Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on May 10
17 holidays and special days are celebrated on May 10 around the world.
- 17observances
- 56events
Holidays and observances
Children's Day (Maldives)Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honour of children, whose date of observance varies by country.
In 1925, International Children's Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the World Conference on Child Welfare. Since 1950, it is 
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Alphius, Philadelphus and CyrinusSaints Alphius, Philadelphus and Cyrinus, martyrs in the Byzantine traditions of southern Italy, were three brothers from Vaste, in the diocese of Otranto, who died with their mother, Benedicta, during the persecution of Decius, ca 251 AD. The details concerni
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Blessed Beatrice d'EsteBlessed Beatrice d'Este was the daughter of Azzo VI of the Este family by his second wife, Sophia Eleanor, daughter of Humbert III, Count of Savoy. She was the aunt of Saint Beatrice d'Este.
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CalepodiusSaint Calepodius was a priest who was killed during the persecutions of Christians by the Roman Emperor Alexander Severus. One of the catacombs of Rome, the cemetery of Calepodius on the Aurelian Way, was named after him.
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CataldCatald of Taranto was an Irish monk.
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ComgallSaint Comgall, an early Irish saint, was the founder and abbot of the influential abbey at Bangor in the north of Ireland.
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Damien of MolokaiDamien De Veuster, popularly known as Father Damien or Saint Damien of Molokai, was a Belgian Catholic priest in the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. He ministered to a leper colony in Molokaʻi, Kingdom of Hawaii, from 1873 until his death 
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Blessed Ivan MerzBeatification is an act by which the Catholic Church formally recognizes that a deceased member of the faithful is believed to have entered Heaven and is capable of interceding on behalf of individuals who pray in their name, permitting a restricted, local for
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Job (Roman Catholic Church)Job is the central figure of the Book of Job in the Bible. In Islam, Job is also considered a prophet.
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John of ÁvilaJohn of Ávila was a Spanish priest, preacher, scholastic author, and religious mystic, who has been declared a saint and Doctor of the Church by the Catholic Church. He is called the "Apostle of Andalusia", for his extensive ministry in that region.
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Solange of BourgesSolange was a Frankish shepherdess and a locally venerated Christian saint and cephalophore, whose cult is restricted to Sainte-Solange, Cher. Saint Solange was the patron of the traditional Province of Berry, of which Cher is a part.
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May 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)May 9 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 11
Confederate Memorial Day (North Carolina and South Carolina)Confederate Memorial Day is a holiday observed in several Southern U.S. states on various dates since the end of the American Civil War. The holiday was originally publicly presented as a day to remember the estimated 258,000 Confederate soldiers who died duri- Constitution Day (Micronesia)Constitution Day is a holiday to honour the constitution of a country. Constitution Day is often celebrated on the anniversary of the signing, promulgation or adoption of the constitution, or in some cases, to commemorate the change to constitutional monarchy.
Earliest possible day on which Pentecost can fall, while June 13 is the latest; celebrated 50 days after Easter Day. (Christianity)Pentecost is a Christian holiday that takes place on the 49th day after Easter. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles of Jesus, Mary, and other followers of Christ, while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks, as desc
Golden Spike Day (Promontory, Utah)The golden spike is the ceremonial 17.6-karat gold spike driven to mark the completion of the first transcontinental railroad across the United States. It was driven by Leland Stanford to connect the Central Pacific Railroad from Sacramento and the Union Pacif
Mother's Day (Guatemala, and Mexico)Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on different days in many parts of the world, most commonly in March or May. It comp
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on May 10?
17 observances are celebrated on May 10 around the world: Children's Day (Maldives), Christian feast day: Alphius, Philadelphus and Cyrinus, Christian feast day: Blessed Beatrice d'Este, Christian feast day: Calepodius, Christian feast day: Catald, Christian feast day: Comgall. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
What happened on May 10?
56 documented historical events happened on May 10, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Chinese astronomers during the Han dynasty made the first precisely dated observation of a sunspot. On the same day, in another year: Dutch explorer Pieter Nuyts was appointed governor of Formosa (modern-day Taiwan) by the Dutch East India Company. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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