The May 11th is the 131e Jour of the Année (132e in the event of Leap year) of the Gregorian Calendrier.

Events

1 to 1900

  • 330 : Constantinople becomes officially the capital of the Roman Empire.

  • 868 : Impression of the first book by Wan Jie in China. It is a xylographic edition " Sutra of diamond " , which ends in indications on its publication date and its author.
  • 1573 : Henri, duke of Anjou, is elected king of Poland (Henri Ier).
  • 1745 : French Victoire with the Battle of Fontenoy.
  • 1798 : Coup d'etat of the 22 floréal year VI.
  • 1865 : Creation with Paris of the department store In Spring by Jules Jaluzot.
  • 1893 : The French Henri Desgrange establishes to 35,235 km the record of the hour. This record cyclist has as a framework the Vélodrome Buffalo with Paris.

20th century

Births

Death

Almanac

With the the Middle Ages, the summer started immediately after the festivals of saints Mamert, Pancrace and Servais (May 11th, 12th and 13rd), most famous, but also most dreaded of the Saints of ice.

May 11th 1987, the minimal temperature under shelter still tumbled down up to 2 degrees in Brussels.

the saints Were useful, Pancrace and Mamert makes with them three a small winter

Celebrations

Catholic and orthodoxe saints of the day

  • Cyrille and Méthode (9th century), apostles of Slavic (orthodoxe use).
  • Estelle Holy (3rd century), martyrdom.
  • Mamert of Vienna († 475), bishop founder of Rogations.
  • Maïeul or Mayeul of Cluny

Orthodoxe saint

  • Alexis of Kiev, monk.

See too

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