May 11 in History

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2010 — David Cameron takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom as the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats form the country's first coalition government since the Second World War

May 11 spans 38 recorded events across recorded history, from 330 to 2024. Below is a curated digest of the most significant moments tied to this date.

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Historical Events 38 events 330 – 2024

More major events on May 11

The featured story and these ranked highlights form a quick summary. Every recorded event remains available in the chronology below.

  1. 973 In the first coronation ceremony ever held for an English monarch, Edgar the Peaceful is crowned King of England, having ruled since 959 AD. His wife, Ælfthryth, is crowned queen, the first recorded coronation for a Queen of England. Source
  2. 2009 Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on the final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Source
  3. 1919 Uruguay becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. Source

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In 2010, David Cameron takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom as the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats form the country's first coalition government since the Second World War. This featured entry focuses on the immediate decision and its direct historical impact.

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The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. This helps explain why the event mattered beyond the initial announcement.

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The prime minister advises the sovereign on the exercise of much of the royal prerogative, chairs the Cabinet, and selects its ministers. This clarifies the institutional and public response around the event.

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Modern prime ministers hold office by virtue of their ability to command the confidence of the House of Commons, so they are invariably members of Parliament. This shows how the event shaped policy and public communication in the same period.

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In 2010, David Cameron takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom as the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats form the country's first coalition government since the Second World War had consequences that extended beyond the first headline. The key context is the institutions involved, the policy shift, and how the public response evolved afterward.

