok Banerjee and Kalpana Banerjee. She was born in Baranagar near Kolkata. She studied in Baranagar Rajkumari Memorial Girls High School. At the age of nine, she joined Baranagar Archery Club.
Babulal Gaur Yadav (born June 2, 1950) is currently a cabinet minister in the Bharatiya Janata Party-governed Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. He has previously been Chief Minister of the state, between August 2004 and November 2005. He belongs to Yadav caste, he started using Yadav as Surname after Madhya Pradesh BJP has asked him to add his caste, Yadav,
,Rajalakshmi‘ (June 2, 1930 – January 18, 1965) was a Malayalam writer and poet in India. She was born at Cherpulassery, Palakkad; her father was Marath Achutha Menon and mother was Kutty Malu Amma. Professionally she was a lecturer in Physics and worked in many NSS Colleges including the one at Ottappalam.

Death Anniversaries on 2nd June

Ranbirraj “Raj” Kapoor 14 December 1924 – 2 June 1988), also known as The Show-Man, was an Indian film actor, producer and director of Hindi cinema. He was the winner of nine Filmfare Awards in India, and a two-time nominee for the Palme d’Or grand prize at the Cannes Film Festival for his films Awaara (1951) and Boot Polish (1954).
Dr. Shrikant Jichkar (September 14, 1954 – June 2, 2004) was a well respected Indian politician.He was an Indian politician and member of the Congress Party. Dr. Shrikant Jichkar was a highly educated person from India with 20 post-graduate University Degrees to his credit. M.B.B.S., M.D., D.B.M., M.B.A. , D.Lit. (Sanskrit), L.L.M. (International Law) B. Journ., M.A.
Dominic Francis Moraes (19 July 1938 – 2 June 2004), popularly known as Dom Moraes, was a Goan writer, poet and columnist. He published nearly 30 books. Moraes was born in Bombay (now Mumbai) to Beryl and Frank Moraes, former editor of the Times of India. He attended St. Mary’s School (ISC), Mazagoan, Bombay, and Jesus College, Oxford University. Moraes spent eight years in Britain,
Kandanisseri Vattomparambil Velappan Ayyappan (9 July 1923 – 2 June 2010), better known as Kovilan, was a Malayalam language novelist from Kerala state, South India. He was considered to be one of the most prolific writers of contemporary Indian Literature. He won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi award in 1972 and 1977 and the Kendra Sahitya Akademi award in 1998.
Major-General Herbert Cyril Thacker, CB CMG DSO (16 September 1870 – 2 June 1953) was a Canadian soldier and Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Army from 1927 until 1929. Thacker was born the son of Major-General J. Thacker of the Bombay Staff Corps in 1870 in Poona, India. His attended Upper Canada College in Toronto and, in 1887,

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