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Significance of 10th May:



Every year on May 10, people worldwide observe World Lupus Day. Its purpose was to make us more aware of the fact that the seemingly unrelated symptoms are actually signs of a chronic, crippling autoimmune disease.


1857- In India, the first war of Independence begins.Sepoys mutiny against their commanding officers at Meerut.

1994- Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first black president.

2013- One World Trade Center becomes the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.



Famous people who had responded birthdays on this day:

1671- Alivardi Khan was the fourth Nawab of Bengal from 1740 to 1756.

1882- Gurusaday Dutt was a civil servant, folklorist, and writer. He was the founder of the Bratachari Movement in the 1930s.

1905- Pankaj Kumar Mullick was an Indian music composer, playback singer and actor.

1929- Asim Mukhopadhyay was a figure in the history of mountaineering in West Bengal, India. He was the pioneer in India for organizing high altitude scientific expeditions in the Himalayan region.

1991- Sharath M. Gayakwad is an Indian Paralympic swimmer from Bangalore.



Famous people who have death anniversaries on this day:

1962- Abinash Bhattacharyya was a frontline leader during the early revolutionary phase in Bengal.

1983- Jnanendra Nath Mukherjee was an Indian colloid chemist.

1985- Pramatha Nath Bishi was an Indian writer, educationist, and parliamentarian from West Bengal.

2022- Pandit Shivkumar Sharma was an Indian classical musician and santoor player who is credited with adapting the santoor for Indian classical music.

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