In History today

Today 2nd June 2020

575 - Pope Benedict I becomes Pope.

657 - Eugene I becomes Pope.

1756 - Siraj-ul-Daulah's siege of the English fort at Calcutta

1999 - The Kollam and Thrissur Municipalities were declared as a Corporation

1946 - Italy becomes a republic. The king fled

1953 - Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

1964 - PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) comes into existence

2012 - Former Egyptian President Husni Mubarak sentenced to life imprisonment

2014 - Telangana becomes the 29th state of India

1953 - crowned Queen Elizabeth II of Britain.