What Happened on February 3rd

Many events happen in our everyday life. Some of those turn out to be significant whereas some are not. We want to remind our readers of those events that came to be historical as time reels.

Events

1830 — Greece Declares Independence

On this day, Greece declares independence at the London Conference under the supervision of France, Russia, and Britain.

1927 — Dainik Basumati’ Genesis

On this day, Dainik Basumati newspaper was first published under the editorship of Hemendra Prasad Ghosh and Panchkari Bandyopadhyay.

Births

Felix Mendelssohn — a renowned German composer — was born on this day in 1809. He is famous for his melody for the Christmas carol "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.”

Atindranath Bose — an Indian revolutionary — was born on this day in 1873. He is the one who first started the tradition of Durga Puja celebration in India.

Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay — a renowned Bengali author — was born on this day 1873. His short stories were mainly based on real-life situations and his characters belong to middle-class families.

Urmila Devi — a Bangladeshi leader and author — was born on this day in 1883. She was a leading figure in the Indian independence movement against British rule.

Deaths

On this day in 1468, Johannes Gutenberg — a German blacksmith, goldsmith, inventor, printer, and publisher — died. He introduced printing to Europe with the printing press.

On this day in 1976, Jiten Ghosh — a Bangladeshi revolutionary and communist leader — died. He participated and played an important role in the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh.

On this day in 1935, Bhabani Prasad Bhattacharya — an Indian revolutionary — died. He played an important role in the Indian independence movement against British rule.