330 Constantine_the_Great
Constantine the Great dedicates the much-expanded and rebuilt city of Byzantium, changing its name to New Rome and declaring it the new capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Roman emperor from 306 to 337
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868 Diamond_Sutra
A copy of the Diamond Sūtra is published, the earliest dated and printed book known.
Buddhist sutra in Mahāyāna Buddhism
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973 Edgar,_King_of_England
In the first coronation ceremony ever held for an English monarch, Edgar the Peaceful is crowned King of England, having ruled since 959 AD.
His wife, Ælfthryth, is crowned queen, the first recorded coronation for a Queen of England.
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1068 Matilda_of_Flanders
Matilda of Flanders, wife of William the Conqueror, is crowned Queen of England.
Queen of England from 1066 to 1083
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1258 Louis_IX_of_France
Louis IX of France and James I of Aragon sign the Treaty of Corbeil, renouncing claims of feudal overlordship in one another's territories and separating the House of Barcelona from the politics of France.
King of France from 1226 to 1270
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1560 Ottoman_Navy
The Ottoman naval forces inflict a defeat on a Spanish fleet in the battle of Djerba.
This marks the highpoint of Ottoman naval dominance in the Mediterranean, which starts declining five years later after the failed siege of Malta.
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1713 Great_Northern_War
Great Northern War: After losing the Battle of Helsinki to the Russians, the Swedish and Finnish troops burn the entire city, so that it would not remain intact in the hands of the Russians.
Swedish-Russian conflict (1700–1721)
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1812 Spencer_Perceval
Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is assassinated by John Bellingham in the lobby of the British House of Commons.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1809 to 1812
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1813 William_Lawson_(explorer)
William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth discover a route across the Blue Mountains, opening up inland Australia to settlement.
English born Australian explorer and politician (1774–1850)
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1857 Indian_Rebellion_of_1857
Indian Rebellion of 1857: Indian rebels seize Delhi from the British.
Uprising against British Company rule
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1858 Minnesota
Minnesota becomes the 32nd U.S.
state.
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1878 Hödel_assassination_attempt
Hödel assassination attempt by anarchist Max Hödel targeting the German Kaiser, Wilhelm I.
1878 attack on Wilhelm I in Berlin, Germany
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1880 Mussel_Slough_Tragedy
Seven people are killed in the Mussel Slough Tragedy, a gun battle in California.
1880 gun battle in Hanford, California
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1889 Wham_Paymaster_robbery
An attack upon a U.S.
Army paymaster and escort results in the theft of over $28,000 and the award of two Medals of Honor.
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1894 Pullman_Strike
Four thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a wildcat strike.
1894 labor strike and boycott in the United States
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1919 Uruguay
Uruguay becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
Country in South America
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1953 Tornado_outbreak_of_May_9–11,_1953
In the deadliest of a series of tornadoes, an F5 tornado kills 114 in Waco, Texas.
United States meteorological event
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1970 Lubbock_tornado
The 1970 Lubbock tornado kills 26 and causes $250 million in damage.
1970 F5 tornado in Texas
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1973 Pentagon_Papers
Citing government misconduct, Daniel Ellsberg's charges for his involvement in releasing the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times are dismissed.
U.S. defense Vietnam involvement report
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1973 Aeroflot_Flight_6551
Aeroflot Flight 6551 crashes in Semey, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (now Kazakhstan), killing all 63 aboard.
1973 Aeroflot Il-18 crash
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1985 Bradford_City_stadium_fire
Fifty-six spectators die and more than 200 are injured in the Bradford City stadium fire.
1985 disaster in Valley Parade Stadium, Bradford, England
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1987 Klaus_Barbie
Klaus Barbie goes on trial in Lyon for war crimes committed during World War II.
German SS officer and war criminal (1913–1991)
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1996 ValuJet_Flight_592
After the aircraft's departure from Miami, a fire started by improperly handled chemical oxygen generators in the cargo hold of Atlanta-bound ValuJet Airlines Flight 592 causes the Douglas DC-9 to crash in the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 on board.
1996 aviation accident in Florida
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1997 Deep_Blue_(chess_computer)
Deep Blue, a chess-playing supercomputer, defeats Garry Kasparov in the last game of the rematch, becoming the first computer to beat a world-champion chess player in a classic match format.
Chess-playing computer made by IBM
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1998 Pokhran-II
India conducts three underground atomic tests in Pokhran.
1998 series of Indian nuclear weapons tests
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2000 Second_Chechen_War
Second Chechen War: Chechen separatists ambush Russian paramilitary forces in the Republic of Ingushetia.
1999–2009 war in the Caucasus region
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2009 Iraq
An American soldier in Iraq opens fire on a counseling center at Camp Liberty in Baghdad, killing five other US soldiers and wounding three.
Country in West Asia
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2009 Space_Shuttle_Atlantis
Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on the final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
Space Shuttle orbiter (1985–2011)
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2011 2011_Lorca_earthquake
An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 hits Lorca, Spain.
Moderate 5.1 Mw earthquake in Spain
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2011 Istanbul_Convention
The Istanbul Convention is signed in Istanbul, Turkey.
2011 Council of Europe convention concerning violence
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2013 2013_Reyhanlı_car_bombings
Fifty-two people are killed in a bombing in Reyhanlı, Turkey.
Terrorist bombings in Turkey
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2014 Kinshasa
Fifteen people are killed and 46 injured in Kinshasa, DRC, in a stampede caused by tear gas being thrown into soccer stands by police officers.
Capital and most populous city of DR Congo
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2016
One hundred and ten people are killed in an ISIL bombing in Baghdad.
Islamist terror attacks in Iraq
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2022 Tatmadaw
The Burmese military executes at least 37 villagers during the Mon Taing Pin massacre in Sagaing, Myanmar.
Combined military forces of Myanmar
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2022 Shireen_Abu_Akleh
Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is killed while covering a raid in Jenin.
Israel eventually admitted and apologized for the murder, after initial denials.
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2024 May_2024_solar_storms
Start/Middle of the May 2024 Solar Storms, the most powerful set of geomagnetic storms since the 2003 Halloween solar storms.
Series of intense solar storms in 2024
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2024 Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024
The 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest is held in Malmö, Sweden.
Nemo from Switzerland win with their song "The Code", making them the contest's first non-binary winner.
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