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1453
Years:
1450
1451
1452
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1453
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1454
1455
1456
Decades
:
1420s
1430s
1440s
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1450s
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1460s
1470s
1480s
Centuries
:
14th century
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15th century
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16th century
Events
May 29
-
Fall
of
Constantinople
to
Ottoman
Sultan
Mehmed II
the Conqueror, marking the end of the
Byzantine Empire
(Eastern Roman Empire).
July 17
- Battle of Castillon. The French under Jean Bureau utterly defeat the English under the
Earl of Shrewsbury
, who is killed
October 19
- The French recapture of
Bordeaux
brings the
Hundred Years War
to a close, with the English retaining only
Calais
on French soil.
Births
October 13
-
Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales
, only son of King
Henry VI of England
Alfonso d'Albuquerque
,
Portuguese
admiral
Deaths
May 29
-
Constantine XI
, last
Byzantine Emperor