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Historical Event on 5/10/1857

India's real mutiny begins with the revolt of Sepoys of Meerut near Delhi the next day.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/10/1910Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis, famous doctor who worked in China, was born at Solapur, Maharashtra.
1/31/1994Milind Desai, 12, the youngest editor in Gujarati journalism, died of leukemia.
7/8/1996U.N. says India is leading in HIV infections.
1/20/1995Supreme Court orders closure of 84 industries in and around Taj Mahal in UP due to pollution.
5/21/1990PM V. P. Singh clears the Rs. 13,000 crore Sardar Sarovar Project over the river Narmada.
4/25/1993Indian Airlines plane hijacker shot dead by commandoes. All 141 persons rescued.
11/5/1997Railway ministry doubles compensation amounts from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs.4 lakh to victims of railway accidents and other untoward incidents.
5/23/1984Bachendri Pal, an employee of Tata Iron and Steel Co. Limited at Jamshedpur, conquers the summit of Mount Everest to become the first Indian woman and the fifth women in the world to achieve this feat.
8/17/1780Indian Governor General Warren Hastings duel with Francis to settle personal and official quarrels. Francis was wounded but survived.
10/11/1986Mother Teresa escapes unhurt from a plane crash which killed six in Tanzania.