Constantinople: Birth of a Christian Empire (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · May 11, 2026 · 6m

A Daily Dose of History (11 May 2026)

Today's historical events:

Constantinople is consecrated.

A copy of the Diamond Sutra is printed in China, making it the oldest known dated printed book.

War of the Austrian Succession: French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army.

Robert Gray commands the first expedition to sail into the Columbia River.

Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is assassinated by John Bellingham in the lobby of the British House of Commons.

William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth discover a route across the Blue Mountains, opening up inland Australia to…