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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.
The agenda of history has always been important to people. Keeping this importance in mind, Bangladesh regularly organizes 'Today's History' for its readers.
Today is Thursday, 2 May 2024 English, 19 Baishakh 1430 Bengali, 22 Shawwal 1445 Hijri. Take a look at the important events that happened on this day in history, birth and death dates of prominent people and other important things.
History:
1112 – On this day in history, Chinese astronomers note the existence of black gaseous objects inside the Sun.
[1945–OnthisdayinhistorySovietforcesoccupiedBerlinBerlinisthecapitalofGermanyandahistoriccityinEuropeMorethan34millionpeopleliveinthecityofBerlin
[1945–OnthisdayinhistorynearlyonemillionGermansoldiersstationedinItalysurrenderedunconditionally
1964 – On this day in history, the United States Navy ship USNS Cudd, then in the port of Saigon, sank in an explosion.
1972 – Colombia, Costa Rica and Venezuela were the first South American countries to recognize Bangladesh as an independent country.
Birth:
1729 – Catherine II of Russia.
1772 – Novalis, German author and poet.
1860 – Theodor Herzl, Jewish journalist and author from Austria-Hungary.
1901 – Bob Watt, English cricketer.
1921 – Satyajit Roy, Bengali writer, musician, painter and film director.
1928 – Fayez Ahmed, famous journalist, writer, politician of Bangladesh.
1929 – Édouard Baladur, former Prime Minister of France.
1929 – Jigme Dorji Wangchuk, 3rd Druk Gallup (King) of Bhutan.
1931 – Pulak Banerjee Prathitasha Indian Bengali lyricist and composer.
1935 – Faisal II, the third and last king of Iraq.
1939 – Sumio Iijima, Japanese physicist, often remembered for the discovery of carbon nanotubes.
1942 – Jacques Rogge, Belgian sports director.
1958 – David O'Leary, Irish professional football player and manager.
1960 – Steven Daldry, English director and producer.
1969 – Brian Lara, Trinidadian cricketer.
1972 – Dwayne Johnson, American-Canadian actor, producer and professional wrestler.
1975 – David Beckham, English footballer.
1982 – Johan Botha, South African cricketer.
1996 – Julian Brandt, German footballer.
2015 – Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, youngest and only daughter of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.
Death:
1519 – Leonardo da Vinci, legendary painter of the Italian Renaissance.
1857 – Alfred de Musset, famous poet and writer of the nineteenth century.
1908 – Praful Chaki is a revolutionary in the anti-British freedom struggle in the Indian subcontinent.
1957 – Joseph McCarthy, American politician.
1972 – J. Edgar Hoover, first director of the United States FBI and US legislative officer.
1977 – Mahmuda Khatun Siddika, Bengali poet.
1979 – Giulio Natta, Italian chemist.
1980 – Clary Grimmett, famous Australian cricketer.
1999 – Oliver Reed, English actor.
2010 – Lynn Redgrave, English-American actress and singer.
2011 – Osama bin Laden, terrorist guerrilla fighter and founder of al-Qaeda.
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