List of 1453 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1453
Date | Event |
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April 6, 1453 | Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople. The city falls on May 29, and is renamed Istanbul. |
May 29, 1453 | Fall of Constantinople: Ottoman armies under Sultan Mehmed II capture Constantinople after a 53-day siege, ending the Byzantine Empire. |
July 17, 1453 | Battle of Castillon: The last battle of Hundred Years' War, the French under Jean Bureau defeat the English under the Earl of Shrewsbury, who is killed in the battle in Gascony. |
October 19, 1453 | Hundred Years' War: Three months after the Battle of Castillon, England loses its last possessions in southern France. |
October 28, 1453 | Ladislaus the Posthumous is crowned king of Bohemia in Prague. |