1453 Calendar
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Historical Event(s)
April 6, 1453
– Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (Istanbul), which falls on May 29.
April 20, 1453
– The last naval battle in Byzantine history occurs, as three Genoese galleys escorting a Byzantine transport fight their way through the huge Ottoman blockade fleet and into the Golden Horn.
May 29, 1453
– Fall of Constantinople: Ottoman armies under Sultan Mehmed II Fatih capture Constantinople after a 53-day siege, ending the Byzantine Empire. Although the date of May 29, 1453, is that of the Julian Calendar, the event is commemorated in Istanbul on this day of the present Gregorian calendar.
July 17, 1453
– Hundred Years’ War: Battle of Castillon: The French under Jean Bureau defeat the English under the Earl of Shrewsbury, who is killed in the battle in Gascony.
Who Were Born On ?
September 1, 1453
– Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general (d. 1515)
October 13, 1453
– Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (d. 1471)